Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. 255, April 2010. 920, November 2004. 1, March 2014.

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Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 35

Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

Accuracy - how close is the estimate to the actual value? So in the end, if we are to make a decision in the presence of uncertainty, we MUST make estimates to develop a reliable shipping date while producing an accurate and precise estimate of the cost, schedule, and technical performance of the product shipped on that date.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Some years ago — in 2012 — I experienced my first Professional Scrum Master class. Here was a trainer who was obviously not in it for the money, but was sincerely trying to improve the profession of software development. Although I had been teaching and training Scrum since 2012, it was never as a Professional Scrum Trainer.

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Herding Cats

JULY 24, 2017

It's suggested from observations, the Cone of Uncertainty (CoU) is not a valid model of how uncertainty behaves in software development projects. In all software development businesses, showing up late and over budget has a direct impact on the bottom line. . Thesis, University of Southern California, August 2012.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Some years ago — in 2012 — I experienced my first Professional Scrum Master-class. Here was a trainer who was obviously not in it for the money, but was sincerely trying to improve the profession of software development. Although I had been teaching and training Scrum since 2012, it was never as a Professional Scrum Trainer.

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SCRUM 2012 2018 Software Review 95

Herding Cats

JANUARY 1, 2017

Here's what that looks like for the planned completion of Work Package #3 on March 12th, 2012. One of the roles of PP&C is the develop models for the cost and schedule of the project. This is the basis of a Closed Loop Control system. The chart shows there is a 60% probability of completing on or before the need date.

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Herding Cats

JUNE 19, 2017

The Cone of Uncertainty is a framing assumption used to model the needed reduction in some parameter of interest in domains ranging from software development to hurricane forecasting. Closed Loop Stochastic Adaptive control in the presence of Evolving Uncertainty. Thesis, University of Southern California, August 2012.

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Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 35

Scrum.org

APRIL 7, 2022

Edmondson (2012) argues that dynamic teaming is important to share and encourage learning. This is also what inspired Edmondson (2012) in her academic work on “teaming”. They also tend to perform better (Evans & Dion, 2012), are better able to deal with stress and pressure (Salas, Driskell & Hughes, 1996). Closing Words.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 4, 2017

Software development project schedule estimation has long been a difficult problem. Instead, it suggests the Cone of Uncertainty is not the proper model for software estimating, with no evidence other than anecdotal examples from observed projects. This approach ignores the core principle of closed loop control.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 17, 2020

The fallacy happens when we conclude from this that punishment works, and rewards don’t (Defulio, 2012). The Dunning-Kruger effect manifests when people without any experience with software development make strong claims about how easy a particular change should be. Closing words. How to reduce this bias. Vol 5(1) 2015.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

If we look at the Stacey Matrix adapted for software development, a complex domain is where there are more unknown variables that cannot be predicted and there is no definite path to reach the goal. In the movie Avengers (2012), The Mind Stone allows the user to control the minds of others and can control what they do.

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SCRUM Development Team Review 2012 Technical Review 183

Leading Agile

JUNE 27, 2018

” I was reminded of the old joke by a recent article by John Regehr, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Utah, entitled “Closing the Loop: The Importance of External Engagement in Computer Science Research.” In 2012, I wrote a blog post entitled “Delivering provably-correct code.”

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Software Review Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 2007 123

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Agile Software Development (#ASD). Open Loop / Closed Loop Project Controls - project management is a closed loop control system. A steering target is established, actions are taken, variances are assessed, corrective actions are taken to close the loop. Enterprise IT and Embedded Systems (#EIT).

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Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Governance 42

Herding Cats

APRIL 4, 2019

It just closed the loop faster. So here are some books, handbooks, and guides that sit on my shelf that are used pretty much all the time on the Software Intensive System of Systems we work on. Foundations of Risk Management, 2nd Edition, Terje Aven, John Wiley & Sons, 2012. This is good, but it doesn't reduce risk.

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Risk Management Risk 2003 2011 43

Herding Cats

JUNE 12, 2018

Yes, this is the basis of any closed loop control system from keeping the room temperature at a specific setting, to the speed control on your car, to managing software development projects in the presence of uncertainty. This McKinsey project is ongoing, with 5,400 IT projects in the database as of 2012.

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Herding Cats

JUNE 12, 2018

Yes, this is the basis of any closed loop control system from keeping the room temperature for a specific setting, to the speed control on your car, to managing software development projects in the presence of uncertainty, using any software method you choose. Estimating Agile Software Development.

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Engineering Estimate Development Team Review 28

Leading Agile

JUNE 18, 2018

Open/Closed. These can help us build slightly more reliable distributed solutions than the idea of “contracts” as such when requests and responses occur asynchronously, and when the components involved are not part of a closed system but are dynamically discovered at run time. Authoritative. Space/Time. Incomplete.

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PM That Works

MAY 23, 2020

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