Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2018

Adapting plans and estimates to changing customer needs and maximizing value at an affordable cost are the planning imperative for agile projects - paraphrased from "Timeline, Getting and Keeping Control Over Your Project," Malotaux, Annual Pacific Northwest Software Conference , Portland, OR, 2008 in Project Management the Agile Way: Making it Work (..)

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Paymo App

JANUARY 16, 2018

Some of our earliest users might still remember that Paymo initially started out as a free tool back in 2008, mainly used by the freelance community to track time. The gig economy in the US is now estimated to be about 34% of the workforce and expected to be 43% by the year 2020. This is quite a change and an incredible opportunity.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 8, 2018

1] Apollo Root Cause Analysis: Effective Solutions to Everyday Problems Every Time, 3rd Edition, Dean Gano, Atlas Books, 2008. [2] Herding Cats: Principles of Cost and Schedule Estimating. Why Guessing is not Estimating and Estimating is not Guessing. Center for Strategic and International Studies, April 2011.

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Susanne Madsen

MAY 23, 2018

Just consider the most important techniques we use as project managers: we define scope, analyse requirements, plan and estimate work, add contingency, manage risks, track changes and check the quality. At the time of opening in March 2008, only 85% of project deliverables had been completed. It’s a way to control the unknown.

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Herding Cats

JUNE 25, 2016

There's another rash of Twitter posters supporting the conjecture that decisions can be made about how to spend other people's money without estimating the impact and outcome of that decision. Theory of Decision under Uncertainty, Itzhak Gilboa, July 2008. This is a core premise of #NoEstimates from the Original Poster.

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Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Of course, all three of these are operating in the presence of uncertainty and therefore require estimates to be made. Estimates of the aleatory and epistemic uncertainties that create risk to the delivered Value need to be handled. Keeney, Militarty Operations Research , Volume 13, Number 2, 2008, pp. Sjacter and Mark A.

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Leading Answers

AUGUST 29, 2020

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. With all the planning, estimation, risk management, and earned value tracking, there was a fair amount of math and admin involved.

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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

requires making estimates) ? 79, 2008. “`,” Stephen Ward and Chris Chapman , International Journal of Project Management , 21, pp. Estimation of Long?Term ius, KSI Transactions on Knowledge Society, Volume 1, Number 3, 2008. Making these decisions in the presence Uncertainty ? reducible and irreducible ? 1994): 707-712.

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Herding Cats

DECEMBER 8, 2017

This can be the confidence in the estimate for any variable. But is can be ANY variance for the program, including confidence in the estimates of future performance - cost, schedule, or technical performance. This usually results in a project's actual costs far outrunning the optimistic estimates and creating a large overrun.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 15, 2017

VanderLeest GLSEC 2008. "A When managing any project as Risk Managers as Tim Lister suggested, we need to make estimates in the presence of these uncertainties as well. "Continuous Integration: Verification and Validation in an Agile Environment FAA Verification and Validation Summit 2014," Nick Bartlow, Ph.D. Coe and Jeffrey H.

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PM Times

APRIL 7, 2021

Not only were they able to evaluate complexity, but they also used the data to estimate resources and project duration in a matter of minutes. For experienced and mature department heads and their reliance on internal knowledge and past experiences, they will be able to formulate an overall resource plan along with a ballpark cost estimate.

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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.

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Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

requires making estimates) ? 79, 2008. “`,” Stephen Ward and Chris Chapman , International Journal of Project Management , 21, pp. Estimation of Long?Term ius, KSI Transactions on Knowledge Society, Volume 1, Number 3, 2008. Making these decisions in the presence Uncertainty ? reducible and irreducible ? 1994): 707-712.

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Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 35

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 3, 2017

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. First, the Cone of Uncertainty is a Principle used to define the needed reduction in the variances of estimates on Programs. Remember Risk Management is How Adults Manage Projects - Tim Lister.

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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.

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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.).

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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.).

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Workamajig

JUNE 7, 2018

Project management risks: Issues in planning, scheduling, estimating, and project communication. In a series of papers on the 2008 financial crisis , McKinsey reached two surprising conclusions: That countless people at several banks saw the financial crisis coming. Don't ignore non-quantifiable risks.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

It could handle the tactical or strategic nature of the suggestion, a possible time-frame, or an estimate of the expected return on investment. Do you remember the origins of the financial crisis from 2008? Ignoring customer support : The customer support organization is not adequately included in the hypotheses creation process.

