Rebel’s Guide to PM
JUNE 25, 2020
Anchoring occurs when a project manager adjusts an estimate closer to a number she previously heard or saw. ” Even if the project manager disbelieves the two-week estimate, she would be unlikely to stick to her two-month plan. The performance improvements will bring real benefits to the individual and the organization.
Scrum.org
OCTOBER 4, 2020
I worked as a product owner for my first product in 2007–08 to manage the insurance lifecycle for a major insurance company in America. They got the idea of increasing the complexity of dependency management and longer lead time due to the handoffs having individual accountability. Bad technical practices.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Scrum.org
NOVEMBER 5, 2023
Insisting on precise estimates in such scenarios leads to unrealistic commitments and, often, failure to deliver value, impeding the building of trust between teams and their stakeholders. 2007): A Leader’s Framework for Decision Making. Harvard Business Review. The Sprint Review in Scrum is a good example of the practice.)
Herding Cats
MAY 10, 2019
Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. requires making estimates) ? Risk management in ERP project introduction: Review of the literature,” Davide Aloini, Riccardo Dulmin, and Valeria Mininno, Information & Management , 44, pp.
Herding Cats
MAY 11, 2019
Information about key project cost, (technical) performance and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. requires making estimates) ? Risk management in ERP project introduction: Review of the literature,” Davide Aloini, Riccardo Dulmin, and Valeria Mininno, Information & Management , 44, pp.
Herding Cats
JULY 24, 2017
The paper on the Cone of Uncertainty is used by many in the No Estimates community as an example of why estimates are of little use. In this paper, there is data that does not follow the Cone of Uncertainty, in that the uncertainty of the estimates does not reduce as the project proceeds. Then there is some analysis.
Herding Cats
MARCH 11, 2017
What happens if you shift focus from "accurate estimation" to "reliably shipping by a date"? . If your project has no uncertainty, there is no need to estimate. All estimates have precision and accuracy. Deciding how much precision and accuracy is needed for a credible estimate is critical to the success of that decision.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
488 
Let's personalize your content