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Beware of the Unintended Consequences of Incentive Plans.

Scrum.org

More examples of poorly aligned incentives that contributed to the boom then bust financial crisis of 2008-2009: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac using their implicit government backing to take on significant mortgage risk with little capital backing. Without trust, an organization will never build a performance-oriented culture.

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The Project Communication Plan

MPUG

But good communication grows complex as the scope of the project increases, more people are involved, and teams are scattered around the world. Here are some typical audiences, both stakeholders and ancillary groups, you might include in a communication plan: The project team is the core of communication.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. 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. Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003. 105, 2003. “A

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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. Risk Management is essential for development and production programs.

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Cone of Uncertainty - Part Cinq

Herding Cats

Since all project work contains uncertainty, reducing this uncertainty - which reduces risk - is the role of the project team and their management. Either the team itself, the Project or Program Manager, or on larger programs the Risk Management owner. . Here's a simple definition of the Cone of Uncertainty: .

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Cone of Uncertainty - Part Trois

Herding Cats

Since all project work contains uncertainty, reducing this uncertainty - which reduces risk - is the role of the project team and their management. Either the team itself, the Project or Program Manager, or on larger programs the Risk Management owner. . Here's a simple definition of the Cone of Uncertainty: .

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Cone of Uncertainty - Part Cinq (Updated)

Herding Cats

Since all project work contains uncertainty, reducing this uncertainty - which reduces risk - is the role of the project team and their management. Either the team itself, the Project or Program Manager, or on larger programs the Risk Management owner. . Here's a simple definition of the Cone of Uncertainty: .