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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). the beginning of a project, comparatively little is known about the product or work results, and so estimates are subject to large uncertainty.

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Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Teamweek

MAY 21, 2020

Asana was founded in 2008 by ex-Google and Facebook engineers. Team members can also add a daily estimate in hours for each task. Looking at these granular estimates helps ensure that team members are not overwhelmed or underworked, and projects are adequately staffed. Asana — Sophisticated project management.

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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). the beginning of a project, comparatively little is known about the product or work results, and so estimates are subject to large uncertainty.

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). Estimates are needed but are subject to large level of uncertainty. The BLUE bars are the probabilistic ranges of the current estimate date.

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Technical Review Estimate 2005 Software Review 28

Scrum.org

AUGUST 17, 2020

When teams estimate work, hearing an initial estimate is likely to “anchor” further estimates. So when people are asked how much time something will take, and they are offered an initial estimate of 20 days, their own estimates will gravitate towards that number. . Examples in the workplace. Oxford: Oxford Univ.

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Teamweek

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In one 2008 study in Australia, Mondays were reported to be the day when people felt the lowest. An estimated 70% of workers are disengaged or actively despise their jobs. Thankfully, you can hack your Monday morning by learning the science behind why Monday sucks and how you can become more productive.

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ProProfs Project Management

MAY 12, 2021

Founded in 2008, Asana is a relatively new tool that has already gained popularity as a task management solution. The software allows you to track multiple projects, create dependencies among tasks, get time estimates, and perform a host of other activities. . Enterprise – The total fee depends on the size and needs of your team.

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Estimate your work more effectively through best-case, worst-case task estimations. Unlike other project management tools that use a single-point estimate, the Planning Intelligence predictive scheduling engine also incorporates the inherent uncertainty in work. How accurate are your project estimations?

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Artificial Inteligence Planning Technical Review 2008 158

Resource Guru

JUNE 16, 2022

Asana was founded in 2008 and has built a solid reputation for having all the features a generalist software tool should have. Users can easily track time across their projects manually or with timers, set time estimates for specific tasks, and create custom time reports for complete transparency into productivity and billable hours.

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Planio

MAY 22, 2023

Estimate the work and plan the release dates 6. For example, when Airbnb launched in 2008, its product vision might have been: “In 5 years, Airbnb will be the more affordable and enjoyable way to plan a trip.” How to estimate the work required for a release: Estimating is often just informed guessing.

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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. COSMIC Software Estimation Approach,” Alain Abran, ICEAA Workshop, Portland Oregon, June 6?9, Estimating Probable System Cost,” Stephen A. Performance Evaluation of non?Markovian

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Function Point

JULY 5, 2018

A powerful project management tool like Function Point allows you to take analytics from past projects to visualize where scope creep occurred, help make smarter estimates and tighter budgets, and ultimately fend off potential project scope creep. It’s Time to Ditch the Spreadsheets.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

I've been using Kanban as a scaling mechanism on top of Scrum since around 2008 or so and it has been the approach I reach out to most often. Throughput for each team can be used to help create realistic plans without too much time spent on detailed estimations - freeing up time to focus on the integration challenges.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Establishing the Performance Measurement Baseline - Here are the 4 core processes for developing the performance measurements baseline PMI 5th College of Scheduling Conference , 2008. The starting point is understanding what processes make up the discipline of estimating. Risk Management is Project Management for Adults - Tim Lister.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

When we hear about software development disasters and then hear that estimates are to blame, and NOT Estimating will somehow reduce or prevent these disasters, think again. Each of the categories operates in the presence of uncertainty and requires that estimates be made about the probability, conseqeunce of the resutling risk.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 4, 2019

But when some statement is made about risk, estimating, performance modeling, or the like - always ask for references. Risk Analysis – A Quantitative Guide , Third Edition, David Vose, John Wiley & Sons April 2008. Risk Analysis: A Quantitative Guide , David Vose, John Wiley & Sons 2008. No References?

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Resource Guru

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Founded: 2008 Customer ratings: G2 4.2/5 They could use better estimating functionality for project scoping but I believe they are currently updating.” .” – Marek T. 5 , Capterra 4.2/5 One customer, Jake D., shares his views on G2 , saying “some of the UI is difficult to navigate.

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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. So when you hear we can't estimate you'll know better.

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