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Creating a Risk-Adjusted Backlog

Leading Answers

Prioritizing based on business value is an example of the lean concept of 'Taking an Economic View of Decision Making.' That could take two weeks and cost $100,000 when factoring in the new software license, the team's burn rate, and the cost of delay to the organization. Taking an Economic View of Decision Making.

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Software Estimating Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to estimate software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Cost Modeling Agile Software Development,” Maarit Laanti and Petri Kettunen, International Transactions on Systems and Applications, Volume 1 Number 2, pp. Performance Evaluation of non?Markovian

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Systems Thinking in Organizational Coaching

Scrum.org

A software development effort is always a system! Small changes can produce big results—but the areas of highest leverage are often the least obvious (Peter Senge, The Fifth Discipline, 2006). Management was practicing Gemba Walks approach from Lean Thinking. There is no blame (Peter Senge, The Fifth Discipline, 2006).

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Wrike vs. Jira: Compare Jira Alternatives

Wrike

Part of the Atlassian Group, Jira originated as bug tracking software for development teams , but has since grown to encompass a number of different products. Since 2017, Trello is also an Atlassian product, so if you’re researching your options for work management software, you might find yourself comparing Wrike vs. Jira vs. Trello.

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Product Discovery Anti-Patterns Leading to Failure

Scrum.org

In the attempt to fill Scrum’s product discovery void, product delivery organizations regularly turn to other agile frameworks like lean UX, jobs-to-be-done, lean startup, design thinking, design sprint—just to name a few. Example : The Secret Tesla Motors Master Plan (just between you and me) from August 2nd, 2006.).

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Estimating is a Learned Skill

Herding Cats

The primary purpose of software estimation is not to predict a project’s outcome; it is to determine whether a project’s targets are realistic enough to allow the project to be controlled to meet them ‒ Steve McConnell. The Future of Systems-and Software Development. Springer International Publishing, 2016.

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Clockify vs Toggl: A Definitive Comparison [November 2023]

Teamweek

Review platform ratings 4.5/5 5 rating from 154 G2 reviews 4.6/5 5 rating from 1553 G2 reviews Best for Freelancers who need an affordable time tracker and agencies who want a first-person view of employees’ activities. Alari Aho and Krister Haav created Toggl in 2006 to bill their software agency’s clients accurately.

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