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Creating a Risk-Adjusted Backlog

Leading Answers

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. I wrote about these ideas when I started blogging in 2006 as  Risk Profile Graphs. It seemed like an effective way to maximize the overall value delivered.

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Reading List for the Cone of Uncertainty

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 ? This variation can be explained by the fact that initial concepts do not describe the final software system accurate enough.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to assess risks, their impacts, and handling strategies for software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. México, 1 al 3 de Febrero de 2006. Pich, Working Paper, 21/2006, Cambridge University, Judge Business School. “A De Meyer, C. Loch, and M.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. México, 1 al 3 de Febrero de 2006. De Meyer, C. Loch, and M.

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Alpha Project Managers: What you’ll Learn and Whether to Buy it

Online PM Courses

Andy is the founder and CEO of Velociteach , which provides project management training and PMI exam preparation resources. These include: ‘ The PMI-ACP Exam: How To Pass On Your First Try ‘ ( US | UK ) and a wide range of supporting tools. He was part of the team that developed the 3rd Edition of the PMI’s PMBOK.

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The 23 Best Project Management Books For Upgrading Your Career in 2020

Planio

The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups. Author: The Project Management Institute (PMI). If you’re also interested in Agile project management, pair the PMBOK with the PMI’s new Agile Practice Guide or our own Guide on How to Pick the Software Development Process that’s Right For you.

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Here's a collection of presentations, briefings, papers, essays, book content used to increase the Probability of Project Success (PoPS) I've written and applied over my career in the software-intensive system of systems and other domains. Agile Software Development (#ASD). Enterprise IT and Embedded Systems (#EIT).