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. . This is good, but it doesn't reduce risk.

Risk Management 43

Risk Management Risk 2003 2011 43

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). R., & Dion, K.

Underperforming Technical Team 165

Underperforming Technical Team 2007 2006 2009 165

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.

2003 54

2003 2011 2008 Performance Measurement 54

Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 16, 2024

Whether managing a software development project in an Agile framework or overseeing a service delivery project in a Waterfall context , T-shirt sizing offers a versatile and efficient approach to estimating work, setting the stage for successful project execution and delivery. References Martins, J. 2024, January 16). link] Sliger, M.

Agile 52

Agile Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review 52

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

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 ‒ Steve McConnell. The Future of Systems-and Software Development. Springer International Publishing, 2016.

Estimate 64

Estimate 2006 2005 2013 64

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 ? This variation can be explained by the fact that initial concepts do not describe the final software system accurate enough.

2012 48

2012 2007 2011 2010 48

Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

The naturally occurring work effort in the development of a software feature - even if we've built the feature before - is an irreducible uncertainty. The risk is created when we have not accounted for this natural variances in our management plan for the project. An aleatory risk is expressed as a relation to a value.

2003 46

2003 2014 2015 2011 46

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.

SCRUM 175

SCRUM Development Team Review 2012 Technical Review 175

Herding Cats

AUGUST 1, 2018

One chapter on the Principles of Risk Management and the second chapter on the Practices of Risk Management. Since reducible and irreducible uncertainties create risk, those uncertainties need to be reduced as the project proceeds for the probability of project success to increase. 37–48, 2007.

2012 29

2012 2007 2010 2006 29

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

DECEMBER 3, 2017

The planned uncertainty not only needs to decrease over time passing, but this reduction diminishes any impacts of risk on the decision-making processes. Seems there is still some confusion (intentional or accidental) about the Cone of Uncertainty and its purpose and its use in software development. 37-48, 2007. 37-48, 2007.

2007 34

2007 2012 2009 2010 34

The IIL Blog

APRIL 27, 2018

Online gaming collaboration can be traced back to the introduction of the personal computer and software developers and came to life in the early 1990s when the Internet was introduced. Risk: Uncertainties that may be encountered in implementation. Time: Length of time of the activity. Scope: Frequency – how often.

Software Review 122

Software Review 2004 2012 PMI 122

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Loss of control creates risk of failure. Compensate for cost variation by including risk reduction metrics. Ashkenas, “It’s Time to Rethink Continuous Improvement,” HBR blog [link] (2012). . [3] Embrace objectivity. Proactively Experiment to Improve. Not improving fast enough. Forces on proactive improvement. Forces on WIP .

Agile 61

Agile 2009 2008 2011 61

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. Laird and M.

2007 42

2007 2012 2006 2008 42

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. What factors lead to software project failure?” All for the want of a nail.

2014 45

2014 Aerospace 2011 2013 45

Wrike

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Project Management Software & Tools. 64% of organizations say they frequently conduct risk management. [6]. Dynamic Systems Development Method – 3%. Managing small, low-risk projects. Managing medium-size, moderate-risk projects. Project Management Software & Tools. Agile Project Management.

2015 60

2015 Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 60

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. Let me point out an obvious problem - software projects go over budget and are late.

Underperforming Technical Team 40

Underperforming Technical Team Software Engineering Estimate Software Developers 40

Herding Cats

JANUARY 1, 2017

Orville and Wilbur were probably not professional Program Planning and Cost analyst, but they knew they to have a credible schedule complete with risk management and risk buy down, margins for that cost and schedule as well as margins for the technical performance of the product. That date was August 14, 1908.

2012 39

2012 Controlling Software Developers Software Development 39

Herding Cats

AUGUST 25, 2017

Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering provides an approach to making the decision about what's in the ConOps and its format based on some Systems Engineering analysis of criteria: Program risks - reducible and irreducible uncertainties that create these risks. IT Risk Management. McComb, Deanna M.

2014 38

2014 2013 2012 Engineering 38

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 16, 2018

In ISO 15288 this is the role of the Risk Management Processes. A second Critical Success Factor is the ability to predict what will happen in the future given the model of the project's activities and risks and the alternative designed as well as emerging designs and external processes. . This is the desired outcomes model.

Aerospace 41

Aerospace Engineering 2012 2014 41

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. Uncertainty creates Risk. Risk management requires active reduction of risk. All risk comes from uncertainty.

Technical Review 35

Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 35

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. So the first thing to do is answer the question.

Underperforming Technical Team 28

Underperforming Technical Team Software Engineering Estimate Development Team Review 28

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

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. Cuts down on personnel risk and knowledge risk. Personnel risk is when team members call in sick or need time off, or even resign from their post.

Agile 20

Agile Software Review Leadership Technical Review 20

Leading Agile

JUNE 18, 2018

Defensive programming consists of learning and using guidelines for software design and coding that tend to minimize the frequency and severity of problems in production. The day came when the software community more-or-less forgot about defensive programming. I guess that worked out okay for a generation of developers.

Software Review 101

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Artificial Inteligence 101

Teamweek

JUNE 25, 2020

Incredibly, it took almost four years to launch it commercially in 2012. Like other software apps in the Kanban-based tools, MeisterTask also offers a built-in workflow which you can later customize. The software UI is quite unconventional compared to other tools in the niche, but it works nonetheless. Too Complex. MeisterTask.

Underperforming Technical Team 97

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Planning Development Team Review 97