Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

These forecasts usually come from models of the process being forecast. Forecasts are based on estimating the processes that produce the forecast. The more accurate your estimate of project cost is, the better able you will be to manage your project’s budget. Business forecasts, weather forecasts, traffic forecasts are typical.

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Estimate 2015 2017 Governance 36

Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2018

There's a fallacy used by some in the software development business, that estimates are not needed to make decisions in the presence of uncertainty. And of course to manage in the presence of uncertainty and the resulting risks we need specific processes and practices based on principles. . Determinism was debunked long ago.

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Estimate 2015 Controlling Closing 39

Herding Cats

AUGUST 19, 2016

2nd Law of Thermodynamics states that the total entropy of an isolated system always increases over time, or remains constant in ideal cases where the system is in a steady state or undergoing a reversible process. The increase in entropy accounts for the irreversibility of natural processes, and the asymmetry between future and past.

Performance Measurement 28

Performance Measurement Estimate Software Developers Software Development 28

Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Talk to me about some of the challenges that you had taking it straight from a software development perspective. – Well, when you’re trying to build software and the software we were building was, was very innovative and kind of leading edge for organizations. – So it’s interesting.

Technical Review 112

Technical Review Software Review Agile Governance 112

Herding Cats

MARCH 4, 2017

The uncertainty is always there, it doesn't go away with specific actions in specific domains, or with the use of any tools, processes, or practices. Are we being effective with our budget - that is are we earning our budget. We need a formal risk management process.

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2010 2007 Estimate Aerospace 28

Wrike

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Organizations that use a methodology: 38% meet budget. VS. Organizations that don’t use a methodology: 31% meet budget. Having a knowledge transfer process in place boosts the chance of project success by over 20%. [6]. 18% — Delivered within budget. Most Popular Agile Tools and Processes: Scrum – 43%.

2015 60

2015 Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 60

Workzone

JULY 13, 2021

Workzone’s secret sauce is their customer support, complete with a comprehensive onboarding process to ensure proper training and smooth adoption. Integrated time and budget tracking helps you stay on track and on budget. Clean and colorful dashboard : status updates at a glance!

2021 26

2021 Software Review Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 26

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Management Processes (#MP). Agile Software Development (#ASD). While many of the presentations have similar titles, the content is focused on a specific set of processes and practices, while the principles are the same, since they are Immutable. . Management Processes. Project Performance Management (#PPM).

Technical Review 42

Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Governance 42

Epicflow Blog

JANUARY 12, 2021

His(her) key responsibilities are to engage stakeholders and communicate with them, plan the project, prioritize tasks, and keep track of the project flow to make sure it’s within time and budget frames. As, for example, an IT project manager orchestrates IT projects and leads corresponding teams in their software development efforts.

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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.

Software Review 78

Software Review Technical Review 2015 Manufacturing 78

Herding Cats

APRIL 4, 2019

All making things smaller dos is show that you're late, over budget, and what you're building (Technical Performance Measures) doesn't work faster. Proofing Your Project , 3rd Edition, Tom Kendrick, AMACOM, March 25, 2015. Risk Management in Software Development Projects , John McManus, Routledge, 2003.

Risk Management 43

Risk Management Risk 2003 2011 43

Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

So start here to build your academic foundation, that can be put to work to build a foundation of validated experience of making estimates in the presence of uncertainty and protect yourself from fallacious claims that estimates are a waste, not needed, and produce bad resulting in the decision making process for those paying you to produce value.

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Estimate Software Review Software 2012 40