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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

Scrum.org

2010) reviewed 28 scientific studies that investigated how Scrum is associated with overall business outcomes. Many studies have identified high autonomy as an important prerequisite for Agile teams ( Moe, Dingsøyr & Dybå, 2010 ; Donmez & Gudela, 2013 ; Tripp & Armstrong, 2018 ; Melo et. 2010, April). Cardozo et. References.

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Product Management Considerations for Project Managers

Project Pulse Journal

This alignment ensures that the deliverables are completed on time, within budget, relevant to customers, usable, and marketable. Strategic Decision-Making Informative decision-making processes regarding product development, innovation, and investment are crucial for enhancing the likelihood of project and product success. 2020, May).

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Resources for Cone of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

Seems there is still some confusion (intentional or accidental) about the Cone of Uncertainty and its purpose and its use in software development. The domain for the Cone can certainly be product development, but it's origins are for Programs, where a budget, period of performance, and needed capabilities are On Contract.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

255, April 2010. Project risk management: lessons learned from software development environment,” Young Hoon Kwak and Jim Stoddard,” Technovation , 24(11), pp. 24, 2010. “A Project Risk Management: Lessons Learned from Software Development Environment,” Y. 920, November 2004. Kwak and J. Yamamoto, and K.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. 255, April 2010. 24, 2010. “A Kwak and J.

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Software Cost Accounting

Herding Cats

Blue money, is referred to as budget. Budget is nor spendable money, since it is not actually currency. It is allocated funds to the budget for the project. But in the software development world, the domains of IT, there are two other colors of money. Let's start with that dreaded waterfall development process.

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Deconstructing The Cone of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

Shipping on time, to specifications, and within budget might be meaningless if a competitor is shipping software that has a greater value to the market. It's suggested from observations, the Cone of Uncertainty (CoU) is not a valid model of how uncertainty behaves in software development projects. Wallshein, Ph.D.

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