Herding Cats

APRIL 13, 2018

Estimation locks down choices early through upfront t decision making, #NoEstimates preserves options. Real Options the management the needed flexibility to take actions, in the presence of uncertainty, that itself emerges over time. Some require memberships (IEEE, ACM), which any credible project manager should have anyway.

2008 32

2008 2002 Estimate Software Engineering 32

Leading Answers

AUGUST 29, 2020

Driven by three macroeconomic trends, the need for projects and project managers was increasing. Eric Ries documented his lean startup methodology in 2008 as a way for organizations to adapt and experiment with new ideas and perform market tests. The winds of change were strong before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Energy Infrastructure Software Review 78

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. You can sign up here for the ‘Food for Agile Thought’ newsletter and join 30,000-plus other subscribers. What product discovery part, you may think now. Think of “MVP.”).

Software Review 146

Software Review Technical Review Cadence SCRUM 146

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. Some feel that the cone does not provide any value for the work they do and does not match the reducing uncertainty in their estimates. This letter states.

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Herding Cats

DECEMBER 8, 2017

I work in a domain where the CoU is baked into the Integrated Program Performance Management (IPPM) processes flowed down from the buyer, in this case, the Federal Government. This can be the confidence in the estimate for any variable. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management , 57 (4), pp. IN this case Mean Time To Failure.

Performance Measurement 35

Performance Measurement Technical Review 2017 2008 35

Herding Cats

JULY 8, 2018

One of the books used by a vocal No Estimates advocate is Black Swans by Nassim Taleb. Here's a book review from 2008, about Black Swans and Fooled By Randomness in the context of managing software development in the presence of uncertainty. The No Estimates advocates have a similar set of behaviors.).

2002 34

2002 2008 Technical Review Software Review 34

Herding Cats

JULY 8, 2018

One of the books used by a vocal No Estimates advocate is Black Swans by Nassim Taleb. Here's a book review from 2008, about Black Swans and Fooled By Randomness in the context of managing software development in the presence of uncertainty. The No Estimates advocates have a similar set of behaviors.).

2002 28

2002 2008 Technical Review Software Review 28

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). Aleatory and Epistemic uncertainties, which create the risk to the success of the project. So the question is? -

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

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). Aleatory and Epistemic uncertainties, which create the risk to the success of the project. So the question is? -

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). Aleatory and Epistemic uncertainties, which create the risk to the success of the project. So the question is? -

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Estimate 2005 Software Review 28

Teamweek

MAY 21, 2020

Trello and Asana are two popular project management tools. Instead, both need to be evaluated based on: the size of your team, your project management workflow, and the tool’s onboarding time and ease of use. Essential features in project management tools. Are there any constraints or risks? Team management.

2020 52

2020 Planning Software Review 2011 52

Planio

MAY 22, 2023

With 80% of companies using Agile project management methodologies to run their businesses, release planning has become more important than ever. What should be included in an Agile release plan? Estimate the work and plan the release dates 6. Track your progress with an Agile burndown chart 9.

Planning 78

Planning Agile Software Review Estimate 78

LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

There are meaningful and very true thoughts there, but how do they stand the test of time in our changing world where enhancements like agile workflows, robotic automation, and artificial intelligence are impacting the future landscape of project management at large? What Project Management Companies Offer Planning Intelligence?

Artificial Inteligence 158

Artificial Inteligence Planning Technical Review 2008 158

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. . Software Risk Management , Barry W.

Risk Management 43

Risk Management Risk 2003 2011 43

Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

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. Now To Risk Management. Risk is the effect of uncertainty of objectives.

Software Developers 34

Software Developers Software Development Risk Management Risk 34

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

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

Technical Review 42

Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Governance 42

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

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?

Estimate 40

Estimate Software Review Software 2012 40

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Estimating is a learned skill, used for any purpose from every-day life to management of projects. When I left for the airport this morning to catch my flight to a customer site I estimated, given the conditions, how much time I need to get to my favorite parking spot at DIA. Google will find these when there is no URL provided.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Then we have to Estimate what these measures need to be so the third variable of Little's Law can be Calculated. It has been suggested that with Little's Law No Estimates (#NoEstimates) can be applied. So estimates are needed to produce numbers for this demand, rather than measuring the demand. IT Risk Management.

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Underperforming Technical Team 2008 Software Developers Software Development 34

Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Estimation is part of project management. . The most important estimates for the project manager are related to time and cost. . Since it is easier to estimate small tasks, these estimates are often calculated and performed as point estimates, for example, a task will take 3 days.

Technical Review 43

Technical Review 2010 Estimate Software Review 43