Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

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. Risk Management is essential for development and production programs.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 19, 2023

The wage and salary activities for the assigned workers were the responsibility of their functional managers and project managers often had very little input if any in the performance review processes. Team members relied upon their functional managers for encouragement, support, and performance reviews. Pendry et al.,

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nTask

MARCH 10, 2021

It took until 2007 for the Definition of Done (DoD) to be a widespread full-fledged practice. This is of no fault due to the developer. Typically, however, since the DoD is aimed at guaranteeing that releases work well and basic technical requirements are met, the technical team leads the creation of the DoD.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

This quote demonstrates a lack of understanding of making decisions in the presence of uncertainty and the processes and events that create uncertainty. There is naturally occurring variability from uncontrolled processes. The risk is created when we have not accounted for this natural variances in our management plan for the project.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Root Cause is the fundamental initiating cause on a causal chain leading to a failure of a process which results in a recurrence of the problem. Root Cause Analysis is a systematic documented approach to arrive at the true Root Cause of the process problem. Gano, Atlas Books, 2007. Why Do Information Technology Projects Fail?”

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Herding Cats

JULY 24, 2017

Don't toss out the notion that reducing risk and uncertanty and all other performance measures doesn't follow the plan. . The Cone of Uncertainty is the Planned reduction in the uncertainty of critical project variables (cost, schedule, technical performance) needed to increase the probability of project success. 37–48, 2007. .

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 22, 2017

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 due to many reasons. Aleatory and Epistemic uncertainties, which create the risk to the success of the project.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 17, 2017

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 due to many reasons. Aleatory and Epistemic uncertainties, which create the risk to the success of the project.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

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 due to many reasons. Aleatory and Epistemic uncertainties, which create the risk to the success of the project.

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Technical Review Estimate 2005 Software Review 28

Herding Cats

JUNE 19, 2017

The Cone of Uncertainty as a Technical Performance Measure. Uncertainty creates Risk. Risk management requires active reduction of risk. Risk management requires active reduction of risk. The Cone of Uncertainty as a Technical Performance Measure. Technical Performance Measure.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 7, 2022

Even a single change in team membership can disrupt that process, and consequently, make it harder for teams to become high-performing sooner. Kozlowski & Ilgen (2006) describe this reciprocity as “process begets structure, which in turn guides process”. Or if these processes can be fast-tracked. Bradley et.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

Take for example the deployment of an ERP system, the installation, and startup of a process control system, the release of a suite of embedded software controllers for a car, aircraft, petrochemical plant. Now To Risk Management. Risk is the effect of uncertainty of objectives.

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Planio

JULY 22, 2020

Swipe to Unlock: The Primer on Technology and Business Strategy. Risk Up Front: Managing Projects in a Complex World. Project management is as much about people as it is about processes. Technical documentation. Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation. Go-to-market strategy.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

In parallel, organisations demand greater project collaboration capabilities to deal with more challenging projects and improved portfolio analytics to better manage portfolio risk but cannot find an all-in-one tool to satisfy all their needs. Researching What PPM Tools Can Do. Comparing Tools Against A Case Study.

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MPUG

JULY 1, 2020

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. PMI PDUs in the technical category and the MPUG activity code for claiming the session was on the screen now. I need it, for example, to help me with my risk evaluations.

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Epicflow Blog

JANUARY 12, 2021

They work closely with portfolio office managers to oversee all processes are in line with the objectives and all tasks are accomplished according to the requirements. . This type of knowledge covers the understanding of the processes, job duties of all employees, rules, market trends that are peculiar for this professional environment. .

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Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations. Management Processes (#MP). Risk Management (#RM). Technical Performance Measures (#TPM). Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Management (#CSTPM). Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management.

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MPUG

JULY 17, 2020

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. This session is eligible for one PMI PEU in the technical category. We can’t link to a value list of Microsoft Project, it’s a technical limitation.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

In a previous post, Why Johnny Can't Estimate , mentioned some resources for estimating, the principles of business and technical management that demand estimates be made to make decisions, and background on the sources of uncertainty, that create risk, that require estimating to increase the probability of project success.

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MPUG

OCTOBER 9, 2019

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. Today’s session is eligible for one PMI PDU in the technical category and the code for claiming today’s session is on the screen now.

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Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

So start here to build your academic foundation, that can be put to work to build a foundation of validated experience of making estimates in the presence of uncertainty and protect yourself from fallacious claims that estimates are a waste, not needed, and produce bad resulting in the decision making process for those paying you to produce value.

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MPUG

OCTOBER 24, 2019

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. And this session is eligible for one PMI, PDU in the Technical category. We’re going to take a quick review of Agile options and approaches. There we go.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The same process for estimating is applied to multi-billion dollar projects we work. And the same process is applied to the Scrum development processes on those projects. . Here's some materials that provide the tools and processes needed to learn how to estimate. 1, January 2007.

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Resource Guru

JUNE 23, 2023

You can find previous parts in this series here: Part 1: The basics of agency project management Part 2: 5 agency project management methodologies Part 3: Your 9-step agency project management process Part 4: Agency team structure: Building a team for effective growth Part 5: You’re reading it. Do they offer a robust API?

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