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A Compendium of Works to Increase the Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Project Governance. Agile Software Development for Government Software Intensive System of Systems (SISoS) , Boulder Agile Meetup, 27 July 2016. How to Develop Credible Cost & Schedule Estimate. How Should We Estimate Agile Software Development Projects and What Data Do We Need ? Basis of Estimate Process.

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Good Reason to Have Lots of Bad Ideas

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HBR, Dec 27, 2016]. This approach provides for bad ideas to evolve into good ideas once the idea comes in contact with principles or business governance. Those who pay usually have some form of governance of their money. . Governance is About Decision Rights. Here's some more backgrund on Governance.

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The Project Revolution: How to Succeed in a Project Driven World

Strategy Execution | PMO Perspectives

Labelling something like a ‘project’, (when it may in fact be an initiative of low value or low complexity) may even have negative consequences in terms of additional governance and control costs that may not be necessary, as well as creating prioritisation problems. The Project Canvas.

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How to Build a Robust Project Risk Culture [8 Steps]

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This will hep you improve your budget and schedule estimates, and therefore reduceover-runs. Your biggest wins will come from better governance, with little or no extra cost and time overhead. And what about governance? An earlier version of this article was published at ProjectManager.com in May 2016. Lobby them hard.

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Success in Disruptive Times: PMI’s 2018 Pulse of the Profession

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And, as we have done with the 2016 and 2017 Pulse of the Profession reports, we will take a selective look at the aspects that catch our attention, and encourage you to read the full report for yourself. Terrific Insights from the Annual PMI Project Management Review 2016. Government regulation and reform. Competition.

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

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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ERP Software Selection Guide

TrustRadius Project Management

You can also take a look at Enlyft’s list of ERPs and their estimated market shares here. Estimating the time your team will actually spend on the software can be a helpful number to weigh against the price tag. You need to estimate the total cost of ownership (TCO) and how much you think the return on investment (ROI) will be.