Susanne Madsen

MAY 23, 2018

​A project is a unique undertaking that’s full of risk and uncertainty, because it has never been done before in that exact way. Project management, as a discipline, is a response to this ambiguity. If we don't take time to apply these project management tools, we may jeopardise the success of the project.

Construction 86

Construction 2002 2008 Engineering 86

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 3, 2016

If you are a project manager, making tough calls and decisions is part of your everyday life. Regardless of how much project management experience you have, at a certain point you will still want or need to make a decision as a team. If you manage to find that 1-2 hour span, you want to make the best possible use of it.

Underperforming Technical Team 150

Underperforming Technical Team 2008 Energy Consulting 150

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Plans don't guarantee creative success - creative efforts operate in an economy - as system where people manage limited resources to maximize return and growth. Loss of control creates risk of failure. Quest for control (in manufacturing sense) makes innovation harder [2]. Innovation causes variability.

Agile 61

Agile 2009 2008 2011 61

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Software Sizing, Estimation, and Risk Management: When Performance is Measured Performance Improves , Daniel Galaorath and Michael Evans , Auerbach, 2006. Scaling Lean & Agle Development: Thinking and Organizational Tools for Large-Scale Scrum , Craig Larman and Bas Voode, Addison Wesley, 2008. IT Risk Management.

Software Developers 46

Software Developers Software Development Estimate Software 46

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. I do believe that a separation between product discovery on the one side (product management), and product delivery (Scrum teams) on the other side is no longer a viable approach.

Software Review 148

Software Review Cadence Technical Review SCRUM 148

Epicflow Blog

JUNE 22, 2022

Successful project delivery is the main goal of project management efforts, but what does project success really mean? For example, a project manager may consider a project to be successful when it’s completed without a delay and budget overrun. They are vulnerable to risks, including cyberthreats. . Project management success.

Aerospace 52

Aerospace Technical Review 2008 Defining 52

Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

Uncertainty is related to three aspects of the management of projects: The external world - the activities of the project itself. The risk is created when we have not accounted for this natural variances in our management plan for the project. An aleatory risk is expressed as a relation to a value.

2003 46

2003 2014 2015 2011 46

The IIL Blog

JUNE 28, 2018

. | Senior Executive Director for Project Management, IIL. Companies are recognizing that brand loyalty accompanied by a higher level of quality does not always equate to customer retention unless supported by some innovations. Innovation is often viewed as the Holy Grail of business and the primary driver for growth.

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Innovation 2008 2011 2010 106

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

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

Scrum.org

APRIL 7, 2022

This concern is also present in academic literature, where authors like Mathieu and his colleagues (2008) and Mortensen and Haas (2018) point out that there is a research gap because studies are often based on stable teams, whereas this is often not the case in the modern workplace. Team Performance Management: An International Journal.

Underperforming Technical Team 172

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

As far as a Scrum of Scrums goes for example, an appealing value proposition could be the management of immediate pain-points such as dependencies, or the sharing of knowledge which attendees need now. The original is Alex Osterwalder’s Business Model Canvas , proposed in 2008. Two variations are most commonly encountered.

Governance 136

Governance Government Lean Sustainability 136

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

Teamweek

JUNE 25, 2020

And, while Asana is a great tool for micro-managing work, more creative teams are looking for Asana alternatives that allow better freedom at work. This article also covers: Features to look for in a project management tool for creative teams And, reasons why you may want to look at Asana alternatives. Let’s begin. Ease of use.

Underperforming Technical Team 97

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Planning Development Team Review 97

Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

One of our clients, a retired USAF Col Program Manager at an NNSA Weapons Testing Site has a statement that is applicable here: If you lack academic basis and validated experience, your advice is simply unsubstantiated opinion without any basis in fact or principle. Flint, School of Management, Working Paper Series, September 2005.”.

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. Efficient Indicators to Evaluate the Status of Software Development Effort Estimation inside the Organizations,” Elham Khatibi and Roliana Ibrahim, International Journal of Managing Information Technology (IJMIT) Vol. 3, August 2012.

Estimate 64

Estimate 2005 2006 2013 64

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. . Monte Carlo simulation on projects examines all paths through the network of activities or all possible states of the project for the duration, cost, and risk that create impacts on duration and cost.

Technical Review 43

Technical Review 2010 Estimate Software Review 43