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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. lack of governance. Government PMO,” says Derek Huether, an enterprise Agile coach and trainer. “But this PMO was managing software applications, both in development and in operation. How to spot a zombie project.

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3 Questions That Must Be Asked at Every Project Management Meeting

Herding Cats

I came across a post on Twitter that led me to the blog post 3 Questions You Need to Ask at Your Next Meeting. The three questions are the foundation for any meeting, but they're critical to the success of project work as well - no matter the domain, context, or development method. For software projects, Scrum can be used.

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A Compendium of Works to Increase the Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Here are my collected works, presentations, briefings, journal papers, articles, white papers, and essays, used to increase the Probability of Project Success (PoPS) I've developed and applied over my career in the software-intensive system of systems domain. Project Governance. Project Driven Organization Framework.

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

Project Pulse Journal

As more and more project managers utilize software to track progress, project data becomes more available, leading to data consumption within organizations. Compliance and Governance Awareness of regulatory requirements and governance structures ensures that projects comply with legal standards and organizational policies.

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Why Your Company Needs a Risk Management Framework

Techno-PM

Created by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 2010, RMF’s initial use was to “improve information security, strengthen risk management processes, and encourage reciprocity among federal agencies.” Governance The final component of an RMF is governance. What are the Five Components of RMF?

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Reading List for the Cone of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

The primary purpose of software estimation is not to predict a project’s outcome; it is to determine whether a project’s targets are realistic enough to allow the project to be controlled to meet them ? This variation can be explained by the fact that initial concepts do not describe the final software system accurate enough.

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

The naturally occurring work effort in the development of a software feature - even if we've built the feature before - is an irreducible uncertainty. Hybrid–Agile Software Development Anti–Patterns, Risks, and Recommendations,” Paul E. McMahon, Cross Talk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering , July/August 2015, pp.

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