Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

Here are my collected works, presentations, briefings, journal papers, articles, white papers, and essays, used to increase the Probability of Project Success (PoPS) I've developed and applied over my career in the software-intensive system of systems domain. Project Governance. Agile Project Management. Planning and Scheduling.

2003 54

2003 2011 2008 Performance Measurement 54

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Even the smallest firm (including my own company with all of two part-time employees) can use project management software. Our software tools are full of data from the risks we log to the estimates we fail to achieve. Are you waterfall or Agile? We need this because project work is huge and complicated. Blended Methodology.

2017 150

2017 2015 Technical Review 2012 150

MPUG

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Federal and state governments. Software development. Figure 1: Major Activities of Waterfall and Agile Models. According to a Standish Group Study in 2015, it was found that 29% of traditional projects failed outright and were cancelled, but that number decreased to 9% for Agile projects. Agile Model.

Retail 119

Retail PMI 2001 2011 119

MPUG

APRIL 2, 2024

government began using it to manage complex defense projects. There are two main approaches to project management: waterfall, agile, and hybrid approaches. Agile Agile project management is a more flexible approach focusing on adapting to change and delivering value early and often.

Certification 52

Certification PMI Logistics Construction 52

Agilemania

AUGUST 28, 2022

Despite the growing popularity of the Scaled Agile Framework ® , demand for Scaled Agile Program Consultants (SPCs) remains high, the professionals who help companies govern their Agile workforce using tried and proven tools. As a result, there is a greater need for SPC Trainers (SPCTs), who train the SPCs.

Certification 76

Certification Consulting Lean 2015 76

Project Bliss

JANUARY 22, 2019

And I created process maps for governance, and even for team process documentation. And this is a skill you can use whether your team uses waterfall or Agile or something in between. And it's a skill you can use whether your team uses waterfall, Agile, or something in-between. Click To Tweet. What is a Business Process Map?

Process 189

Process Software Review 2015 Development Team Review 189

Herding Cats

JULY 8, 2016

I’m going to suggest that most of the disconnects around ideas of software development ‒ from No Estimates to No Projects to whatever ‒ starts with Developers and the assumption It’s their money. There are standard business accounting processes in any business that creates products or services -- including Software - for money.

Software Developers 44

Software Developers Software Development Software 2015 44

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.

2015 60

2015 2014 Lean 2013 60

Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

The naturally occurring work effort in the development of a software feature - even if we've built the feature before - is an irreducible uncertainty. This is the motivation for short work intervals found in agile development. . Hybrid–Agile Software Development Anti–Patterns, Risks, and Recommendations,” Paul E.

2003 46

2003 2014 2015 2011 46

Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to assess risks, their impacts, and handling strategies for software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. Software Engineering Institute, January 1996. 4, February 24, 2015. Dorofee, et.

Risk Management 38

Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 38

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. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol.

Risk Management 35

Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 35

ActiveCollab

JUNE 20, 2017

Scrum relies agile principles and is the most popular agile methodology out there. In Scrum, teams develop software in sprints and release what they’ve worked on every two weeks. Scrum is the most popular agile project management framework that’s used in software development organizations. What is Scrum.

SCRUM 51

SCRUM Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 51

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

We can estimate the total cost, total duration, and the probability that all the Features will be delivered on the program we are working for the US Government. Or ANY software project for that matter. This last formula is universal and can be used no matter the software development method. Estimates have precision and accuracy.

Estimate 36

Estimate 2015 2017 Governance 36

ActiveCollab

JUNE 20, 2017

Scrum relies on agile principles and is the most popular agile methodology out there. In Scrum, teams develop software in sprints and release what they’ve worked on every two weeks. Scrum is the most popular agile project management framework that’s used in software development organizations. What is Scrum.

SCRUM 28

SCRUM Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 28

MPUG

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Claudia has over 20 years of experience in the technology industry and has held executive positions in product management, marketing, business development, and general management at companies such as IBM, Rational Software, Interleaf, Compuware and Gomez. Great quote from Bill Gates back in 2015, eh? Jigs Gaton: Great. Heat maps.

