Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

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. Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management. Risk Management.

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2003 2011 2008 Performance Measurement 54

Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

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.

2010 98

2010 2013 2016 Risk Management 98

Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 25, 2024

They manage the project lifecycle through planning, implementation, and tracking, facing challenges like tracking risks, allocating resources, keeping projects on schedule , and maintaining communication across teams. Product teams can utilize a product roadmap showing iterations or incremental changes to the product.

Sustainability 52

Sustainability Innovation Development Team Review 2024 52

Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

Our perception of this world - the data and information we receive about these behaviors. The naturally occurring work effort in the development of a software feature - even if we've built the feature before - is an irreducible uncertainty. Dealing with Aleatory (irreducible) uncertainty and the resulting risk requires we have margin.

2003 46

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 5, 2018

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 ? The difficulty of accurate size estimation is compounded especially at the time of inception when very little information is available.

2012 48

2012 2007 2011 2010 48

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

For software projects, Scrum can be used. Of course, each of these questions and answers must be risk-adjusted since. Risk Management is Project Management for Adults - Tim Lister. Risk-Informed Decision Making , NASA/SP-2010-576. See Incremental Commitment Spiral Model for large traditional projects.

2010 39

2010 Governance Government Performance Measurement 39

Scrum.org

JUNE 5, 2019

Agile software development started with developers. Agile software development was started by developers. one that cares about their users and delivers high-quality software frequently?—?can Over time, we extended and improved our tooling to continuously integrate, test and deploy our software. We worked with .NET

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 18, 2021

Unfortunately, since MPP files were not designed to be shared outside of Microsoft Project, the project management software that they are created in, trying to open an MPP file extension can cause confusion and delay. Microsoft Project is one of the oldest project management software options around and is a part of MS Office suite.

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2003 2007 2010 2002 228

Herding Cats

MARCH 4, 2017

This is an immutable principle that impacts planning, execution, performance measures, decision making, risk, budgeting, and overall business and technical management of the project and the business funding the project no matter the domain, context, technology or any methods. Risk Management is How Adults Manage Projects - Tim Lister.

2010 28

2010 2007 Estimate Aerospace 28

The Squad Report

JULY 18, 2018

A KPMG survey of 100 businesses reported 70% of organizations faced at least one project failure in the year 2010 alone. Also, it’s imperative for good project management to have all its team members be well-informed of each step of the process. Same can be done for work plan templates, risk templates, and budget templates.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review 2017 Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 40

ProProfs Project Management

JANUARY 15, 2021

Anderson was the first person to implement this kanban approach to project management to their IT, Software Development, and knowledge work in 2004. David even built on the methodology to define the kanban method and released a book in 2010 called “Kanban: Successfully Evolutionary Change for your Technology Business”. Who Uses Kanban?

Software Review 81

Software Review Technical Review 2004 SCRUM 81

Herding Cats

JULY 24, 2017

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.

2007 42

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 28, 2020

A Gantt chart-based online PM software with a first-of-its-kind AI Recommendation Engine and complete Google integration. It is easily compared to software like MS Project, along with all the advantages of being cloud-based. Gantter was launched in 2010 and now has 3+ million users across the globe. Feature Overview.

2010 282

2010 Engineering Infrastructure Risk Management 282

nTask

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Obviously, in this fast-paced market, you are never going to perform all of these different processes by hand, and you need an incredibly effective project management software that takes care of these processes and activities for you and your team members. Manage tasks, issues, projects, meetings and risk, all in one place.

Technical Review 179

Technical Review Software Review 2021 Software 179

ProjectManager.com

MARCH 4, 2022

The scrum methodology was developed as a response to rigid project management approaches such as the waterfall method, which didn’t adapt to the needs of agile product and software development teams. Scrum is a simple project management framework that facilitates team collaboration on complex product and software development projects.

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SCRUM Software Review Development Team Review Underperforming Technical Team 338

Herding Cats

JANUARY 22, 2017

Barry Boehm's work in “Software Engineering Economics”. Aleatory and Epistemic uncertainties, which create the risk to the success of the project. Other uncertainties that create risk include: Unrealistic performance expectation with missing Measures of Effectiveness and Measures of Performance. Prentice-Hall, 1981.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

JANUARY 17, 2017

Barry Boehm's work in “Software Engineering Economics”. Aleatory and Epistemic uncertainties, which create the risk to the success of the project. Other uncertainties that create risk include: Unrealistic performance expectation with missing Measures of Effectiveness and Measures of Performance. Prentice-Hall, 1981.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Barry Boehm's work in “Software Engineering Economics”. Aleatory and Epistemic uncertainties, which create the risk to the success of the project. Other uncertainties that create risk include: Unrealistic performance expectation with missing Measures of Effectiveness and Measures of Performance. Prentice-Hall, 1981.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Estimate 2005 Software Review 28

ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 9, 2018

By now, I am sure many readers will be familiar with Tim Lister’s wise comment that: “ Risk management is how adults manage projects.”. So, get into the habit of thinking in terms of risk. It’s too easy to study a plan – especially one you have created – and see the risks as variances to the plan. Always be Listening.

Governance 416

Governance Government Technical Review 2010 416

Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

Microeconomics is applicable to the development is software systems. If we look at the discipline of software engineering, we see that the microeconomics branch of economics deals more with the types of decisions we need to make as software engineers or managers. Software engineering economics." Macroeconomics is not. .

