Epicflow Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

” Eli Schragenheim The lesson is: when you ask for a clear one-number estimation, without defining the level of common and expected uncertainty, then you either might face big surprises or face frequent occurrences, where the project/mission finished exactly on time. 2] The TOC contribution to Healthcare , Eli Schragenheim (2016). [3]

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 15, 2017

Here’s a lesson I’m thankful I learned early in my career: successful engineering projects rely more on non-technical skills than technical skills. It’s not that the technical skills aren’t important – they are. cited that $122 million was wasted for every $1 billion invested due to poor project performance.

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International Institute for Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

During the process of deciding the aim and main objective of my PhD research [1] , an important element was to create a model that could support project managers, estimators and practitioners when dealing with project complexity. The process of researching the complexity factors (a.k.a. Environmental.

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Scrum.org

JUNE 23, 2019

First of all, let’s have a look at the current issue of the Scrum Guide on the Product Backlog: “Product Backlog refinement is the act of adding detail, estimates, and order to items in the Product Backlog. During Product Backlog refinement, items are reviewed and revised. The Development Team is responsible for all estimates.

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LiquidPlanner

JUNE 29, 2017

While early-adopters have been touting the benefits of cloud-based solutions for years, larger organizations, as well as those facing hurdles with new technology, have been slower to adapt. billion in 2016, according to Gartner. IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Cloud 2016 Predictions; Mastering the Raw Material of Digital Transformation ).

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Scrum.org

JUNE 23, 2019

First of all, let’s have a look at the current issue of the Scrum Guide on the Product Backlog: “Product Backlog refinement is the act of adding detail, estimates, and order to items in the Product Backlog. During Product Backlog refinement, items are reviewed and revised. The Development Team is responsible for all estimates.

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TrustRadius Project Management

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Their teams can gain insight into the products and companies through customer reviews. 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. What Does Your Team Want?

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TrustRadius Project Management

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Their teams can gain insight into the products and companies through customer reviews. 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. What Does Your Team Want?

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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. requires making estimates) ? Risk management in ERP project introduction: Review of the literature,” Davide Aloini, Riccardo Dulmin, and Valeria Mininno, Information & Management , 44, pp.

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Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

Information about key project cost, (technical) performance and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. requires making estimates) ? Risk management in ERP project introduction: Review of the literature,” Davide Aloini, Riccardo Dulmin, and Valeria Mininno, Information & Management , 44, pp.

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International Institute for Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Work packages are small deliverables that are assignable and estimable. Estimate the time needed to execute each task. It is possible to estimate each task’s resource needs and effort. Documenting and reviewing constraints, assumptions, and risks creates transparency. Decompose the scope into work packages.

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PM Times

APRIL 7, 2021

2016) synthesized views from 42 relevant papers on the subject matter and was able to classify them into 17 categories. 2016)” as explained by Chapman. 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. & Sense, A. & Sense, A.,2016)”

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Epicflow Blog

MAY 7, 2020

Innovative Technologies in Building: AR, VR, and 3D Printing . They use VR to let their potential customers see the project and estimate it. These technologies help workers stay safe. At the same time, despite its acceptance and demand, the global introduction of this technology is associated with some challenges and risks. .

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Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations. Technical Performance Measures (#TPM). Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Management (#CSTPM). Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management. Table of Contents (Click the Name to go to Section).

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

When we hear about software development disasters and then hear that estimates are to blame, and NOT Estimating will somehow reduce or prevent these disasters, think again. Research clearly shows the root causes of most software projects cost and schedule overruns and technical shortfalls comes from poor risk management.

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Online PM Courses

JULY 2, 2018

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. You can find our previous reviews at: Good News from the PMI Pulse of the Profession 2017 Report. It’s very subtle.

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International Institute for Learning

JUNE 22, 2022

Despite our rudimentary technology, we were (in my estimate) at least as productive and less stressed out than most people are today. Stakeholders are regularly invited to review accomplishments and provide feedback. One major program held a 1-hour, executive review each week. Alan Zucker, PMP, PMI-ACP.

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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.

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Planio

JULY 22, 2020

Swipe to Unlock: The Primer on Technology and Business Strategy. Technical documentation. These books range from technical guides to quick catch-ups on the core principles of project management, from how to gather requirements and plan your timeline to communicating and inspiring your team. Author: Harvard Business Review.

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Planio

DECEMBER 4, 2019

What we’ve just covered is, at best, only part of the technical side of project management. Technical training in project management doesn’t set you up for all the nuanced situations you’ll experience throughout your career. When things are due. And while that sounds like a lot of work, it’s barely scratching the surface.