Underperforming Technical Team 52

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Technical Review Risk Management 52

Herding Cats

MARCH 9, 2017

DeMacro made this post, which has been picked up by the agile community to mean estimating is a waste. . Implicit in the quote (and indeed in the book’s title) is that control is an important aspect, maybe the most important, of any software project. The 2015 10K shows $74.5B But it isn’t. A 50 to 1 ROI is unheard of.

Software Engineering 31

Software Engineering Estimate 2015 Engineering 31

Wrike

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Agile Project Management. Project Management Software & Tools. 19% say Agile techniques. Agile Project Management. 38% of organizations report using agile frequently. [6]. 75% of highly agile organizations met their goals/business intent, 65% finished on time, and 67% finished within budget. Other – 6%.

2015 60

2015 Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 60

Project Management Hacks

AUGUST 4, 2016

2015 Revenue: over $47 billion U.S. This led me to a project coordinator position in local government early in my career. Through many discussions with my husband – who works in software development – I discovered an interest in the technology field. I led an effort to develop a risk-based software development process.

2013 28

2013 2003 Technical Review 2010 28

MPUG

DECEMBER 3, 2021

He manages a large federal government training contract and teaches primarily Microsoft Project and project management courses. He joined Edwards in 2004 as a project coordinator and scheduler and provided project planning and scheduling support to variety of commercial and federal government clients. My goal was to do it differently.

Software Review 52

Software Review Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management 52

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Here's a collection of presentations, briefings, papers, essays, book content used to increase the Probability of Project Success (PoPS) I've written and applied over my career in the software-intensive system of systems and other domains. Agile Project Management (#APM). Governance (#Governance). Risk Management (#RM).

Technical Review 42

Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Governance 42

Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

Microeconomics is applicable to the development is software systems. If we look at the discipline of software engineering, we see that the microeconomics branch of economics deals more with the types of decisions we need to make as software engineers or managers. Software engineering economics." Macroeconomics is not. .

Software Developers 34

Software Developers Software Development Risk Management Risk 34

Ganttic

AUGUST 25, 2023

It is a powerful tool used primarily by software development teams and project managers to optimize workflow and deliver better results while minimizing efficiency. In fact, according to a study published in 2015, both Scrum and Kanban frameworks lead to the development of successful projects. Why Use Kanban for Productivity?

Software Review 78

Software Review Technical Review 2015 Manufacturing 78

Epicflow Blog

JANUARY 24, 2020

There’s no doubt that most PM software solutions are based on specially designed algorithms that aim to automate such actions as planning, scheduling, resource allocation, but these mechanisms are not the result of artificial intelligence. The most popular PM methodologies are as follows: Agile (Scrum, Kanban). AI Forecast.

Artificial Inteligence 96

Artificial Inteligence 2020 Technical Review 2019 96

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. Cost Modeling Agile Software Development,” Maarit Laanti and Petri Kettunen, International Transactions on Systems and Applications, Volume 1 Number 2, pp. Chakraborty and K.

Estimate 40

Estimate Software Review Software 2012 40

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The primary purpose of software estimation is not to predict a project’s outcome; it is to determine whether a project’s targets are realistic enough to allow the project to be controlled to meet them ‒ Steve McConnell. The Future of Systems-and Software Development. Springer International Publishing, 2016.

Estimate 64

Estimate 2006 2005 2013 64

PM That Works

JULY 11, 2020

So I started working full time as a creator in 2015 after I left my job in June, And I did not expect to leave my job in June. Whether you want to build a project management office, train project managers, or learn how to bring the oversight and governance to your project processes. So I was working really, really, really hard.

Energy 40

Energy Consulting Software Governance 40

MPUG

MAY 24, 2020

And we have been finalists for 2015, 2017 and 2018 as well. Raphael Santos: So software development projects they basically respond, or they are accountable for 102,000 hours out of those 122 hours. So what’s more relevant in terms of how the hours are distributed within my governance workflow?

Software Review 40

Software Review Artificial Inteligence Software Developers Software Development 40

Teamweek

JANUARY 23, 2020

In their words: Since its start-up in Oslo 2008, the Norwegian Developers Conference (NDC) quickly became one of Europe`s largest conferences for.NET & Agile development. In their words: Get better at modelling & designing software for complex domains. In their words: A conference for software product managers.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review 2020 Artificial Inteligence Software Review 52