Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

What happens if you shift focus from "accurate estimation" to "reliably shipping by a date"? . If your project has no uncertainty, there is no need to estimate. All estimates have precision and accuracy. Deciding how much precision and accuracy is needed for a credible estimate is critical to the success of that decision.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 27, 2016

You'll also like: Software Review: Project Viewer for Primavera [2016] This article was updated with minor amends on 27 March 2016. Software review: Simplestimate [2016] Find out more about how to make estimating simple with this software review of Simplestimate. I weigh up the pros and cons of throwing away.

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Software Review 2016 Software 2013 150

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 29, 2016

You'll also like: Software Review: Project Viewer for Primavera [2016] This article was updated with minor amends on 27 March 2016. Software review: Simplestimate [2016] Find out more about how to make estimating simple with this software review of Simplestimate. Full disclosure: I have not been paid for this review.

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Software Review 2016 Software 2014 164

International Institute for Learning

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

New items are added to the backlog by the product owner as they are identified and placed in the backlog according to the product owner’s estimate of their priority. The backlog generally is never completed. You must be able to mollify competing business stakeholder groups who want their requests higher on the backlog.

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SCRUM Software Developers Software Development 2011 77

Wrike

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Need up-to-date facts and figures for a project management report, article, or infographic? Estimated Project-Oriented Job Openings 2010-2020: . Inadequate cost estimates – 29%. Inaccurate task time estimate – 27%. InformationWeek: Enterprise Project Management Survey 2014. March, 2014. 8,153,340. .

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2015 Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 60

Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

requires making estimates) ? A Taxonomy of Threats for Complex Risk Management,” Centre for Risk Studies, Research Programme of the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies, University of Cambridge, Judge Business School, June 2014. “A Estimation of Long?Term 1, March 2014. Making these decisions in the presence Uncertainty ?

Risk Management 38

Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 38

Epicflow Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

As stated in PMI’s Pulse of the Profession® (2014) , inadequate project requirements are the cause of project failure in 37% of organizations. PMs can use this knowledge to estimate the time needed for accomplishing tasks, order them, and allocate resources adequately. People won’t take you seriously if you don’t understand them.

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Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 2027 Risk Management 102

Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

requires making estimates) ? A Taxonomy of Threats for Complex Risk Management,” Centre for Risk Studies, Research Programme of the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies, University of Cambridge, Judge Business School, June 2014. “A Estimation of Long?Term 1, March 2014. Making these decisions in the presence Uncertainty ?

Risk Management 35

Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 35

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Some feel that the cone does not provide any value for the work they do and does not match the reducing uncertainty in their estimates. First, the Cone of Uncertainty is a Principle used to define the needed reduction in the variances of estimates on Programs. Remember Risk Management is How Adults Manage Projects - Tim Lister.

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Ganttic

OCTOBER 6, 2020

If you’re excited about becoming a digital nomad but also a little apprehensive, this article is here to help you out. But they can estimate when they'll have free resources to take on new projects. She's been working remotely in the tech space since 2014. Or if they need to bring in more talent.

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Web Development 2014 2015 Engineering 78

Herding Cats

AUGUST 25, 2017

January 2014, Homeland Security Studies & Analysis Institute. Systems Engineering for Software Intensive Projects Using Agile Methods, Larri Rosser, Phyllis Marbach, Gundars Osvalds, and David Lempia, Systems Engineering Conference, Washington DC (SEDC), 2014. . . Related articles. IT Risk Management.

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2014 2013 2012 Engineering 38

Herding Cats

JULY 9, 2017

The other statistical issue is the chart showing #Noestimates versus other types of estimates. But the sample space of the total population of projects with #Noestmates as their estimating technique is only 3% of the total population. Maybe 11 to 12 for No Estimates and maybe some less than 15 for Light Weight Scrum, say 13. .

2006 37

2006 Estimate 2012 2014 37

Scrum.org

AUGUST 13, 2019

This can be considered as a long article. To help you out, I divided the article into two parts. Both parts can be read as separate articles. Therefore, this part of the article describes my journey becoming a Scrum Master. If only we would create more accurate estimates…. Let’s start with a word of warning.

