Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

Here are my collected works, presentations, briefings, journal papers, articles, white papers, and essays, used to increase the Probability of Project Success (PoPS) I've developed and applied over my career in the software-intensive system of systems domain. Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management.

2003 54

2003 2011 2008 Performance Measurement 54

Leading Answers

AUGUST 25, 2020

Project managers generally like plans and estimates so we can forecast when things should be done and how much they may cost. It helps manage client expectations and answer the type of questions they ask, such as " When will it be done? Some software is knowable and can be estimated reliably.

Estimate 131

Estimate Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Agile 131

LiquidPlanner

JUNE 1, 2016

In 2006 I left a great gig at Expedia to start LiquidPlanner with a fellow Expedia colleague, Charles Seybold. In other words, it was like the wild west of project management. So, if you’re itching for a new role in which you will directly impact the direction of our growing software company, this could be the gig for you.

2006 74

2006 2008 Software Engineering Engineering 74

Digite

AUGUST 14, 2017

Be it the “software development process” or the “employee onboarding process” or “the procurement process” – agility is rapidly becoming a cornerstone of our digital world. Kanban helps identify process bottlenecks, manage workloads, and predict output based on flow capacity. The method wars. What are its evident characteristics?

Agile 94

Agile Lean 2005 Risk Management 94

Binfire

APRIL 25, 2018

Wrike is a popular project management application. Wrike was funded in 2006 by Andrew Filev and has locations in California, Ireland, and Russia. . Wrike offers multiple options for users to manage tasks and projects. . These features include Gantt Chart , Dashboard, storage, and Task Management. Wrike Features.

Software Review 79

Software Review 2006 Estimate Software 79

Herding Cats

AUGUST 1, 2018

We're writing two chapters in an upcoming Project Management Book, with a working title, The Gower Handbook of Project Performance for Agile, Waterfall and Everything in Between , edited by Mark Phillips. One chapter on the Principles of Risk Management and the second chapter on the Practices of Risk Management.

2012 29

2012 2007 2010 2006 29

Planio

JULY 9, 2020

Even software. Redmine is the most popular open source project management tool and issue tracker out there, thanks in large part to it’s dedicated community of users and contributors. Why use an open source project management tool like Redmine? Configuring Redmine for project management. How do I run Redmine?

2006 88

2006 2007 Closing Agile 88

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 5, 2018

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.

2012 48

2012 2007 2011 2010 48

Wrike

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

With today’s speed of work and innovation, it’s imperative that your business finds an ideal work management software to streamline projects , optimize workflows , automate tasks , and enhance team productivity without causing burnout. . Wrike was launched in 2006 by founder and software developer Andrew Filev.

2006 36

2006 2011 Software Budget 36

Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

Uncertainty is related to three aspects of the management of projects: The external world - the activities of the project itself. The naturally occurring work effort in the development of a software feature - even if we've built the feature before - is an irreducible uncertainty. An aleatory risk is expressed as a relation to a value.

2003 46

2003 2014 2015 2011 46

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 11, 2016

There is a current rash of suggestions on how to improve the performance of software projects. One case of 12 projects from a large contractor of Software Intensive System (SIS) shows similar variances . I'd suggest the Principles for project success on non-trivial software efforts are universal. NASA Cost Estimating Handbook.

Performance Measurement 28

Performance Measurement Aerospace 2006 Estimate 28

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 3, 2017

The planned uncertainty not only needs to decrease over time passing, but this reduction diminishes any impacts of risk on the decision-making processes. Seems there is still some confusion (intentional or accidental) about the Cone of Uncertainty and its purpose and its use in software development.

2007 34

2007 2012 2009 2010 34

Herding Cats

JANUARY 22, 2017

Barry Boehm's work in “Software Engineering Economics”. The Cone is a project management framework describing the uncertainty aspects of estimates (cost and schedule) and other project attributes (cost, schedule, and technical performance parameters). The notion of the Cone of Uncertainty has been around for awhile.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

JANUARY 17, 2017

Barry Boehm's work in “Software Engineering Economics”. The Cone is a project management framework describing the uncertainty aspects of estimates (cost and schedule) and other project attributes (cost, schedule, and technical performance parameters). The notion of the Cone of Uncertainty has been around for awhile.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Barry Boehm's work in “Software Engineering Economics”. The Cone is a project management framework describing the uncertainty aspects of estimates (cost and schedule) and other project attributes (cost, schedule, and technical performance parameters). This is done by active risk management, through probabalistic decision-making.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Estimate 2005 Software Review 28

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

And this is precisely the point: The Product Owner miraculously identifies what is the best way to proceed as a Scrum Team by managing the Product Backlog. I do believe that a separation between product discovery on the one side (product management), and product delivery (Scrum teams) on the other side is no longer a viable approach.

Software Review 151

Software Review Technical Review Cadence SCRUM 151

Proofhub

MAY 14, 2018

It completely destroys our health goal: stores huge fat, depleting your energy, lurks in the shadow, more risk of heart stroke, kicking out your concentration, and other undesirable things. The managers and team members across the company take collective responsibility to build a culture through mindfulness and being flexible.

