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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Resource Guru

APRIL 4, 2023

But without any revised estimates or proposed plan, I felt stuck. My guess in retrospect was that they too didn’t have faith in the plan or the estimates. I felt like things were improving, however, every time I spoke to the Lead Developer, I could tell he didn’t share my confidence. I heard him.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 2014 Budget 52

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

MAY 28, 2020

Benefits are much harder to estimate but it can still be done, and experienced companies are able to map projected benefits, albeit within wider ranges than for project costs, whilst avoiding the natural tendency to over-estimate those benefits. Schedule and Cost Control Starts with Good Estimates.

Controlling 59

Controlling Estimate 2014 Underperforming Technical Team 59

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 27, 2016

Software review: Simplestimate [2016] Find out more about how to make estimating simple with this software review of Simplestimate. Software review: Comindware Project [2014] General information Name: Comindware Project Vendor: Comindware Hosting options: Web hosted and locally hosted Cost:Cloud service starts at $29.99

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Software Review 2016 Software 2013 150

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 29, 2016

Software review: Simplestimate [2016] Find out more about how to make estimating simple with this software review of Simplestimate. Software review: Comindware Project [2014] General information Name: Comindware Project Vendor: Comindware Hosting options: Web hosted and locally hosted Cost:Cloud service starts at $29.99

Software Review 164

Software Review 2016 Software 2014 164

Resource Guru

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Quintin estimates that the move to Resource Guru is saving them between 5-6 hours a month compared to their previous scheduling system. Fifty Eight are a company with a serious mission. Resource Guru has helped us better focus and manage our time through a better picture of what work is already planned vs what is coming in our pipeline.

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2014 Initiating Consulting Estimate 58

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

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 ?

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Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 35

Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Of course, all three of these are operating in the presence of uncertainty and therefore require estimates to be made. Estimates of the aleatory and epistemic uncertainties that create risk to the delivered Value need to be handled. All three pieces of information are needed.

2009 34

2009 Artificial Inteligence 2013 2005 34

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.

Technical Review 102

Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 2027 Risk Management 102

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 8, 2017

This can be the confidence in the estimate for any variable. But is can be ANY variance for the program, including confidence in the estimates of future performance - cost, schedule, or technical performance. This usually results in a project's actual costs far outrunning the optimistic estimates and creating a large overrun.

Performance Measurement 35

Performance Measurement Technical Review 2017 2008 35

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 15, 2017

Continuous Integration: Verification and Validation in an Agile Environment FAA Verification and Validation Summit 2014," Nick Bartlow, Ph.D. When managing any project as Risk Managers as Tim Lister suggested, we need to make estimates in the presence of these uncertainties as well. Each of these can be found with Google.

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Process Agile 2011 Aerospace 39

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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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.

2014 38

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

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

JULY 18, 2019

Of course, such mega-failures are more interesting that minor-failures, but most experienced project managers might find an echo within their own projects of examples such as that of SNCF who ordered 2000 new trains in 2014, only to find that they did not fit all the stations. The Project Canvas.

Governance 52

Governance Government 2017 2014 52

MindGenius

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Step 3 Decide on what you need to deliver 41% of projects fail due to changes in scope mid project (PWC, 2014). Step 4 Schedule the tasks Before deciding on a completion date for your project you will need to estimate how long the tasks will take so a realistic deadline is set.

Software Review 28

Software Review 2014 Estimate Energy 28

Ganttic

OCTOBER 6, 2020

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. By grouping their resources by specialty (designers, artists, writers, etc.) as well as who is full-time, freelance, and part-time, they not only have an overview of everyone's workload.

Web Development 78

Web Development 2014 2015 Engineering 78

Wrike

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Bimodal IT is a concept that was first introduced by leading global IT research firm Gartner in 2014. Managers, teams, and other key stakeholders can see all aspects of ongoing projects, draw progress reports, and estimate how much resources can be allocated to achieve the organization’s overall goals. So, what is bimodal IT?

Technical Review 36

Technical Review Infrastructure Innovation Software Review 36

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The previous approaches to project performance management and production of the Estimate to Complete and Estimate at Completion make use of past performance. Estimating Models for Program Management," Norman Womer and Jeff Cman, Final Technical Reports, N00014-00-1-0280, Unversity of Mississippi, 2003. 1-11, January 2014.

