Scrum.org

AUGUST 17, 2020

Initially coined by cognitive psychologist Lee Ross (1977), it happens when people underestimate the influence of the situation on the behavior of others while overestimating the influence of their personal traits and beliefs (Berry, 2015). When teams estimate work, hearing an initial estimate is likely to “anchor” further estimates.

2015 218

2015 2014 2004 Influencer 218

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2022

The APM Planning, Scheduling, Monitoring and Control Guide (2015) defines rolling wave planning as ‘the planning density that is achieved at different moments in time. Gather accurate estimates for the work that is now on the near-term horizon, and update your schedule with those detailed activities now you know about them.

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Planning Governance Government 2015 402

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 16, 2017

The estimating of software development is both straightforward and complex. When it is suggested that estimating is hard, of no value, and unnecessary, always ask what principle is used to support that claim? Software Sizing and Estimating: Mk II FPA , Charles Symons, John Wiley & Sons, 1991. Don't hear one?

Software Developers 46

Software Developers Software Development Estimate 2006 46

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

An Estimate is a value inferred for a population of values based on data collected from a sample of data from that population. The estimate can also be produced parametrically or through a simulation (Monte Carlo is common, but Method of Moments is another we use). . Estimates can be about the past, present, or future.

Estimate 36

Estimate 2015 2017 Governance 36

Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

In 2015 he moved into banking and spent time working on, amongst other things, Brexit plans for the bank. If you did get some of the calculations or estimates wrong, then the monthly governance checkpoints provide an opportunity to explore and explain that.“. Asking for More Money.

Budget 361

Budget 2015 Retail Governance 361

Inloox

JANUARY 14, 2021

A study from Oxford in 2015 fundamentally addressed the question of why major projects fail. In some cases the difference between actual and estimated numbers was up to 40 percent. As a result, project managers are often tempted to make promises or false estimates that are not realistic. Yet these are not isolated cases.

Construction 164

Construction Sustainability Finance 2015 164

Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Our software tools are full of data from the risks we log to the estimates we fail to achieve. You can’t hold information in your head about how accurate each individual team member has been in estimating their workload on this project and the last five projects they have worked on. Blended Methodology. Are you waterfall or Agile?

2017 150

2017 2015 Technical Review 2012 150

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. Here's an example of the probability distribution of a cost estimate for a project. In this case, there is an 80% confidence the project will complete on or before 11/06/2015. .

Estimate 39

Estimate 2015 Controlling Closing 39

Function Point

DECEMBER 1, 2014

It’s almost 2015 and it seems like every year goes by faster. Pull up a list of all your estimates that are still pending (In Review or Submitted in fp.) If you find any estimates that have open jobs but are still in pending status, mark them as Approved. It’s easy to let the holidays sneak up on you. ” Really Marc?

2015 40

2015 Software Review Software Estimate 40

Function Point

DECEMBER 1, 2014

It’s almost 2015 and it seems like every year goes by faster. Pull up a list of all your estimates that are still pending (In Review or Submitted in fp.) If you find any estimates that have open jobs but are still in pending status, mark them as Approved. It’s easy to let the holidays sneak up on you. ” Really Marc?

2015 40

2015 Software Review Software Estimate 40

Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

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.,

Leadership 165

Leadership Underperforming Technical Team 2007 Agile 165

Scrum.org

DECEMBER 23, 2021

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.

Software Review 179

Software Review Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 2015 179

Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

Creating Credible Plans, Integrated Reporting and Control Systems - Part 1 , College of Performance Management, IPM Workshop, 2015. Integrating Agile Software Development with Earned Value Management , College of Performance Management, IPM Workshop, 2015. How to Develop Credible Cost & Schedule Estimate.

2003 54

2003 2011 2008 Performance Measurement 54

MPUG

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Keep in mind that poor estimating during the planning phase is the largest contributor to project failures. These two types of contingency funds or “safety margins” should eliminate padding task estimates ( the worst habit to get into ) and similar games. This is an update of PMI’s PM Network article from December 2015.

2015 105

2015 Risk Management Budget Estimate 105

Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 25, 2016

Software review: Simplestimate [2016] Find out more about how to make estimating simple with this software review of Simplestimate. Software Review: Paymo [2015] Find out more about project management and time tracking app Paymo. Read my complete review of. I weigh up the pros and cons of throwing away.

Software Review 158

Software Review 2016 Software 2013 158

MPUG

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In hindsight, Microsoft created its own downward spiral: All Microsoft PPM partners were forced by Microsoft to ONLY sell subscriptions of the cloud-based Project Online since about 2015. Given the fact that there are an estimated 30 Million users of Microsoft Project worldwide, the user community is large and vibrant.

2010 111

2010 Governance Government 2013 111

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.

2003 46

2003 2014 2015 2011 46

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2017

Software Review: ProjectPulse [2015] Read my review of ProjectPulse, an online project reporting tool designed to make it easier to communicate with stakeholders. Software review: Simplestimate [2016] Find out more about how to make estimating simple with this software review of Simplestimate. From $12pm for. I feel that it is aimed.

Software Review 229

Software Review 2017 Software 2016 229

LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Many of the larger projects require a mix of research, experimentation, and engineering work, making them especially hard to estimate and track. Project estimates are more accurate, less time is spent determining project status, and separate timekeeping mechanisms are a thing of the past.