2006 60

2006 2012 Energy Controlling 60

Herding Cats

JULY 24, 2017

Traditional project management approaches, several of which are based on a strong belief in the cone of uncertainty, advocate stronger project control and greater planning. Shipping on time, to specifications, and within budget might be meaningless if a competitor is shipping software that has a greater value to the market.

2007 42

2007 2012 2006 2008 42

Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

Microeconomics is applicable to the development is software systems. If we look at the discipline of software engineering, we see that the microeconomics branch of economics deals more with the types of decisions we need to make as software engineers or managers. Software engineering economics." Boehm, Barry W.

Software Developers 34

Software Developers Software Development Risk Management Risk 34

Herding Cats

APRIL 4, 2019

In a recent exchange in social media, it was clear the notion of risk and the sources of risk, the consequences or risks and managing in the presence of risk was in very unclear, when it was conjectured , we can simply slice the work into small bits and REDUCE risk. . Stewart, ACTEX Publications, 2006.

Risk Management 43

Risk Management Risk 2003 2011 43

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 16, 2018

This ignores the principles of predictive analytics, and the direct management actions taken to produce outcomes from those analytical models found everywhere from project management to grocery store management and the model-based systems engineering. In ISO 15288 this is the role of the Risk Management Processes.

Aerospace 41

Aerospace Engineering 2012 2014 41

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 4, 2022

The scrum methodology was developed as a response to rigid project management approaches such as the waterfall method, which didn’t adapt to the needs of agile product and software development teams. Scrum is a simple project management framework that facilitates team collaboration on complex product and software development projects.

SCRUM 332

SCRUM Software Review Development Team Review Underperforming Technical Team 332

Scrum.org

APRIL 7, 2022

Kozlowski & Ilgen (2006) describe this reciprocity as “process begets structure, which in turn guides process”. Wang et al (2006) studied software teams tasked with ERP implementations and found that cohesive teams performed significantly better than less-cohesive teams. In turn, this facilitates further collaboration.

Underperforming Technical Team 180

Underperforming Technical Team 2007 2006 2009 180

Teamweek

APRIL 22, 2021

Strategic Project Management can help you answer these questions. In this article, you’ll learn: What is Strategic Project Management? Strategic Project Management Example Strategic Project Management Benefits Strategic Project Management Vs. Project Management How to Align Projects with Business Strategy?

2006 87

2006 Software Review Infrastructure Executing 87

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Viktor runs training and workshops on a wide variety of topics such as agile team dynamics, product ownership, leadership, and management. I was working as a content manager for Sony Ericsson and had lots of relationships with the local marketing managers across the world and I understood their context well.

Agile 15

Agile 2006 Software Review SCRUM 15

Resource Guru

JANUARY 27, 2023

Project collaboration is the key to happier employees, project managers, businesses, and let’s not forget—customers. In this post, we’ll dive into how you can foster collaboration in project management and increase the chances of project success. But you don’t have to go it alone. There’s a reason we say “teamwork makes the dream work.”

Underperforming Technical Team 97

Underperforming Technical Team 2006 Project Life Cycle Logistics 97

Planio

JULY 22, 2020

The number one thing every project manager needs to level up their skills is experience. A good project management book. While there are tons of fantastic resources online for learning how to be a better project manager (such as this blog!) Jump to a section: The best books for mastering the fundamentals of project management.

2020 148

2020 Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review 148

Teamweek

MARCH 3, 2023

Poor resource management is one of the biggest reasons for project failure. And that’s why we’ve compiled this list of the best project resource management software to help you find one for your specific needs. What are their top resource management features, pros, and cons? Who are they best suited for?

2023 52

2023 Planning Software Review Technical Review 52

nTask

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Smartsheet is a project management tool which essentially relies on a spreadsheet format for managing projects and tasks. Introduced in 2006, with a major redesign in 2010, the platform serves as a single systematic and flexible solution for all the task management needs of a team. Projects and tasks management.

2019 111

2019 2006 2010 Software Review 111

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

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. Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations.

Technical Review 42

Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Governance 42

Teamweek

MARCH 25, 2024

Fun fact — that was the initial bottleneck that led to Toggl becoming a remote company back in 2006! They also implement robust payroll and HR software that can handle the complexities of global operations. Some great examples of such software are Deel, Remote, and Rippling.

Governance 59

Governance Government Software Review 2006 59

Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

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

Estimate 40

Estimate Software Review Software 2012 40

Wrike

AUGUST 3, 2023

While Jira has its strengths — particularly for software developers — it may not provide the full range of features, integrations, and automation a modern organization requires. If you’ve ever been part of a software development team, you’ve probably heard of Jira. But the key here is choosing carefully.

Technical Review 36

Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review Software 36

Herding Cats

JANUARY 23, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. This also meant developing software systems to support this effort. Rarely are software engineers working on science experiments. For software development starts with.

Estimate 37

Estimate Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 37

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. This also meant developing software systems to support this effort. Define the risks - reducible and irreducible - to each Capability and their Features.

Estimate 42

Estimate Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 42

Herding Cats

AUGUST 22, 2018

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. This also meant developing software systems to support this effort. If you're working on a software project with NO deadlines, then you're a very lucky person.

Estimate 35

Estimate Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review 35

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Estimating is a learned skill, used for any purpose from every-day life to management of projects. 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.

Estimate 64

Estimate 2006 2005 2013 64