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The Frog Project: Saving wildlife one bucket at a time

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Together they saved 900 frogs and toads from traffic in 2013 but as with any project it was clear she needed more resources if they were going to achieve more. The project estimating techniques you use also help Helen’s team work out how busy a night they are going to have. Continually improving the process. Predicting volumes.

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Business Analyst vs Project Manager: The Differences To Know

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Get in touch and let me know so I can update the article!). The project management role stretches over three domains: people, process, and the business environment (these are the three domains defined by PMI). They mapped the business processes. Then there are independent bodies like PMSA in South Africa. Interpersonal skills.

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A Project Team’s Guide to Data Conversion: Book Review & Interview with Dave Gordon

Project Bliss

For full disclosure, this article contains affiliate links. Dave’s book will put you ahead of these data conversion risks with guidance on each step of the process. Dave clearly explains the many steps of addressing the entire data conversion process. We need a way to make good estimates, make a plan and follow it.

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Regaining Trust: The Winners and Losers of a More Cautious Tomorrow

Leading Answers

In 2013, my home town of Canmore, Canada experienced a freak weather event when three storm systems became stuck in place for days, creating unprecedented rain and flooding. Scientists estimated that the likelihood of it ever happening again is tiny. Mike first wrote this article for ProjectManagement.com  here].

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A Compendium of Works to Increase the Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

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. Managment Processes. Integrating Agile with EVM , EVM World, 2013.

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

What happens if you shift focus from "accurate estimation" to "reliably shipping by a date"? . This quote demonstrates a lack of understanding of making decisions in the presence of uncertainty and the processes and events that create uncertainty. There is naturally occurring variability from uncontrolled processes.

2003 46
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Resources for Cone of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

The planned uncertainty not only needs to decrease over time passing, but this reduction diminishes any impacts of risk on the decision-making processes. Some feel that the cone does not provide any value for the work they do and does not match the reducing uncertainty in their estimates. This letter states.

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