Aerospace 41

Aerospace Engineering 2012 2014 41

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

No Credible Decision Can Be Made in the Presence of Uncertainty with making Estimates of the Impact of those Decisions. 5] How to Measure Anything : Finding the Value of "Intangibles" in Business , Douglas Hubbard, John Wiley & Sons, 2014. [6] And of course. Stevens, Science , Vol. June 7, 1946, pp. 677-680. . [5]

Technical Review 47

Technical Review 2010 2014 Software Developers 47

Scrum.org

AUGUST 17, 2020

When teams estimate work, hearing an initial estimate is likely to “anchor” further estimates. So when people are asked how much time something will take, and they are offered an initial estimate of 20 days, their own estimates will gravitate towards that number. . Examples in the workplace. Survival bias.

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EasyProjects

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The Technology Services Association (TSIA) gathered data from professional services organizations over many years and, in 2014 produced a definitive report on the benefits of the PMO. These included a significant impact on the schedule and budget of projects–both critical measures of project success.

PMO 52

PMO Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Consulting 52

Scrum.org

AUGUST 13, 2019

If only we would create more accurate estimates…. In hindsight, I already started writing the paper “ The 8 Stances of a Scrum Master ” around 2011–2014, although it was published via Scrum.org years later. A Gantt-chart, no need to read the details…. During that period, writing became an important activity.

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SCRUM Certification Telecoms Agile 131

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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LiquidPlanner

JUNE 22, 2022

Rather than estimating a single completion target, one effective tactic is to provide teams the ability to report a range of possible completion dates. New York, NY, Penguin Random House, 2014. The Procrastination Cure: 7 Steps to Stop Putting Life Off. Pompton Plains, NJ, Career Press, 2011. 3 Levitin, Daniel J.

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2022 2011 2014 Engineering 147

ProProfs Project Management

MAY 12, 2021

PMI’s 2014 Pulse of the Profession report reveals that inefficiency can cost businesses a whopping $109 million for every $1 billion they invest in a project. . The software allows you to track multiple projects, create dependencies among tasks, get time estimates, and perform a host of other activities. .

Software Review 52

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 2008 Monitoring 52

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Monday is a project management software that was launched in 2014. ClickUp has better time tracking, which you can get in its Unlimited plan, while the next tier-up features task time estimates. In the contest between ClickUp vs. Monday, the competition is fierce. Let’s take a closer look at Monday. What Is Monday?

Software Review 348

Software Review Software Underperforming Technical Team 2014 348

Sudipta Lahiri

MARCH 16, 2014

The Pune Chapter Meet of the Limited WIP Society was held on Mar 8, 2014. Estimate upfront (high level) and understand the feasibility of delivering. Avoid detailed estimation, planning to man hour level and then getting into variance tracking. It was based on estimates and we all understand that estimates are dead on arrival!So,

Lean 20

Lean Development Team Review Budget Software Review 20

Stepping Into Project Management

JANUARY 13, 2014

I hope all of you are having an amazing year 2014, t oday we interview Laura Dallas Burford; who is a vision mover with domestic and international experience who focuses on partnering with management by aligning strategy and projects. What has been the most challenging for you as a project manager?

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Project Life Cycle 2014 2013 28

Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to estimate software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. COSMIC Software Estimation Approach,” Alain Abran, ICEAA Workshop, Portland Oregon, June 6?9, Estimating Probable System Cost,” Stephen A. Performance Evaluation of non?Markovian

Estimate 40

Estimate Software Review Software 2012 40

Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

When we hear about software development disasters and then hear that estimates are to blame, and NOT Estimating will somehow reduce or prevent these disasters, think again. Each of the categories operates in the presence of uncertainty and requires that estimates be made about the probability, conseqeunce of the resutling risk.

Software Developers 34

Software Developers Software Development Risk Management Risk 34

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.

SCRUM 77

SCRUM Software Developers Software Development 2011 77

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Cost and schedule growth for federal programs is created by unrealistic technical performance expectations, unrealistic cost and schedule estimates, inadequate risk assessments, unanticipated technical issues, and poorly performed and ineffective risk management, all contributing to program technical and programmatic shortfalls. What is Risk?

Technical Review 42

Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Governance 42

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Estimating is a learned skill, used for any purpose from every-day life to management of projects. When I left for the airport this morning to catch my flight to a customer site I estimated, given the conditions, how much time I need to get to my favorite parking spot at DIA. So when you hear we can't estimate you'll know better.

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Wrike

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Estimated Project-Oriented Job Openings 2010-2020: . Inadequate cost estimates – 29%. Inaccurate task time estimate – 27%. InformationWeek: Enterprise Project Management Survey 2014. Project Management Institute: Pulse of the Profession 2014 – The High Cost of Low Performance. March, 2014. 8,153,340. .

2015 60

2015 Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 60

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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