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Time is Money: The Importance of Earned Value Management

MPUG

In my previous article , I discussed the importance of a baseline, and how, without one, a PM doesn’t have a yardstick, per se, to measure with. Microsoft Project as a tool can help project managers to perform Earned Value Analysis and Earned Value Management for their projects. EVM in Microsoft Project.

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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. Project Performance Management. Technical Performance Measures.

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Deconstructing The Cone of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

But a more important idea is missing in the article. Don't toss out the notion that reducing risk and uncertanty and all other performance measures doesn't follow the plan. . Estimating Software Intensive Projects in the Absence of Historical Data," Aldo Dagnino, ICSE 2013. Related articles. 37–48, 2007. .

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Cone of Uncertainty - Part Cinq

Herding Cats

When actual measures of cost, schedule, and technical performance are outside the planned cone of uncertainty, corrective actions must be taken to move those uncertanties inside the cone of uncertanty, if the project is going to meet it's cost, schedule, and technical performance goals. . Related articles. Resources. [1]

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Cone of Uncertainty - Part Cinq (Updated)

Herding Cats

The Measures that are modeled in the Cone of Uncertainty are the Quantitative basis of a control process that establishes the goal for the performance measures. This is a closed loop control system for managing the program with a T echnical Performance Measure (TPM). Related articles. Resources. [1]

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Cone of Uncertainty - Part Trois

Herding Cats

When actual measures of cost, schedule, and technical performance are outside the planned cone of uncertainty, corrective actions must be taken to move those uncertanties inside the cone of uncertanty, if the project is going to meet it's cost, schedule, and technical performance goals. . Related articles. Resources. [1]

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Complete Collection of Project Management Statistics 2015

Wrike

Need up-to-date facts and figures for a project management report, article, or infographic? The number of firms with a PPM process in place grew from 64% in 2003 to 71% in 2013. [13]. Implement/enhance performance measurement process – 39%. [13]. ESI International: Annual Salary Survey 2013. Healthcare – 76%.

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