Herding Cats

OCTOBER 30, 2018

There have been some recent posts about managing scope, defining needed Features, determining how to release software to stakeholders - in both traditional and agile processes. Capabilities-based planning enables the enterprise to identify business and technical needs, allocate resources, and track activities and outcomes. .

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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. And just because you know the steps of the software development lifecycle or how to write a statement of work doesn’t mean you can successfully manage a project. When things are due. People change. Relationships sour. Leadership.

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Underperforming Technical Team 2019 Software Review Technical Review 176

Teamweek

JUNE 10, 2020

Although it’s seemingly similar to finding a software developer , there are some distinct differences to consider when thinking about how to hire web developers. Let’s find out what makes for a great web developer, what tech skills they should have, where to find them, and how to hire them. Databases & servers.

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Web Development Underperforming Technical Team 2020 Technical Review 78

Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. 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. Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003.

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Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 38

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

When I started using Scrum as a software developer back in 2007 I noticed that this new ways of working really worked, then I decided to learn more about and I became a Scrum Master in 2012 and in 2015 I started to teach Scrum, overcoming my fear of public speaking. I will explain the peer review at the end of this article.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The primary purpose of software estimation is not to predict a project’s outcome; it is to determine whether a project’s targets are realistic enough to allow the project to be controlled to meet them ‒ Steve McConnell. Fixed price without fixed specification,” Magne Jørgensen, Simula Research Laboratory, 15 March 2016.

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Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

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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International Institute for Learning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Managing a team is definitely something really difficult because in addition, for instance, to the technical complexity of the topic, there is the challenge to coordinate people with different personalities, knowledge, background and even culture with the purpose of making the team work in an efficient way. Schwaber, K.

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Underperforming Technical Team 2022 Technical Review 2002 52

Planio

JULY 22, 2020

The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups. Swipe to Unlock: The Primer on Technology and Business Strategy. Technical documentation. Each chapter ends with quick reviews making this a useful “PMBOK for Dummies”. Author: Harvard Business Review. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.

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2020 Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review 148

Leading Agile

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Mike Cohn’s August 2016 article, The Dangers of a Definition of Ready describes certain problems that can occur when a team uses the concept of a Definition of Ready. Below I review the LeadingAgile Compass model to try and provide context around Definition of Ready. It’s already established. They have no hard hand-offs.

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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. It is harder to define outputs and assess progress in the service economy or knowledge work—developing software or writing a report. One major program held a 1-hour, executive review each week.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 24, 2018

But before going further, let's establish the definitions we need to understand and apply Root Cause Analysis needed to discover the corrective and preventive actions to increase the probability of project success - especially Software Project Success. What factors lead to software project failure?” All for the want of a nail.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Here's a collection of presentations, briefings, papers, essays, book content used to increase the Probability of Project Success (PoPS) I've written and applied over my career in the software-intensive system of systems and other domains. Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations.

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LiquidPlanner

JULY 13, 2016

A traditional PMO is a top-down command structure for delivering software projects. A digital business does away with that age-old power structure and even lets business units manage their software development projects without IT assistance. I’ve reviewed some of these apps and DIY app development tools in the past for clients.

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Development Team Review PMO Finance Technical Review 94

LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Drawing from his years leading technology projects at Microsoft, Berkun offers readers field-tested philosophies and strategies for defining, leading, and managing projects. If you’re leading technology projects, this is a must-read. While Abeid hasn’t released a new podcast since 2016, the archives are still worth exploring.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

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 Development of Progress Plans Using a Performance–Based Expert Judgment Model to Assess Technical Performance and Risk,” Justin W. They cannot be suppressed or removed.

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LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Why Big Firms Are More Likely to Innovate – Harvard Business Review. For example, there are two important components that inspire innovation: when a company’s technology has fallen behind; and when the company is still in a position of strength. What You Need to Know About Robot Software Developers – Small Business Trends.

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PM Basics

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Deloitte’s 2016 Global Outsourcing Survey). Many of the best practices and leadership approaches and styles need to be reviewed beforehand. Context: Directly managing resources in software development and delivery. Relax: it’s a good moment to review and focus on your behavior: take advantage of it.

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Leadership Technical Review Influencer Software Review 66

Paymo App

JANUARY 19, 2018

Tools for project managers – collaboration tools, video chat systems, project management software, and all the apps that you need to start a project. Don’t worry though, you don’t need to be an expert in technical skills such as coding. develop a detailed project plan to track project progress.

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2018 Prince2 Certification Technical Review 111

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. Thank you so much.

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

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. MPUG activity code for claiming the session in on the screen now. 80% of PMs in tech, advertising, airlines, aeronautics, industries like that seem to be doing very well.

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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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MPUG

MAY 24, 2020

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 45 minutes long and eligible for three quarters of a PMI PDU in the technical category. My name is Kyle, and I’ll be the moderator today.

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Software Review Artificial Inteligence Software Developers Software Development 40

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 you get asked a question to enter a code. And this code is 18 11 17. And today’s session is eligible for 1.5

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