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How to Manage Fixed Date Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Fred Brooks, father of OS 360 at IBM put it best when he said, ‘adding people to a late software project will only make it later.'” The risk with doing tasks in parallel is that you could end up having to do rework and there’s a cost associated with that. LeRoy Ward was first published in 2010.

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In-Depth: How To Create Better Work Agreements For Your Team

Scrum.org

It has been linked to higher performance and motivation (Mathieu et al, 2000), increased effectiveness (Kearny, Gebert & Voelpel, 2009), and generally explains a substantial amount of the variance (~19%) in the effectiveness of teams (De Church & Mesmer-Magnus, 2010). Analysis of fault generation caused by stress during software development.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Risk issues that can be identified early in the program, which will potentially impact the program later, termed Known Unknowns and can be alleviated with good risk management. Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003.

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Zombie Projects and How to Kill Them

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Zombie PM is a term I came up with in 2010 when I put together a project management alphabet. “But this PMO was managing software applications, both in development and in operation. ” Derek took an Agile approach, scheduling a daily 15 minute standing meeting to communicate status and deal with issues and risks.

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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. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol.

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How To Make A Gantt Chart In Excel (+ Free Templates)

Teamweek

It helps project managers, stakeholders, and team members understand: A project’s roadmap , Important milestones along the way, Work dependencies, Required resources , And the risks involved. Project milestones make the project more manageable and risk-free. However, these steps work for all Excel 2010+ versions.

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How to Navigate the Project Environment Even if You’re New to Project Management

Project Pulse Journal

Enhanced decision-making, risk mitigation, resource optimization, and stakeholder satisfaction that propel your projects to new heights of success and recognition. Regulatory requirements are not optional; alignment with them should always be a vital part of your risk management. The result?