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Software Estimating Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to estimate software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Cost Modeling Agile Software Development,” Maarit Laanti and Petri Kettunen, International Transactions on Systems and Applications, Volume 1 Number 2, pp. Performance Evaluation of non?

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Agile| 6 Ways to Keep Agile Teams on Track

Stepping Into Project Management

This was first published on projectmanagement.com Agile teams are being tested. While the demand for deliverables and work continues, the roles, responsibilities and efficiency of agile teams come into question. An agile team can, in most cases, work around the uncertainty and still get things done. Focus on the planning.

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Estimating is a Learned Skill

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Estimating is a learned skill, used for any purpose from every-day life to management of projects. When I left for the airport this morning to catch my flight to a customer site I estimated, given the conditions, how much time I need to get to my favorite parking spot at DIA. So when you hear we can't estimate you'll know better.

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Agile| Why Agile is a Humane Way to Work

Stepping Into Project Management

This article was published in Project Management.com Years ago, when I first heard of agile making waves, I was curious enough to pay for a class out of my own pocket to learn more. By the end of the two-day session, I knew I wanted to be associated with agile. Agile teaches us to be open, trustworthy and make mistakes.

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Agile Estimating Methods and Impact on Project Development Performance Index

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The presentation " Quantifying the Impact of Agile Practices ," Larry MacCherone at the RallyOn 2013 Conference, presents some results on estimating impacts. The chart below shows 4 estimating types, including No Estimates, the sample sizes for each type and the components that make up the estimating types.

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Is Your Agile Project Healthy?

Project Management Essentials

Experienced agile coaches and practitioners develop a sixth-sense. They can quickly assess the health of an agile project or team just as doctors do with their patients. In 2013, Mike Cohn coined the term scrum smells to describe the signs that a scrum team is in trouble. Agile is based on Systems Thinking.

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Webinar Recap: Agile Series Part 1 – Understanding & Incorporating Agile Project Management

MPUG

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Tim Runcie’s Agile Series Part 1 webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Kyle: Hello everyone and welcome to today’s MPUG training series, part one, Understanding and Incorporating Agile Project Management. It’s not all or nothing.

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