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A Compendium of Works to Increase the Probability of Project Success

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Deliverables Based Planning: Providing Actional Information to the Program Manager , 11th Annual Rocky Mountain Project Management Symposium, 2009. Increasing the Probability of Success , Dallas MPUG, May 6th, 2009. Project Performance Management. Building a Credible Performance Measurement Baseline.

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Acting Like an Adult in the Presence of Uncertainty

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The process of making a decision involves three elements: values, alternatives, and facts (Buede, 2009). [1]. If you've chosen to not estimate, then Tim Lister suggests we're not acting like adults when spending other people's money The Notion of Enterprise Software Development. Quote of the Day. Herding Cats: Quote of the Day.

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Cone of Uncertainty - Part Cinq

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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). This is a closed loop control system for managing the program with a T echnical Performance Measure (TPM).

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Cone of Uncertainty - Part Cinq (Updated)

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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. There can be cost and schedule performance measures as well.

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Cone of Uncertainty - Part Trois

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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). This is a closed loop control system for managing the program with a T echnical Performance Measure (TPM).

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Modeling the Future is the Basis of Project Success

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For approaches that have been implemented on existing systems, obtaining such understanding may require measurement and analysis. For scenarios where the project under consideration does not yet exist, performance prediction using analytical modeling or simulation is necessary. This is the basis of Earned Value Management.

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

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Project Performance Management (#PPM). Technical Performance Measures (#TPM). Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Management (#CSTPM). Deliverables Based Planning: Providing Actional Information to the Program Manager - 11th Annual Rocky Mountain Project Management Symposium , 2009. Risk Management (#RM).