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SCRUM Certification Telecoms Agile 116

Wrike

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Bimodal IT is a concept that was first introduced by leading global IT research firm Gartner in 2014. This article explains all you need to know about bimodal IT, providing real-world bimodal examples and highlighting the benefits for your organization. So, what is bimodal IT?

Technical Review 36

Technical Review Infrastructure Innovation Software Review 36

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

40 - Estimation is a Problematic Practice of Companies Doing Dangerous Things. A #Noestimates advocate makes the claim that having a ±10% accuracy for estimates of cost and duration is a dangerous thing. Define the probabilistic ranges of the work in a single point estimate manner. 6, No 5, October 2014. [3]

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Estimate Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 42

MPUG

JULY 23, 2020

Kyle: John joined Barbecana as CLO in 2014, and assumed the role of President, and CEO in 2019. The project scope was changed by the owner, or the management, or you had unfortunate estimates of the time, and resources that would be required to complete particular steps in the schedule. All right, we’ll go ahead and get started.

Risk 52

Risk Software Review Estimate Underperforming Technical Team 52

MPUG

JULY 23, 2020

Kyle: John joined Barbecana as CLO in 2014, and assumed the role of President, and CEO in 2019. The project scope was changed by the owner, or the management, or you had unfortunate estimates of the time, and resources that would be required to complete particular steps in the schedule. All right, we’ll go ahead and get started.

Risk 52

Risk Software Review Estimate Underperforming Technical Team 52

Herding Cats

AUGUST 22, 2018

These are classic examples from an author who is either unskilled, untrained, and inexperienced in estimating software development. Or who willfully ignores the knowledge and resources readily available in textbooks, papers, tools, and training for how to create credible estimates for software systems. By simply NOT Estimating?

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 23, 2019

Yet another class #NoEstimates lack of understanding of estimating, reference class forecasting, reference class databases, parametric estimating, estimating tools, and other well established estimating processes in the agile software development world. Subscribe to one of several reference class estimating sites.

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Estimate Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 37

Paymo App

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Improve time estimates: You can use p reviously tracked time entries as the main indicator for your future projects. Through them, you’ll make better estimates for following tasks and set more accurate deadlines for similar projects. It’s even better if these two features are part of the same native app to avoid data clutter.

2018 75

2018 Software Review Software Technical Review 75

Workzone

JANUARY 29, 2019

According to the Human Capital Institute, employee disengagement is estimated to cost the US economy as much as 350 billion dollars per year in lost productivity, accidents, theft, and turnover. MITSloan Mgmt Review (@mitsmr) December 21, 2014. This article originally appeared on the WorkZone Project Management Software blog.

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Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Manufacturing 52

EarthPM

OCTOBER 8, 2016

The reduction drove down production costs and helped sustain 20% annual growth between 2010 and 2014. estimates it earns $3 for every $1 invested in environmental initiatives. Within two years, the organization had decreased its use of water in production by an eye-popping 82%.

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Resource Guru

AUGUST 10, 2023

Groove (not to be confused with helpdesk solution, GrooveHQ) is a sales enablement platform that’s been around since 2014. Kantata – Best agency estimating tool Financial insights into project health in Kantata. Plus, it helps you create estimates so you maximize your revenue potential per project.

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Software Review Technical Review 2010 Closing 52

Paymo App

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

We thought it was about time for a detailed article about the modern tools designed to support the ways teams work today. Accounting: Generate invoices based on the amount of time spent on a task or project, track your expenses and create accurate estimates for clients. We hope this article will help you choose wisely.

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Software Review Technical Review 2017 2016 104

MPUG

JANUARY 9, 2020

And this is the idea that if you’re in dynamics and you’re doing a CRM kind of a proposal or an estimator, you’ve got work coming in. Good Lord, this is back in 2009 to 2014. Now I didn’t get prompted for a security permission. I’m just building this. You’re going, you know what?

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