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Paymo App

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Improve time estimates: You can use p reviously tracked time entries as the main indicator for your future projects. Through them, you’ll make better estimates for following tasks and set more accurate deadlines for similar projects. Harvest – a time tracking and invoicing tool to ease project delivery and billing.

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2018 Software Review Software Technical Review 75

Wrike

AUGUST 7, 2019

In their article, they reference the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) 2016 Pulse of the Profession report, which states that out of every $1 billion invested in projects, $122 million is wasted due to poor execution. billion in 2016, the industry saw its slowest growth since 2013. postbanner]. agency revenue rose 4.4%

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Herding Cats

APRIL 30, 2019

A recent lawsuit by Hertz Rental Car against Accenture has turned into a rallying cry by Agilest and No Estimates advocates. Not a technical architecture but a process and acquisition architecture defined in an Acquisition Project Execution Plan (PEP)? Were there: Measures of Effectiveness. Measures of Performance.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

ISO 31000:2009, ISO 17666:2016 and ISO 11231:2010 Risk is Uncertainty that Matters. Risk can be the potential consequence of a specific outcome that affects the system's ability to meet cost, schedule, and/or technical objectives. For the program manager, there are three risk categories that must be identified and handled: Technical ?

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Online PM Courses

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

It is all too easy to settle for excellent technical skills and think ‘that’s it. A fully capable project manager needs a wide range of personal and professional skills outside of the realms of their technical project management competence. Take a look at our reviews of the last three ( 2016 , 2017 , 2018 ).

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Agile Coach

JULY 24, 2016

Taking an idea from The Feedback Wrap , this post was written on a beautiful Sunday night by the pool on the eve of Agile 2016, and after a skimming of “ Why Business People Speak Like Idiots “ I’m in a mellow mood, but feeling a little annoyed with whole world of Agile lately. What estimation technique is the best?

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Teamweek

MARCH 31, 2019

So many people were freelancing, contracting, and following contingent occupations that the Freelancers Union estimated that 35% of the American workforce was actively freelancing in 2016. I’m not talking about missed deadlines due to illness or family emergency: the nine to five world is impacted by these personal issues as well.

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Online PM Courses

MAY 7, 2018

This will hep you improve your budget and schedule estimates, and therefore reduceover-runs. Use lessons learned reviews and project meetings to fine-tune processes and behaviors. Embedding and Reviewing. And keep them under periodic review. technology. Attitudes and Values. Build depth of understanding.

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Herding Cats

DECEMBER 21, 2016

A risk is an issue or event that could prevent a program or project from meeting its technical, schedule, cost, or safety objectives. The consequence is a phrase that describes the negative outcome(s) that may occur due to the condition. For this process to work, each activity - in the presence of uncertainty - must be estimated. .

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Paymo App

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

The tools that made the shortlist are, in no particular order (click on each one to jump directly to the review): Basecamp. Reviews: Read what other people say about the tools. Look for reviews on independent platforms like Capterra and G2Crowd. These were the main factors we took into account when reviewing the products.

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Teamweek

JANUARY 24, 2020

The following two decades saw technological advances, such as the personal computer and the internet, that made it possible for more employees to start working outside of the office. . In 2018, the International Workplace Group estimated that 70% of people worldwide work from home at least part of the week. .

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MPUG

OCTOBER 9, 2019

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. Today’s session is eligible for one PMI PDU in the technical category and the code for claiming today’s session is on the screen now.

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Workzone

JULY 6, 2021

Since its debut in 2016, Clickup has helped teams stay connected. Reviews from the #1 Rated Clickup Alternative: Workzone. Workzone ranks #1 across the board against top ClickUp alternatives at leading software review sites Capterra , Software Advice , and GetApp by user reviews. ClickUp FAQs. Request a demo.

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MPUG

MAY 6, 2021

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. Kyle: Today’s session is eligible for one PMI, PDU in the technical category, and the code for claiming that with PMI is on the screen now. Technology is wonderful.

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MPUG

AUGUST 4, 2019

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. I did work full-time for the Liquor Control Board of Ontario until I retired in 2016, and then started up my own consulting company, basically Office 365 and SharePoint Online.

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. PMI PDU use in the technical category. And please take note that we have resources in here, we have estimated work, we have duration, we have some completed tasks.

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Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

” Eli Schragenheim The lesson is: when you ask for a clear one-number estimation, without defining the level of common and expected uncertainty, then you either might face big surprises or face frequent occurrences, where the project/mission finished exactly on time. 2] The TOC contribution to Healthcare , Eli Schragenheim (2016). [3]

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2016 Monitoring Risk Management Healthcare 52