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Estimating is a Learned Skill

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Eduardo Miranda Institute for Software Research ASSE 2013 ‐ 14th Argentine Symposium on Software Engineering / 42 JAIIO (Argentine Conference on Informatics) September 16th, 2013, Cordoba, Argentina. Fixed price without fixed specification,” Magne Jørgensen, Simula Research Laboratory, 15 March 2016. Lien, and Siw E.

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Software Estimating Resources

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What the Data Say About IT project Risk in the Public Sector,” Alexander Budzier and Bent Flyvbjerg, in Commonwealth Governance Handbook, 2012/2013: Democracy, development, and Public Administration, Commonwealth Secretariat, December 2012. 5, October 2013. Minku and Xin Yao, Automated Software Engineering, 28 December 2016. “SW

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Risk Management Resources

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Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Planning, Tracking, and Reducing Complex Project’s Value at Risk,” Tyson R. The Chaos & Complexity of Mega Projects,” Michael Bensussen, PM.2128, 9, September 2005, pp.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

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Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Planning, Tracking, and Reducing Complex Project’s Value at Risk,” Tyson R.

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Microeconomics and Risk Management in Decision Making for Software Development

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A recent survey of 600 firms indicated that 35% of them had at least one "runaway' software project. Research clearly shows the root causes of most software projects cost and schedule overruns and technical shortfalls comes from poor risk management. Thesis Wayne State University, 2016. Becerril, L., and Lindemann, U.,

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

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Information about key project cost, performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Nord, CrossTalk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering , May/June 2013. Joint Agency Cost Schedule Risk and Uncertainty Handbook,” Naval Center for Cost Analysis, 12 March 2014.

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

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Time to Do It Right , When projects consistently fail, we need better processes to keep the program GREEN , and the processes to GET BACK TO GREEN. This process starts with the Concept of Operation, IPM 2016 , October 31 - November 2, 2016. . College of Performance Management , IPM Workshop, 2016.