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Estimating is a Learned Skill

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“Review on Traditional and Agile Cost Estimation Success Factor in Software Development Project,” Zulkefli Mansor, Saadiah Yahya, Noor Habibah Hj Arshad, International Journal on New Computer Architectures and Their Applications (IJNCAA) 1(3): 942–952. Story Point Estimating,” Richard Carlson, ALEA, Agile and Lean Associates, 2013.

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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. 1809, 2013. “An 1 & 2, 2013. “A 739, August 2013.

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Episode 185 – Redefining Project Success through Sustainable Project Management

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And it’s such a challenge for a project manager to step back and look at it and think about this from a standpoint of how can I influence this from the beginning? Green vs. Sustainable Projects WENDY GROUNDS: Moving on to green projects, what types of projects are green projects? This is back in 2013.

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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. Project manager) Losoi, H., van Dorp, J. and Duffey, M. Lorell, M.

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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. Risk Characteristic of Agile Project Management Methodologies and Responses to Them,” Wojciech Walczak and Dorota Kuchta, Operations Research and Decisions , No. 5, May 2013, 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. Roeser et al (eds), Springer Briefs in Philosophy, 2013. 5, May 2013, pp.

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

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Integrating Agile with EVM , EVM World , 2013. A paradigm of Agile Project Management , what does it means when we say Agile and Agile Project Management? Continuous Risk Management , Risk management is essential for the success of any significant project. College of Performance Management , November 2013.