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Episode 195 – Estimate This: Managing Project Estimation

Velociteach

We are taking a fresh look at project estimation. Topics include the estimation obstacles project managers commonly face, key factors essential for accurate projections, the impact of organizational culture, implementing cost management strategies, and navigating the risks of underestimating or overestimating project estimates.

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The Illusion of Velocity

Scrum.org

Insisting on precise estimates in such scenarios leads to unrealistic commitments and, often, failure to deliver value, impeding the building of trust between teams and their stakeholders. 2015): Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World. Learn more with the following Sources : McChrystal, S., Collins, T.,

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On Technical Debt And Code Smells: Surprising insights from scientific studies

Scrum.org

So I was pleasantly surprised when Carsten Grønbejrg Lützen pointed at a peer-reviewed academic paper by Michele Tufano and his colleagues (2015), called “When and Why Your Code Starts To Smell Bad”. 2015) studied over 10.000 refactor-focused commits on three open-source systems and found that they rarely removed code smells.

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A Compendium of Works to Increase the Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Five Immutable Principles of Project Success , PMI Spring Seminar, 2021, Austin TX. Creating Credible Plans, Integrated Reporting and Control Systems - Part 1 , College of Performance Management, IPM Workshop, 2015. Big Data Meets Earned Value Management , ICEAA 2015 Professional Development & Traning Workshop , June 10-13, 2014.

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Part II: A Simplified Approach to Determine IT Project Complexity

PM Times

2021, March 5). 2015; Dunovic et al., Not only were they able to evaluate complexity, but they also used the data to estimate resources and project duration in a matter of minutes. One can safely estimate that at least 10% of the time will be needed by the department managers to understand the high-level requirements.

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18 Best Airtable Alternatives for Project Management in 2021 (Free and Paid)

Workzone

It will not satisfy an organization in need of a project management tool with the power to provide estimates, budgets, and dependencies. Microsoft To Do started as Wunderlist, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2015. In 2021 Airtable isn’t a good option but not the only option for project managers. Pricing: Free – $20.83/user/month.

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Best agency project management software: 10 tools to short-list today – Part 5

Resource Guru

The company went public on June 10, 2021. In January 2021, Wrike was acquired by Citrix for $2.3B. In October 2021, they raised $70 million to grow the business further. In March 2021, they secured nearly $16 million Series B, and the company has been ramping up its operations ever since. Schedule view in Resource Guru.