Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

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. Risk Management is essential for development and production programs.

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Herding Cats

JULY 28, 2018

The basis of risk management in our community starts with NASA's principles. Risk-Informed Decision Making, NASA/SP-2010-576. Risk Management Handbook, NASA/SP-2011-3422. Technical Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) Procedures for Safety and Mission Success for NASA Programs and Projects, NPR 8505.5A. No Uncertainty.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In the PMI Business Analysis Practice Standard, business analysis is defined like this: The set of activities performed to identify the business need and recommend relevant solutions; and to elicit, document, and manage requirements.

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Certification 2020 PMI 2013 405

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 16, 2021

One in five projects is unsuccessful due to ineffective communication, according to research by PMI (The Essential Role of Communications, 2013). They must believe in themselves, be willing to take risks, and rely on their expert judgement. A communication plan is typically developed to successfully achieve that.

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Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Influencer Risk Management 353

Herding Cats

JULY 28, 2018

The basis of risk management in our community starts with NASA's principles. But this NASA framework is universally applicable in any other domain since uncertainty and the risk it produces doesn't know nor care about a domain. All risk comes from uncertainty. Risk Management Handbook, NASA/SP-2011-3422.

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Risk Management Risk 2011 2013 28

The Lazy Project Manager

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

balanced by ‘What, therefore, is the value of de-risking that project by investing a relatively small number of days of project management?’. Pulse Report 2013. And this is the second way of answering this challenge, to look at the levels of success that project management achieves.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 27, 2016

I last reviewed ProjectManager.com in 2013. The dashboards give you a snapshot of the project in real time and are ideal for showing a summary of progress, risks and effort on one page – good for project sponsors and other stakeholders who aren’t that good at reading status reports. General information. Name: ProjectManager.com.

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Software Review 2016 Software 2013 150

Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Things have changed significantly since PMI published the PMBOK Guide 5 th Edition in 2013. These studies help PMI understand how project managers perform their duties and lead cross-functional teams within the constraints of schedule, budget, and scope. The way project managers manage projects continues to evolve.

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Project Bliss

APRIL 18, 2017

There are so many considerations there that introduce complexity and risk. Dave has extensive experience with data conversion projects, and explains that “converting legacy system data is typically the greatest source of risk to schedule, quality, and cost when replacing an existing record-keeping solution.”. It’s Complicated.

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Software Review 2013 Risk Management Risk 202

Scrum.org

MARCH 31, 2020

During the Ebola outbreak 2013-2016, people exhibited anxiety-invoked behavior to a large extent. Personal assessment of risk is hampered by lack of information. Individuals’ risk assessments are poor even with good information. Increased risk of burnout. Which is true for most of us right now. Work intensification.

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Underperforming Technical Team 2020 Technical Review 2016 153

The Lazy Project Manager

JULY 27, 2017

To succeed in these initiatives, then it is logical that they would want these projects to be as low-risk as possible and key, if not critical. Part of this low-risk management strategy is to invest in and support great project sponsors – now and in the future.

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International Institute for Learning

JULY 7, 2022

As described by Steve Denning (2013) this is a paradigm shift from the 20th Century view that customers revolve around the stationary “center of the universe”— the value chain of the organization—to the view that the organization is one of many organizations revolving around the customer. July 2013). Del Marmol, L., Forbes Media, LLC.

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Proofhub

JULY 12, 2022

or risk losing them to an extremely competitive talent market. In fact, a 2013 Gallup study found that poor leaders are the number one reason why people quit. On the other hand, amidst the stresses of the pandemic, we see people facing collective burnout and leaving jobs at unprecedented rates.

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CTO Hire Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 2013 147

The Lazy Project Manager

APRIL 12, 2017

The report Why good strategies fail: Lessons for the C-suite published by The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited in 2013 stated in its conclusion that there was a need for increased C-suite attention to implementation (and therefore projects). What you should do about this critical situation is, of course, explained simply.

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Executing PMO 2013 Leadership 186

Project Risk Coach

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Things have changed significantly since PMI published the PMBOK Guide 5 th Edition in 2013. These studies help PMI understand how project managers perform their duties and lead cross-functional teams within the constraints of schedule, budget, and scope. The way project managers manage projects continues to evolve.

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2001 PMI 2012 2013 150

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

There is a new 2019 version of Microsoft Project, as well as ones from 2016, 2013, 2010 and 2007. Risks, Issues & Changes. These are available as 32 or 64 bit options. There is also the aforementioned cloud and desktop version. Which is the right one for you can be like finding a needle in a haystack. Task Status. Track Costs.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

The risk is created when we have not accounted for this natural variances in our management plan for the project. Dealing with Aleatory (irreducible) uncertainty and the resulting risk requires we have margin. An aleatory risk is expressed as a relation to a value. One starting point is the value at risk.

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Leading Answers

MAY 26, 2020

In experiments that ask people how much they would need to win to risk losing $100 on the flip of a coin, the answer is always over $200, which has financial parity. People are not going to forget COVID-19 for a long time, and will likely behave disproportionally to the risk of a similar event. We genuinely do not like losing things.

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2013 Retail Risk Management Influencer 78

Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 11, 2024

Project managers should remain vigilant throughout the project lifecycle, proactively identifying opportunities to enhance value creation and delivery and address emerging challenges or risks. COMMUNICATION IS A CORE FACET OF CREATING VALUE Effective communication plays a pivotal role in managing value creation. Project Management Institute.

