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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. Read next: How to Save a Failing Project (ebook). ” Derek took an Agile approach, scheduling a daily 15 minute standing meeting to communicate status and deal with issues and risks. How to spot a zombie project.

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3 Mistakes Creative Agencies Make When Managing Retainers

Function Point

Download the EBook. Furthermore, as many agencies discovered between 2008-2010, retainers are often the first thing that is cut in a downturn. If you can supplement the retainer with other pieces of work charged at a fixed rate or better yet, time/materials, for the same client, this will lower your risk.

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3 Mistakes Creative Agencies Make When Managing Retainers

Function Point

Download the EBook. Furthermore, as many agencies discovered between 2008-2010, retainers are often the first thing that is cut in a downturn. If you can supplement the retainer with other pieces of work charged at a fixed rate or better yet, time/materials, for the same client, this will lower your risk.

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Software Estimating Resources

Herding Cats

Monte Carlo Schedule Risk Analysis,” Intaver Institute, Inc. What the Data Say About IT project Risk in the Public Sector,” Alexander Budzier and Bent Flyvbjerg, in Commonwealth Governance Handbook, 2012/2013: Democracy, development, and Public Administration, Commonwealth Secretariat, December 2012. 61, September 2004.

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Estimating is a Learned Skill

Herding Cats

Andreou, 3rd Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Software Engineering Workshop , 7 October, 2010, Larnaca, Cyprus. 3, 2010, “Empirical Estimation of Hybrid Model: A Controlled Case Study,” Sadaf Un Nisa and M. Johnson, STC 2010. Software cost estimation,” Chapter 26, Software Engineering, 9 th Edition, Ian Sommerville, 2010.