Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

Our perception of this world - the data and information we receive about these behaviors. This is the motivation for short work intervals found in agile development. . This assumption can be from the lack of data - an ontological uncertainty. Our knowledge of this world - the planned and actual behaviors of the project.

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Planio

JUNE 8, 2022

They’re often expected to help establish software engineering tools, standards, and processes like code reviews and testing strategies. If you can’t walk the walk with your development team, they’re going to reject your suggestions. They’re comfortable making data-driven decisions. How software systems are architected.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 5, 2018

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 ? Little [8] makes the claim that agile methods don't follow the Cone - that is the uncertainty doesn't reduce as the project proceeds.

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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

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. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. Software Engineering Institute, January 1996. De Meyer, C.

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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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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 5, 2018

I work in a domain where engineered systems are developed for complex software-intensive system of systems. These systems are engineered with a variety of development methods. Ranging from traditional to agile and combinations in between. These systems are developed for external and internal customers.

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 1, 2018

We're writing two chapters in an upcoming Project Management Book, with a working title, The Gower Handbook of Project Performance for Agile, Waterfall and Everything in Between , edited by Mark Phillips. 504, Center for Systems and Software Engineering, University of Southern California, 2012. So here's the outcome.

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Herding Cats

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Seems there is still some confusion (intentional or accidental) about the Cone of Uncertainty and its purpose and its use in software development. The Cone does NOT need data to validate the principle of reducing unc as the program progresses. That is an Immutable Principle of good project management. This letter states.

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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. Evidence is data used to conclude something. All for the want of a nail.

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Epicflow Blog

MAY 14, 2019

Actually caring about the needs of your sponsor,” says Alberto Pérez Veiga , an IT Engineer at NATO Communications and Information Agency. Learning from historical data is a good way to improve performance. Donato Piccinno , a Project Manager at DXC Technology, advises to “measure and improve clarity, unity and agility.

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MPUG

MAY 6, 2021

I actually got my degree in software engineering and moved up into project management like a lot of us did back in the day. Individual contributor team, lead section, lead project manager, program manager, director of engineering. Just because you can get the data doesn’t mean you should do something with the data.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 13, 2018

This is the same paradigm of Agile software development where responding to change over following the plan is part of the original manifesto. If you google "Real Options software development" or "real options ICT" you'll find these and many dozens more. Where there is a public link, it's included. 744-758. "A

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 27, 2017

Although I understand measuring productivity could work well for repeatable activities, it's hard to believe it works well for abstract and, ultimately, non-repeatable tasks like software development. We engineers should always keep in mind that software development is usually one part of many others inside the company.

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MPUG

MAY 14, 2021

By education and training, I’m actually a software developer. I got junior software engineers, software engineers, senior software engineers. I know I’m going to have a senior software engineer and I want him working on these tasks [inaudible 00:12:15] who that is.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 14, 2018

There's a popular phrase in some parts of the agile community that goes like this. Software development is a Value Creaton activity, but Value cannot be determined unless we know the cost to produce that value and when that value will be available for use by those who of paid for that Value. Microeconomics .

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

I work in a domain where engineered systems are developed for complex software-intensive system of systems. These systems are engineered with a variety of development methods. Ranging from traditional to agile and combinations in between. These systems are developed for external and internal customers.

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Leading Agile

MAY 25, 2023

In Agile, you only get the full benefits of Scrum and SAFe when certain conditions are met in the organization. People will often break the methodology or the framework instead of changing the org design and sacrificing their ability to be truly Agile. The Preconditions for Agile Hey everybody, welcome to our little video recording.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

There are dozens of high-quality academic works to draw from, there are dozens of academic journals dedicated to (agile) software development (ASD) and change management. I quickly found hundreds of academic papers that investigated Scrum and Agile teams. So where do you find it? That is great!

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 18, 2023

Even if a team is driven by value, agility is compromised when validation and value realization take excessively long. While Agile embodies a mindset defined by specific values and principles, it isn't tied to any particular framework or practice. The key takeaway? How do we reconcile our aspirations with the current reality?

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Wrike was launched in 2006 by founder and software developer Andrew Filev. Wrike also provides templates for various industries, e.g., marketing and software engineering , and different project management methodologies like Agile and others. . The software works with a five-pronged security plan: .

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 12, 2022

That’s obviously geared to certified professionals, but with potential topics ranging from agile, DevOps and hybrid approaches to new project management tools and solutions the conference should have something for everyone tasked with managing projects. Agile & Beyond. Agile is not new. Agile 2022. When: May 24-25.

