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Software Estimating Resources

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Estimating Probable System Cost,” Stephen A. Bool, CrossLink: The Aerospace Corporation, Winter, 2000/2001, pp. Why Monte Carlo Simulations of Project Network can Mislead,” Terry Williams, Project Management Journal 35(3), pp. Dori, IEEE Systems Journal, January 2014. “A 61, September 2004. Sharon and D.

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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. A Risk Management Methodology for Project Risk Dependencies,” Tak Wah Kwan and Hareton K.N., The Chaos & Complexity of Mega Projects,” Michael Bensussen, PM.2128, 1, March 2014.

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Estimating is a Learned Skill

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The Business of Software Estimation Is Not Evil: Reconciling agile approaches and project estimates,” Phillip G. Armour, Communications of the ACM , January 2014, Vol. What We Do and Don’t Know about Software Development Effort Estimation,” Magne Jørgensen, IEEE Software, March / April 2014. “A Kirkeboen, G., & Chemuturi, J.

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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. The Chaos & Complexity of Mega Projects,” Michael Bensussen, PM.2128,

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DDSTOP The Saga Continues

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2] "A Guide to Deal with Uncertainties in Software Project Management," International Journal of Computer Science & Information Technology (IJCSIT), Vol. 6, No 5, October 2014. [3] 4] "Explicating the dynamics of project capabilities," Andrew Davies and Tim Brady, . Princeton University Press, July 21, 2014. [4]

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DDSTOP The Saga Continues

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In our domain of aerospace and defense, we have reference class for cost, schedule, architecture (DODAF), risk and other attributes of every system ever built in the DOD ( CAPE , CADE ) and NASA ( CARDe/Once ). Princeton University Press, July 21, 2014. [4] For software development starts with. 1] " Briefing: Not Even Wrong ".