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How to Manage Project Scope Without Scope Creep (with examples)

Rebel’s Guide to PM

One of the reasons for that is scope creep – and that’s what this article is all about. If they have any supporting materials (like quotes or estimates for the work that needs to be done) that might help the analysis, ask for those too. Paper presented at PMI® Global Congress 2009—North America, Orlando, FL. What is scope creep?

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Getting to Know the PMBOK Guide 7th Edition

The IIL Blog

I was the Chair for both the Sixth and Seventh Editions, and I wrote this article to help you navigate the layout of the latest edition of the PMBOK ® Guide. This section presents information on Data Gathering and Analysis Methods, Estimating Methods. Methods are the means by which we accomplish work. Meeting and Events, and Other.

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Managing Risk from Every Level of Your Organization

LiquidPlanner

How does the reconciliation of known and emerging risks impact the project team’s estimate of the remaining contingency plan? “A Www.irmi.com, July 2007, www.irmi.com/articles/expert-commentary/risk-management-practices-cannot-be-bolted-on. Project leaders need to ask: are some foreseen risks not occurring? Layton, Mark.

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Basis of Estimating Software Development

Herding Cats

The estimating of software development is both straightforward and complex. When it is suggested that estimating is hard, of no value, and unnecessary, always ask what principle is used to support that claim? Software Sizing and Estimating: Mk II FPA , Charles Symons, John Wiley & Sons, 1991. Related articles.

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Agile forecasting techniques for the next decade

Scrum.org

These new forecasting techniques are not based on estimations but historical data, thus saving time on the part of developers to focus on what they do best. When I have a Agile planning/forecasting conversation at work, I’ve fallen back more than once on the Agile planning onion proposed by Mike Cohn back in 2009.

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A Compendium of Works to Increase the Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Here are my collected works, presentations, briefings, journal papers, articles, white papers, and essays, used to increase the Probability of Project Success (PoPS) I've developed and applied over my career in the software-intensive system of systems domain. Increasing the Probability of Success , Dallas MPUG, May 6th, 2009.

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Reading List for the Cone of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

The primary purpose of software estimation is not to predict a project’s outcome; it is to determine whether a project’s targets are realistic enough to allow the project to be controlled to meet them ? The difficulty of accurate size estimation is compounded especially at the time of inception when very little information is available.

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