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Basis of Estimating Software Development

Herding Cats

The estimating of software development is both straightforward and complex. Here are some resources that will provide guidance to produce credible software development estimates, in both traditional and agile domains. Software Sizing and Estimating: Mk II FPA , Charles Symons, John Wiley & Sons, 1991.

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Scrum: A Brief History of a Long-Lived Hype

Scrum.org

In the end, the sources I used for describing the evolutions of the definition of Scrum are: The paper “SCRUM Software Development Process” by Ken Schwaber (1995, 1996). The book “Agile Software Development with Scrum” by Ken Schwaber and Mike Beedle (2002). The book “The Enterprise and Scrum” by Ken Schwaber (2007).

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The Project Manager’s Agile Transformation Journey

The IIL Blog

I will focus on two selectively chosen business units that have already gone through the agile transformation: ETAS (Bosch’s Software Development Subsidiary) and Bosch Power Tools. To accomplish this, Bosch follows the goal “we drive innovation” and we strive to deliver state-of-the-art software solutions to our clients.

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The 18 Most Influential People in Project Management

ProjectManager.com

Jason Westland is the founder and CEO of ProjectManager.com , an award-winning, industry leader in project management software solutions. Bridges also is a highly influential YouTube personality who has created hundreds of videos on project management and leadership which have earned well over 10 million views since 2011. Jon Terry .

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

Scrum.org

In those situations where team members frequently have to work with new members, it is not surprising that much more effort will need to be made to continuously develop, refresh and refine work agreements and shared mental models. Analysis of fault generation caused by stress during software development. Butchibabu, A.,

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Scrum: A Brief History of a Long-Lived Hype

Gunther Verheyen

For every source I have described the same three topics to show what Scrum consisted of at the time (regardless the different terms used), what the ‘definition’ of Scrum was at the time: Roles, responsibilities, accountabilities Controls, deliverables, artifacts Phases, meetings, time-boxes, events.

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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

Scrum.org

They found that the ability of teams to develop a shared sense of value contributed significantly and strongly to project success. Hoda, Stuart & Marshall (2011) interviewed 30 Agile practitioners over a period of 3 years. SCRUM and productivity in software projects: a systematic literature review. 2010, April). 2013, June).

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