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In-Depth: The Science On Sustainable Pace, Stress, And Motivation

Scrum.org

This is the pace that can be sustained over a long period of time without burning developers out. However, what is sustainable depends on skill, motivation, energy level, and personal differences. This increases blood pressure, heart rate, and tenses muscles (McEwen, 2017). In Achieving Quality in Software (pp.

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Microeconomics and Risk Management in Decision Making for Software Development

Herding Cats

Take for example the deployment of an ERP system, the installation, and startup of a process control system, the release of a suite of embedded software controllers for a car, aircraft, petrochemical plant. A recent survey of 600 firms indicated that 35% of them had at least one "runaway' software project. 55-66, 2017.

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Picking a Project Management Methodology

MPUG

A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) Sixth Edition was published in 2017 by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Energy and utilities. Software development. They came up with the Agile Manifesto to streamline the development process. Projects drive change! PMBOK Guide and Projects.

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43 Learning Resources for New and Experienced Project Managers

LiquidPlanner

The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy by Chris Bailey. After college, Bailey turned down two lucrative job offers and instead funneled his energy into chronicling productivity experiments on his blog. Start date: November 6, 2017. Start date: December 4, 2017.

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The Functions of a Project Management Office

Project Pulse Journal

Here are three common types of PMOs from across various sectors: Supportive PMO Industry Application - A supportive PMO is common in industries where projects require flexibility and autonomy, such as IT and software development enterprises. Function - A supportive PMO provides guidance, best practices, templates, and tools.

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How to Become an IT Project Manager Without Experience

PM Basics

Image taken from PMI’s Project Management Job Growth and Talent Gap Report // 2017-2027. Image taken from PMI’s Project Management Job Growth and Talent Gap Report // 2017-2027. When you are aiming for the IT sector you must know SDLC: Software Development Life Cycle and Project Management. What does that mean?

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Software Estimating Resources

Herding Cats

Effort Distribution to Estimate Cost in Small to Medium Software Development Project with Use Case Points,” Putu Linda Primandari and Sholiq, The Third Information Systems International Conference, Procedia Computer Science, 72, pp. COSMIC Software Estimation Approach,” Alain Abran, ICEAA Workshop, Portland Oregon, June 6?9,