Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management. Managment Processes. Software for Your Mind: Patterns and Anti-Patterns for Creating and Maintaining a Shared Vision. Nine Best Practices of Project Management , Software Program Managers Network (SPMN). Project Performance Management.

2003 54

2003 2011 2008 Performance Measurement 54

Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

This quote demonstrates a lack of understanding of making decisions in the presence of uncertainty and the processes and events that create uncertainty. There is naturally occurring variability from uncontrolled processes. The risk is created when we have not accounted for this natural variances in our management plan for the project.

2003 46

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Leading Answers

APRIL 22, 2018

“ Software is eating the world ” claimed venture capitalist, Marc Andreessen in his 2011, New York Times article. Seven years on, the trend continues, and project managers are also on the menu. The next generation of project managers face new challenges but also new opportunities as organizations undergo a major transformation.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review 2011 Transportation Development Team Review 124

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 program management processes should seek to reduce uncertainty in the variable of the project. 1, January 2011. "A

2012 48

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 24, 2018

But before going further, let's establish the definitions we need to understand and apply Root Cause Analysis needed to discover the corrective and preventive actions to increase the probability of project success - especially Software Project Success. A Correction fixed the immediate non-conformance. All for the want of a nail.

2014 45

2014 Aerospace 2011 2013 45

Binfire

APRIL 23, 2020

Binfire , after all, has been a remote working environment since we started in 2011. Managing remote workers is not hard as long as you have set a good remote working process in place. . Having process and rules is good, but it is not worth the paper it is written on (if you still use physical papers) if they are not enforced!

2020 78

2020 Underperforming Technical Team 2011 Retail 78

Epicflow Blog

MAY 14, 2019

Andrew Middleton , the Managing Director at AMWireless, tells us how to make sure you aren’t fighting a losing battle by trying to manage the unmanageable: “All project stakeholders have got to be on board right from the start and it’s up to the PM to make sure it stays that way! Perform Risk Management.

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 2002 Software Review 75

Herding Cats

JUNE 9, 2018

There is always lots of complaining about the biases introduced into managing projects and making the estimates needed to make project decisions. Optimism bias - a cognitive bias that causes a person to believe that they are at a lesser risk of experiencing a negative event compared to others. System One - automatic.

Transportation 39

Transportation Software Engineering Finance 2011 39

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Plans don't guarantee creative success - creative efforts operate in an economy - as system where people manage limited resources to maximize return and growth. Loss of control creates risk of failure. Compensate for cost variation by including risk reduction metrics. The Agile Cannon is composed of 5 elements. Forces on WIP .

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Leading Answers

APRIL 22, 2018

“ Software is eating the world ” claimed venture capitalist, Marc Andreessen in his 2011, New York Times article. Seven years on, the trend continues, and project managers are also on the menu. The next generation of project managers face new challenges but also new opportunities as organizations undergo a major transformation.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review 2011 Transportation Development Team Review 60

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. The scrum methodology emphasizes teamwork in project management. What Is the Scrum Methodology? Scrum Values.

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SCRUM Software Review Development Team Review Underperforming Technical Team 339

Herding Cats

JUNE 9, 2018

There is always lots of complaining about the biases introduced into managing projects and making the estimates needed to make project decisions. Optimism bias - a cognitive bias that causes a person to believe that they are at a lesser risk of experiencing a negative event compared to others. System One - automatic.

Transportation 28

Transportation Software Engineering Finance 2011 28

Wrike

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

With today’s speed of work and innovation, it’s imperative that your business finds an ideal work management software to streamline projects , optimize workflows , automate tasks , and enhance team productivity without causing burnout. . Wrike was launched in 2006 by founder and software developer Andrew Filev.

2006 36

2006 2011 Software Budget 36

Planio

JULY 9, 2020

Even software. Redmine is the most popular open source project management tool and issue tracker out there, thanks in large part to it’s dedicated community of users and contributors. Why use an open source project management tool like Redmine? Configuring Redmine for project management. How do I run Redmine?

