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Episode 185 – Redefining Project Success through Sustainable Project Management

Velociteach

So when we look at green projects, it’s are you taking a total asset lifecycle focus? So we don’t just make a profit, we try to funnel that back into the projects and for social good. We’re not being taught to think outside the box of initiate to close. And as for cost! So was this project a success? Wrong answer.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Large engineering project risk management using a Bayesian belief network,” Eunchang Lee, Yongtae Park, and Jong Gye Shin, Expert Systems and With Applications , 36, pp. 5887, 2009.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. 5887, 2009. 532, August 2009. Risk a Feelings,” George F.

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Putting these guides and BOK's to work for the benefit of the enterprise is the role of Project Governance. Open Loop / Closed Loop Project Controls - project management is a closed loop control system. Increasing the Probability of Success - Projects are one-off events. Dallas MPUG , May 6th, 2009.

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

Accuracy - how close is the estimate to the actual value? So in the end, if we are to make a decision in the presence of uncertainty, we MUST make estimates to develop a reliable shipping date while producing an accurate and precise estimate of the cost, schedule, and technical performance of the product shipped on that date.

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Software Cost Accounting

Herding Cats

The capitalization of costs should start after the preliminary project phase, and is contingent on management committing to funding the continued development of the software, and the completion of the project being probable. All costs outside of this capitalization window should be expensed as incurred.

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A Wrap Up of the #NoEstimating Conjecture Analysis to Date

Herding Cats

This list starts with the earliest posts, beginning in 2009. . So when you hear about all the posts about #NoEstimates, take a look here to see if those posts provide any actionable outcomes that can be put to the test on actual projects - other than Slicing. . Staying on Plan Means Closed Loop Control. Close Loop Thinking.