Software Developers 34

Software Developers Software Development Risk Management Risk 34

MPUG

AUGUST 1, 2021

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of John Owen’s session, Simplifying Schedule Risk Analysis Using Microsoft Project Custom Fields, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. John Owen: What’s the problem that we’re trying to solve with Schedule Risk Analysis really?

Risk 40

Risk Software Review Estimate Underperforming Technical Team 40

Scrum.org

APRIL 7, 2022

Examples of such mental models are “who in this team has certain skills?”, “what information do different members need to perform their tasks well?” Wang et al (2006) studied software teams tasked with ERP implementations and found that cohesive teams performed significantly better than less-cohesive teams. J., & McLendon, C.

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Underperforming Technical Team 2007 2006 2009 169

MPUG

JULY 17, 2020

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. Jim is the president of Critical Tools, the makers of WBS Schedule Pro Software. This particular WBS chart shows this information. It’s okay to interrupt.

Software Review 52

Software Review 2014 Planning Technical Review 52

Epicflow Blog

MARCH 22, 2023

Poor risk management In times of instability and uncertainty, projects are vulnerable to negative risks more than ever, which highlights the need for thorough risk analysis and preparation to respond to them beforehand. How does Epicflow assist when dealing with risks and uncertainty? Murphy’s strike).

Software Review 90

Software Review 2023 2010 Estimate 90

MPUG

JUNE 30, 2019

Microsoft Project is a software application sold by Microsoft that provides project management tools to manage projects. Communicate and present project information. The software is automatically kept up to date (with options for customizable policies). Agile methodology).

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MPUG

JULY 23, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of John Owen’s showcase session, Making Light Work of Schedule Risk Analysis, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Kyle: Hello, everyone, and welcome to today’s MPUG vendor showcase session, Making Light Work of Schedule Risk Analysis, presented by Barbecana.

Risk 52

Risk Software Review Estimate Underperforming Technical Team 52

MPUG

JULY 23, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of John Owen’s showcase session, Making Light Work of Schedule Risk Analysis, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Kyle: Hello, everyone, and welcome to today’s MPUG vendor showcase session, Making Light Work of Schedule Risk Analysis, presented by Barbecana.

Risk 52

Risk Software Review Estimate Underperforming Technical Team 52

nTask

MARCH 31, 2021

Freedcamp is a free project management software launched in 2010. The software offers a multitude of features at an inexpensive price. One of the best-selling points of the software is that unlike other options available in the market, Freedcamp is available for free for an unlimited number of users, files , and projects.

2021 78

2021 Software Review 2010 Risk Management 78

nTask

AUGUST 8, 2019

This helped us to simplify how nTask project management software can be used for solving such issues. Its simplicity and ease of implementation has made it the most popular version of the systems development life cycle (SDLC) for software engineering and IT projects. Waterfall is a popular SDLC project management model.

Software Review 97

Software Review 2019 Development Team Review Technical Review 97

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

From 2010 to 2017, I worked several years in three Berlin-based, fast-growing startups in my capacity as Scrum Master, agile coach, and Product Owner. There seems to be a belief—even among informed stakeholders—that scaling an agile organization can be achieved by going through a successful startup’s checklist. Participation is free.).

Agile 130

Agile Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 130

Wrike

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The data and statistics below are sorted into categories so you can quickly skim to find the information you need. Simply grab the stats you want and find the corresponding original source information at the bottom of this page. Project Management Software & Tools. Managing small, low-risk projects. Information/.

2015 60

2015 Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 60

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Here's a collection of presentations, briefings, papers, essays, book content used to increase the Probability of Project Success (PoPS) I've written and applied over my career in the software-intensive system of systems and other domains. Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations.

Technical Review 42

Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Governance 42

Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to estimate software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Cost Modeling Agile Software Development,” Maarit Laanti and Petri Kettunen, International Transactions on Systems and Applications, Volume 1 Number 2, pp. Performance Evaluation of non?Markovian

Estimate 40

Estimate Software Review Software 2012 40

MPUG

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. It’s a great introduction, and thank you for informing about me. As early as 2009, 2010, nearly 11 years before I was working as a PMO.

Software Review 52

Software Review Critical Chain Technical Review Risk Management 52

Leading Agile

MARCH 11, 2020

Super casual, super informal, and just a conversation, and we’ll just kind of see where it goes. – Yeah, I remember one time I think I drove up to Charlotte to meet with some executives at MBNA and to teach them about how we were managing software projects. Started LeadingAgile in 2010. – [Brian] 2009, 2010?

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Agile Fractional CTO CTO Hire Influencer 103

LiquidPlanner

MAY 29, 2018

Which makes sense—after all, Microsoft Project was the go-to project management software for years. Scheduling: Once all the tasks are assigned estimates based on effort and best/worst case scenarios, the LiquidPlanner scheduling engine rolls up all that information and provides predictive finish dates for the entire project.

Estimate 37

Estimate Technical Review Software Review 2010 37

Runrun.it

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The concept originated from software development companies, who found the traditional method of project and workflow management was stifling in many situations. Needless to say, agile management and the agile squad have met with massive success not only in the software development space, but also in companies in different other industries.

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Agile Software Review Leadership Technical Review 20