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Innovation Sustainability Monitoring Risk Management 52

Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management. Integrating Agile with EVM , EVM World, 2013. Risk Management. Five Easy Pieces: The Essentials of Managing Programmatic Risk , 10th Annual Rocky Mountain Project Management Symposium, Denver Colorado, April 2008. Handling Risk on High Technology Programs.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 19, 2023

Does the culture understand that some projects will fail because of the risks incurred and that workers should not be blamed for the failure? 2013) Team-Member Exchange and Work Engagement: Does Personality Make a Difference? Mar 2013, Vol. Are workers allowed to state their opinion without fear of reprimand or punishment?

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2002 2023 Leadership 2007 78

The Strategic Project Manager

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Here are some areas where I think the BCG Advantage Matrix applies for PM’s: Risk management – Knowing what type of industry environment you are operating in can help you focus on projects driven by strategies and tactics that are compatible with the environment. BCG Classics Revisited: The Experience Curve , 2013.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 26, 2016

Whatever approach you opt for, you are always going to be taking a risk. He published a book in September 2013, Practical People Engagement – Leading Change through the Power of Relationships , which provides a rich reference of practices and techniques on how to influence and lead people to new solutions.

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2013 Technical Review Influencer Executing 186

Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

It helps project managers, stakeholders, and team members understand: A project’s roadmap , Important milestones along the way, Work dependencies, Required resources , And the risks involved. Project milestones make the project more manageable and risk-free. Add project milestones to manage project risk better.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Daniels, Complex Adaptive Systems, Procedia Computer Science, 20 (2013), pp. The True Meaning of Root Cause and Root Cause Analysis (RCA),” Gary Jing, 2013 ASQ World Conference. Schedule Compliance Risk Assessment Methodology (SCRAM) Combined Process Reference Model and Process Assessment Model, Released Version 2.0,

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2014 Aerospace 2011 2013 45

International Institute for Learning

APRIL 17, 2020

When using translation/interpretation software, we are aware of the risk of incorrect translations. For all interactions: We reduce “loss of face” risks by clearly stating our aim of mutual understanding and the use of “less-than-perfect English” as the communication norm. Language support from multi-lingual colleagues is also useful.

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2013 Engineering Software Review Energy 55

Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Estimates of the aleatory and epistemic uncertainties that create risk to the delivered Value need to be handled. The handling of the risks created by these uncertainties and the residual risk still present after the handling is complete need to be part of the assessment of the alternatives. Keeney and Robin S.

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2009 Artificial Inteligence 2013 2005 34

Digite

JUNE 28, 2017

Each interaction has been an opportunity of learning; each event we have attended and many times sponsored, we have better understood the nuances of focusing on flow in systems to enable not just greater agility, but better risk management, dramatically improved predictability and greater throughput/ reduced time to market.

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Wrike

MARCH 14, 2019

And while fast-paced, adaptable SMBs usually have far less stringent security requirements compared to enterprises, companies of all sizes should be equally concerned with today’s heightened security risks. Wrike has also just completed the ISO 27001:2013 certification from BSI (British Standards Institution). Raising the bar.

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2013 Certification 2017 2018 61

LiquidPlanner

JULY 6, 2017

percent increase in revenues between 2013 and 2014. With advanced data insight, machinery maintenance can be scheduled proactively, reducing the risk of costly downtimes. Businesses in all areas of industrial manufacturing, including automotive, electronics, and durable goods, are investing in IoT devices, and starting to see a return.

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Stepping Into Project Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Failure isn’t the end of the road; risk-taking and experimentation are supported and bonhomie is encouraged. Pexels.com In 2013, Rosabeth Moss Kanter published an article in the Harvard Business Review about how the happiest people seek out the most complex problems. It’s miserable.

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Agile 2013 Estimate Risk Management 49

MindGenius

JUNE 20, 2019

The purpose of the Management Review is to ensure the ISMS and its objectives continue to remain suitable, adequate and effective given the organisation’s purpose, issues and risks. Risk Management. The management review must follow a standard format that looks at the expectations of the ISO 27001:2013.

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Technical Review 2013 Risk Management Monitoring 39

Herding Cats

AUGUST 25, 2017

Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering provides an approach to making the decision about what's in the ConOps and its format based on some Systems Engineering analysis of criteria: Program risks - reducible and irreducible uncertainties that create these risks. IT Risk Management. Related articles.

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2014 2013 2012 Engineering 38

PM Times

APRIL 7, 2021

It will discuss why the Core IT Complexity model is a good approach for most IT organizations and why it is important to determine project complexity as an ongoing and integral part of the Change Management and Risk Management process. It can also indicate potential risks to existing projects. Introduction. & Sense, A.,

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2016 2014 PMO Software Review 52

Workamajig

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

If you’re too late, you risk drowning out in the noise, or worse, coming across as unhip and out of touch. At any given point, you’re making, chasing, or amplifying trends. Pursuing trends can be tricky. If you’re too early, you can end up over-investing in something that eventually fails to take off (remember 3D TVs?).

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Retail Influencer Underperforming Technical Team 2013 78

Brightwork

JUNE 7, 2017

Connecting projects to organizational strategy can improve projects in several areas including preparation of business cases, request management, planning and resource allocation, risk management, budget control, and collaboration.

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2005 2013 Defining Risk Management 28

Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

More can be found on this in Both Aleatory and Epistemic Uncertainty Create Risk. . Lecture Notes for Introduction to Decision Theory ," Itzhak Gilboa, 6 March 2013. This uncertainty comes in two forms - Aleatory and Epistemic. Aleatory Uncertainty is irreducible, Epistemic uncertainty is reducible. But now what to do about it.

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2013 Finance Estimate Risk Management 28