2006 88

2006 2007 Closing Agile 88

MPUG

MARCH 18, 2021

Jeff is currently the lead course developer for Edward’s Performance Solution and oversees the production and maintenance of courses on project management, systems engineering, software development, business process improvement, and cybersecurity. With that said, I’d to welcome you back, Jeff.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Governance 52

Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

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. Enthusiasm for new software capabilities is a good thing. Now To Risk Management.

Software Developers 34

Software Developers Software Development Risk Management Risk 34

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 16, 2018

This ignores the principles of predictive analytics, and the direct management actions taken to produce outcomes from those analytical models found everywhere from project management to grocery store management and the model-based systems engineering. In ISO 15288 this is the role of the Risk Management Processes.

Aerospace 41

Aerospace Engineering 2012 2014 41

Herding Cats

APRIL 4, 2019

In a recent exchange in social media, it was clear the notion of risk and the sources of risk, the consequences or risks and managing in the presence of risk was in very unclear, when it was conjectured , we can simply slice the work into small bits and REDUCE risk. . Software Risk Management , Barry W.

Risk Management 43

Risk Management Risk 2003 2011 43

Workzone

JULY 18, 2022

As of January 2022, there are over 450 project management software solutions on the market, according to Software Advice ! With so many choices available, you’re likely wondering which software is right for your team. With so many choices available, you’re likely wondering which software is right for your team.

Software Review 26

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 2022 Software 26

Scrum.org

APRIL 7, 2022

Bushe and Chu (2011) identify seven situations that drive the use of fluid teaming in those environments: High turnover among employees, leading to changes in teams. Even a single change in team membership can disrupt that process, and consequently, make it harder for teams to become high-performing sooner. The need for fluid teams.

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Workzone

APRIL 23, 2020

There are over 400 project management software solutions on the market, as of April 2020, according to Software Advice. With so many choices available, you’re likely wondering which software is right for your team. With so many choices available, you’re likely wondering which software is right for your team.

Software Review 26

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Technical Review 26

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations. Management Processes (#MP). Project Performance Management (#PPM). Agile Project Management (#APM). Risk Management (#RM). Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Management (#CSTPM).

Technical Review 42

Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Governance 42

Teamweek

MAY 21, 2020

Trello and Asana are two popular project management tools. Instead, both need to be evaluated based on: the size of your team, your project management workflow, and the tool’s onboarding time and ease of use. Essential features in project management tools. Are there any constraints or risks? Team management.

2020 52

2020 Planning Software Review 2011 52

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 20, 2017

For software development systems like Kanban, which is production line-centric, Litle's Law tells us. λ = average production rate of complete software components. λ = average production rate of complete software components. There are two fundamental assumptions for Little's Law to work in the software development domain".

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Underperforming Technical Team 2008 Software Developers Software Development 34

Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

The reason for this resource page is the lack of understanding of how to estimate, the urban myths about software estimating, and the fallacies that estimating is not needed, when developing software, in the presence of uncertainty, when spending other peoples money. Monte Carlo Schedule Risk Analysis,” Intaver Institute, Inc.

Estimate 40

Estimate Software Review Software 2012 40

Wrike

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Need up-to-date facts and figures for a project management report, article, or infographic? Browse this collection of project management statistics collected from studies and reports from the past five years. Benefits of Project Management. —1A. Project Management Methodologies. —1B. Project Management Best Practices. —1C.

2015 60

2015 Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 60

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Estimating is a learned skill, used for any purpose from every-day life to management of projects. The same process for estimating is applied to multi-billion dollar projects we work. And the same process is applied to the Scrum development processes on those projects. . Springer International Publishing, 2016.

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International Institute for Learning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

According to a common and general definition, Team Management can be seen as the ability of an individual (manager) or of an organization to lead a group of people to accomplishing a task or common goal. Good management of a team means to do the best by and for the employees. By Luigi Morsa.

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