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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

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The naturally occurring work effort in the development of a software feature - even if we've built the feature before - is an irreducible uncertainty. Hybrid–Agile Software Development Anti–Patterns, Risks, and Recommendations,” Paul E. McMahon, Cross Talk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering , July/August 2015, pp.

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Without a Root Cause Analysis, No Corrective or Preventive Action is Credible - Part 1

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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.

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Risk Management Resources

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This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to assess risks, their impacts, and handling strategies for software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. Software Engineering Institute, January 1996. México, 1 al 3 de Febrero de 2006.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

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This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol.

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Cone of Uncertainty - Part Cinq

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Barry Boehm's work in “Software Engineering Economics”. 1] Systems Engineering Measurement Primer, INCOSE. [2] 3] SMC Systems Engineering Primer & Handbook: Concept, Processes, and Techniques, Space & Missle Systems Center , U.S. 4] Defense Acquisition Guide , Chapter 4, Systems Engineering , 15 May 2013. [5]

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Cone of Uncertainty - Part Trois

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Barry Boehm's work in “Software Engineering Economics”. 1] Systems Engineering Measurement Primer, INCOSE. [2] 3] SMC Systems Engineering Primer & Handbook: Concept, Processes, and Techniques, Space & Missle Systems Center , U.S. 4] Defense Acquisition Guide , Chapter 4, Systems Engineering , 15 May 2013. [5]

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Cone of Uncertainty - Part Cinq (Updated)

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Barry Boehm's work in “Software Engineering Economics”. 1] Systems Engineering Measurement Primer, INCOSE. [2] 3] SMC Systems Engineering Primer & Handbook: Concept, Processes, and Techniques, Space & Missle Systems Center , U.S. 4] Defense Acquisition Guide , Chapter 4, Systems Engineering , 15 May 2013. [5]