Manufacturing 0

Manufacturing 2015 2016 Engineering 0

Agilemania

JULY 17, 2022

Moreover, the number of organizations using SAFe® Scrum Master has increased from 50 in 2015 to 500 in 2022. In the past three years, the demand for SAFe® Scrum certifications has increased by approximately 20%.

SCRUM 52

SCRUM Certification 2015 2022 52

Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 12, 2017

Software Review: ProjectPulse [2015] Read my review of ProjectPulse, an online project reporting tool designed to make it easier to communicate with stakeholders. Software review: Simplestimate [2016] Find out more about how to make estimating simple with this software review of Simplestimate. From $12pm for. I feel that it is aimed.

Software Review 180

Software Review 2017 Software 2016 180

MPUG

APRIL 2, 2024

Project Cost Management : This knowledge area focuses on the processes and activities required to plan, estimate, budget, and control the costs of a project. 2015, February). Project Time Management: This knowledge area focuses on the processes and activities required to plan, schedule, and control the duration of a project.

Certification 52

Certification PMI Logistics Construction 52

Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

requires making estimates) ? Estimation of Long?Term Risk Analysis & Estimating Uncertainty … and what this has to do with the price of milk in McLean,” Phil Beenhouwer, The Society of Cost Estimating & Analysis (SCEA), May 17, 2006. 4, February 24, 2015. Thomas, Director Today , December 2015.

Risk Management 38

Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 38

LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Kohls joined Rex Materials Group in early 2015, after spending more than a decade helping major companies in the automotive industry improve throughput. His charter at Rex was simple: Increase productivity by optimizing how the business tackles every step leading up to the manufacturing phase.

Manufacturing 74

Manufacturing Critical Chain 2015 Initiating 74

Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

requires making estimates) ? Estimation of Long?Term Risk Analysis & Estimating Uncertainty … and what this has to do with the price of milk in McLean,” Phil Beenhouwer, The Society of Cost Estimating & Analysis (SCEA), May 17, 2006. 4, February 24, 2015. Thomas, Director Today , December 2015.

Risk Management 35

Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 35

Ganttic

DECEMBER 2, 2018

One of the first things that Alison did after she joined the team at Pegasus in 2015 was to set up a new production and workflow process. That way, they can effortlessly estimate when they will have free resources to take on new projects and whether they need to hire more freelancers.

2015 68

2015 Consulting Estimate Energy 68

Herding Cats

JULY 28, 2018

Considering Risk and Resilience in Decision Making, NASA/TM-2015-218777. You cannot manage in the presence of uncertainty without making estimates (start with the materials above and do your own research). . Both types of uncertainty and the resulting risk require us to make estimates. This uncertainty creates risk.

Risk Management 40

Risk Management Risk 2011 2013 40

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Integrated Program Management Essential Views - College of Performance Management , EVM World 2015. Deltek Insight , 2015. College of Performance Management, IPM Workshop , 2015. You've got one chance to get it right. What's your Probability of Success ?, Dallas MPUG , May 6th, 2009. Here's how to connect the dots.

Technical Review 42

Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Governance 42

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

Resource Guru

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Project forecasts : Create estimates for workload, resource availability, and conflicting projects. August 25, 2015. Project budget: Provide a list of upcoming expenses and a link to the statement of work . Project status: Write a roundup of everything that’s been accomplished so far. Links to past meeting recordings or notes.

Energy 98

Energy 2015 Budget Risk Management 98

Axosoft

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

The progress bar, however, will use the combined estimates for your parent and child items as work moves along. See more accurate time estimates in your Daily Standup. Finally, we also updated our TFS plugin to support TFS 2015. Finally, we also updated our TFS plugin to support TFS 2015.

2015 40

2015 Estimate Closing Planning 40

Workamajig

APRIL 9, 2018

If your project team and client have different estimations of the project's scope, you're going to run into problems. If you're dealing with technical work, one of the most important things you can do to improve your success rate is to use better scheduling and estimations. Ensure that all stakeholders understand the requirements.

Estimate 115

Estimate Risk Management Budget Leadership 115

PM Times

APRIL 7, 2021

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. & Sense, A.,

2016 52

2016 2014 PMO Software Review 52

Herding Cats

APRIL 4, 2019

But when some statement is made about risk, estimating, performance modeling, or the like - always ask for references. Proofing Your Project , 3rd Edition, Tom Kendrick, AMACOM, March 25, 2015. I'm not expecting anyone to read all these books. or the many 100's of papers on risk management we use as well. No References?

Risk Management 43

Risk Management Risk 2003 2011 43

Herding Cats

JULY 8, 2016

There appears to be a resurgence in the No Projects conversation, similar to the No Estimates notion that has been around for awhile. 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.

Software Developers 44

Software Developers Software Development Software 2015 44

Herding Cats

JULY 28, 2018

Managing in the presence of Uncertainty requires making estimates. . Considering Risk and Resilience in Decision Making, NASA/TM-2015-218777. You cannot manage in the presence of uncertainty without making estimates (start with the materials above and do your own research). . It's an Immutable Principle. . No Uncertainty.

Risk Management 28

Risk Management Risk 2011 2013 28

Planio

JULY 22, 2020

However, while this book covers basics like estimating and planning projects, where it shines is in covering the soft skills of project management. Published date: 2015. Published date: 2015. Published date: 2015 (2nd edition). Published date: 2015 (Revised edition). Author: Jeff Sutherland. Author: Kory Kogon.

2020 148

2020 Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review 148