ProjectManager.com

JUNE 14, 2023

To deliver goods to market on time, manufacturing teams have to consider the supply chain, inventory management, resource planning and production planning, to name a few. Managing this juggling act requires production scheduling software that’s flexible and powerful. What Is Production Scheduling Software?

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Manufacturing Software Review 2023 Software 261

Epicflow Blog

APRIL 19, 2022

Today, in times of war and crisis, companies dealing with aerospace and defense projects have to timely react to arising challenges and suggest the best solutions possible to meet the consumers’ requirements and stay competitive in the market. Specifics of Aerospace and Defense Projects: Current Challenges.

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Aerospace Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team 59

Epicflow Blog

JUNE 12, 2023

There are a variety of approaches and methodologies aimed to increase the effectiveness of managing projects and deliver better outcomes. In this article, we’d like to dwell upon the phase-gate process. What is a phase-gate process? What are the phases of the process? 1] Ideation. Scoping.

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Process Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Technical Review 52

ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Project managers know the critical path. Using a CPM schedule gives project managers valuable insights into the planning phase of their projects. Using a CPM schedule gives project managers valuable insights into the planning phase of their projects. Every project manager should have a CPM schedule in their toolbox.

Software Review 290

Software Review Aerospace Transportation Executing 290

NimbleWork

APRIL 11, 2024

In project management, effective planning is paramount to success. Among the myriad tools at a project manager’s disposal, the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) stands out as a foundational element, especially for traditional or waterfall projects. What is a WBS? Here are the 6 key elements of a WBS: 1.

Software Review 52

Software Review Development Team Review Risk Management Defining 52

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Project management is no different. The Project Management Institute (PMI) is a nonprofit organization for those working in project management across the globe. As an organization, it offers training and certification in project management, and it reports regularly on industry trends. A History of PMI.

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PMI Technical Review Certification Software Review 279

Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Risk issues that can be identified early in the program, which will potentially impact the program later, termed Known Unknowns and can be alleviated with good risk management. Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003.

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Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 38

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. Making these decisions in the presence Uncertainty ?

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Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 35

Epicflow Blog

MARCH 30, 2021

What are the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for the aerospace and Defense realms? The US Defense 2021 Budget . In terms of establishing the year’s budget, we can see the same trend as most European countries have in 2021 – reducing budgets for Defense by several percentage points.

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2021 Artificial Inteligence 2026 Technical Review 83

LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 24, 2017

While engineers learn a lot of valuable skills in school, project management isn’t always one of them. If you’re an engineer looking to grow your project management skillset, you’re in the right place. Further Reading: 5 Reasons Engineers Need to Learn Project Management Skills]. Critical Chain by Dr. Eliyahu M.

Manufacturing 112

Manufacturing Engineering Aerospace Critical Chain 112

Binfire

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

What is the best project management software for your team and your project? Is there a project management app that fits everybody’s requirements? The short answer is no, depending on industry, team size, project complexity, team’s experience and team size the requirements for project management software change.

Software Review 119

Software Review Software Aerospace Development Team Review 119

International Institute for Learning

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In the past 40-50 years, there has been a great deal of literature published discussing the pros and cons of matrix management as well as step-by-step instructions on how to make it work well. The new methodologies have forced us to revisit the challenges with some established project management practices such as matrix management.

Technical Review 59

Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Aerospace Executing 59

Scoro

APRIL 11, 2022

A good project management software will allow teams to organize and allocate tasks, track goals and possibly manage finances all in one workspace. Notion is a project management software that helps teams collaborate in effective work from different places worldwide. Here are 20 Notion alternatives for work management: 1.

Finance 52

Finance Software Review Monitoring Aerospace 52

Wrike

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Need up-to-date facts and figures for a project management report, article, or infographic? Browse this collection of project management statistics collected from studies and reports from the past five years. Benefits of Project Management. —1A. Project Management Methodologies. —1B. Project Management Best Practices. —1C.

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2015 Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 60

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 16, 2018

This ignores the principles of predictive analytics, and the direct management actions taken to produce outcomes from those analytical models found everywhere from project management to grocery store management and the model-based systems engineering. In ISO 15288 this is the role of the Risk Management Processes.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 11, 2016

I work in the Software Intensive System of Systems domains in Aerospace, Defense, Enterprise IT (both commercial and government) applying Agile, Earned Value Management, Productive Statistical Estimating (both parametric and Monte Carlo), Risk Management, and Root Cause Analysis with a variety of capabilities.

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Performance Measurement Aerospace 2006 Estimate 28

The IIL Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Senior Executive Director for Project Management, IIL. So, why shouldn’t we do the same thing for project managers? This could be significantly more important to a worker or project manager than a simple handshake. Years ago, many aerospace and defense industry projects were managed using war rooms.

Software Review 92

Software Review Innovation Aerospace Governance 92

Herding Cats

AUGUST 12, 2016

Unrealistic Cost and Schedule estimates based on inadequate risk adjusted growth models. Inadequate accessment of risk and unmitigated exposure to these risks with proper handling plans. So what's the summary so far: All project work is probabilistic, driven by the underlying uncertainty of many processes. .

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Estimate 2003 Aerospace 28

Epicflow Blog

MARCH 22, 2024

This article is inspired by the webinar featuring Epicflow co-founder Jan Willem Tromp and professor Mario Vanhoucke based on his latest book “The Illusion of Control: Project Data, Computer Algorithms and Human Intuition for Project Management and Control”.

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Risk Management Controlling Risk Aerospace 52

Herding Cats

MARCH 4, 2017

Let's say you're the project or program manager of a large complex system. The uncertainty is always there, it doesn't go away with specific actions in specific domains, or with the use of any tools, processes, or practices. Are we being effective with our budget - that is are we earning our budget. Abstracted from [3].

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2010 2007 Estimate Aerospace 28

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. With what appears to be NO understanding of how to estimate, this author ignores the processes used in developing products or services in the presence of uncertainty.

Estimate 42

Estimate Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 42

Herding Cats

JANUARY 23, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. Adaptability is of little use if you don't know the boundaries of the technology, processes, and uncertainties of the problem. There was a banner campaign to get the message across.

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Estimate Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 37

Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

One of our clients, a retired USAF Col Program Manager at an NNSA Weapons Testing Site has a statement that is applicable here: If you lack academic basis and validated experience, your advice is simply unsubstantiated opinion without any basis in fact or principle. Flint, School of Management, Working Paper Series, September 2005.”.

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Estimate Software Review Software 2012 40

Epicflow Blog

APRIL 15, 2022

Aircraft engineering is a complex and constantly developing sector of aerospace and defense, where experts from various areas of technical expertise are involved. At the same time, it’s impacted by present-day trends and challenges of the aerospace and defense domain. . What actions should be taken to mitigate the risks?

Engineering 52

Engineering Aerospace Technical Review Critical Chain 52

Epicflow Blog

MAY 30, 2023

Each critical success factor is measured by corresponding KPIs that help a project manager keep control of them. The latter are the standards that are used to assess a project upon its completion – whether it has met the requirements and expectations of stakeholders, clients, and senior management.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Software Review Aerospace 2010 52