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MPUG

MAY 29, 2023

Jira is one of the most popular tools for agile project management used by over 65,000 companies in nearly 200 countries. The chances that you’ll encounter Jira if you manage projects that involve software engineers are high. Why Jira is popular for agile development 2. Learning Objectives: 1. RSVP today !

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Drawing Unsupported Conclusions from Incomplete and Inconclusive Data, it is not only natural but also laudable, to seek evidence that confirms something that we hold to be true. This is the domain of Microeconomics and when applied to software development it is the microeconomics of software development.

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Herding Cats

MAY 8, 2016

Uncertainty of course is present in all software development work both reducible and irreducible uncertainty. Before listening to any conjecture that estimates aren't needed to make decisions in the presence of Uncertainty for software development, please read these books. What are we looking for? Reading Materials.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 22, 2017

Barry Boehm's work in “Software Engineering Economics”. This is the paradigm of the Cone of Uncertainty - it's a planned development compliance engineering tool, not an after the fact data collection tool. 4] Defense Acquisition Guide , Chapter 4, Systems Engineering , 15 May 2013. [5] Prentice-Hall, 1981.

Technical Review 28

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 17, 2017

Barry Boehm's work in “Software Engineering Economics”. This is the paradigm of the Cone of Uncertainty - it's a planned development compliance engineering tool, not an after the fact data collection tool. 4] Defense Acquisition Guide , Chapter 4, Systems Engineering , 15 May 2013. [5] Prentice-Hall, 1981.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Barry Boehm's work in “Software Engineering Economics”. This is the paradigm of the Cone of Uncertainty - it's a planned development compliance engineering tool, not an after the fact data collection tool. 4] Defense Acquisition Guide , Chapter 4, Systems Engineering , 15 May 2013. [5] Prentice-Hall, 1981.

Technical Review 28

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Herding Cats

JUNE 19, 2017

The Cone of Uncertainty is a framing assumption used to model the needed reduction in some parameter of interest in domains ranging from software development to hurricane forecasting. Of late, Cone of Uncertainty has become the mantra of No Estimates advocates claiming that data is needed BEFORE the Cone is of any use.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

If we look at the discipline of software engineering, we see that the microeconomics branch of economics deals more with the types of decisions we need to make as software engineers or managers. Software engineering economics." IEEE Transactions of Software Engineering, 1 (1984): 4-21.

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Leading Agile

JUNE 27, 2018

The scholars then returned to the university, notebooks crammed with data, where the task of writing the report was left to the team leader. ” Their results are then “adapt[ed] to engineering context” so they can be applied in the “concrete problem domain.” And how could they have known better?

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Herding Cats

JUNE 12, 2018

Yes, this is the basis of any closed loop control system from keeping the room temperature at a specific setting, to the speed control on your car, to managing software development projects in the presence of uncertainty. The author then claims he has more data coming. Principle #3 - Believe the Data, Not The Estimates .

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Software development is (generally speaking) very complex. Scrum/Agile) are more suitable to deal with complex problems because they are more attuned to our cognitive abilities. Why our brain is not built for software engineering. Cognitive paradigms, applied to Scrum / Agile.

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Herding Cats

JUNE 12, 2018

Yes, this is the basis of any closed loop control system from keeping the room temperature for a specific setting, to the speed control on your car, to managing software development projects in the presence of uncertainty, using any software method you choose. The author then claims he has more data coming.

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Wrike

APRIL 5, 2021

Software development has changed radically in recent years, so why are our processes still the same? Release management is a modern solution to the unique challenges software engineers and project managers face today. This software project management method covers everything from ideation to release. Rely on data.

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PM Basics

JULY 1, 2020

The IT industry is ahead of the world in the adoption of Agile Frameworks. When you are aiming for the IT sector you must know SDLC: Software Development Life Cycle and Project Management. And soon, you’ll learn that SDLC demands the knowledge of the Agile Frameworks. Agile Frameworks is a Must. Be Proactive!

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PM Basics

MAY 16, 2022

TL;DR: The steps to becoming a software project manager. Develop technical proficiency. Learn agile methodologies. Develop your interview skills. That’s an overall approach that will make you a software project manager. You don’t work in one of the main niches: Software Development. Telecommunication.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

This Does Not Scale - If there are software development projects that can be executed without knowing how much it will cost in the end (an open ended spend plan), or projects where the budget is capped (a Not To Exceed Number) and we don't really need to know the upper bound of the features to be delivered, how large can this notion scale?

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