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5 Notorious Failed Projects & What We Can Learn from Them

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Surprisingly, Sony continued to produce Betamax all the way into 2016. But soon the market had options that were cheaper and better than Betamax, making it a failed project. The NASA investigation that followed said the failure was due to a faulty designed O-ring seal and the cold weather at launch, which allowed for the leak.

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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. This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to assess risks, their impacts, and handling strategies for software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol.

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2020 Challenges and Trends in Construction

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Many of you have heard about a $140,000 3D printed house in China in 2016 and probably read the news about the popularity of this approach for constructing buildings in Dubai. But due to climate change, most corporations do their best to ensure eco trends in their production this year, and construction is no different. .

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

The naturally occurring work effort in the development of a software feature - even if we've built the feature before - is an irreducible uncertainty. The risk is created when we have not accounted for this natural variances in our management plan for the project. They are uncertainties that we can't do anything about.

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15 Powerful Benefits of Project Management

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This article was originally published on September 30, 2016, and has been updated. Can you easily explain the value you provide to an organization as a project manager? You don’t make sales, write code, or provide customer service. Budget and Cost Management . You’re a project manager. Be proud of yourself.

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The Best Time Tracking Software of 2018

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If you’re here, it means that you’re looking for time tracking software that you will use yourself or with your team. Harvest – a time tracking and invoicing tool to ease project delivery and billing. Capterra and G2 Crowd are two reliable user review platforms that aim to provide objective user feedback.

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