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In-Depth: The Evidence-Based Business Case For Agile

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Several empirical studies have indeed found that teams with a frequent delivery strategy are more likely to deliver successful project outcomes and satisfy stakeholders than teams that do not ( Chow & Cao, 2008 , Jørgensen, 2016 ). SCRUM and productivity in software projects: a systematic literature review. C., & da Silva, F.

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Risk Management Resources

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Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Taxonomy-Based Risk Identification,” Marvin Carr, Suresh Konda, Ira Monarch, Carlo Ulrich, and Clay Walker, Technical Report, CMU/SEI-93-TR-6, Software Engineering Institute, June 1993.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

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Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. De Meyer, C.

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What Makes A Good Product Owner?

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In Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Software Engineering: Companion Proceedings (pp. In Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Software Engineering: Companion Proceedings (pp. Journal of Software: Evolution and Process , 33 (1), e2311. Beecham, S., Noll, J., & Razzak, M. Beecham, S.,

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

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Our perception of this world - the data and information we receive about these behaviors. Information about key project cost, performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Hybrid–Agile Software Development Anti–Patterns, Risks, and Recommendations,” Paul E.

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Without a Root Cause Analysis, No Corrective or Preventive Action is Credible - Part 1

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Research on information systems failures and successes: status update and future directions,” Yogesh K. Dwivedi, Information Systems Frontiers, 17(1), pp. What factors lead to software project failure?” Why Do Information Technology Projects Fail?” Hooey, Safety Science, Volume 85, June 2016, Pages 241–257.

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Top 3 Essential Technical Project Manager Skills

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Simply put, a technical PM plans, schedules, and manages IT-related projects – e.g., projects that support software engineering, app development, network security… you get the idea. In fact, a 2016 article in CIO listed technical knowledge as the most in-demand project management skill.