The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Activity An activity is the actual, specific task that must be performed in a project, i.e., the tactical level of work. Agile A flexible and dynamic approach to project management that allows for iterative updates during defined time blocks, which allows for incremental value. Agile team A cross-functional group of individuals (e.g.,

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 24, 2019

That includes action plans , internal controls, OKRs , performance measurements and corporate disclosures. How Does Corporate Governance Impact a Project’s Definition of Success? There are issues, of course, especially when working within an agile environment where being able to move quickly and pivot is essential.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 30, 2019

Agile software development is framed by a manifesto , a set of 12 principles, several methods. The customer is accountable for knowing what Done Looks Like (in Unity of measure meaningful to their domain). Anything less results in systems not worth having or fail to function or perform. [3],

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Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Project Performance Management (#PPM). Agile Project Management (#APM). Technical Performance Measures (#TPM). Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Management (#CSTPM). Agile Software Development (#ASD). Integrating Agile and Earned Value Management (#AEVM). Project Performance Management.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 15, 2018

Be Clear on Requirements and Confirm Performance Criteria. Requirements matched to agreed performance measurement criteria are a pair (or the same thing stated twice). Best practice can often be applied as a single journey from objective’s definition to result’s delivery, or at most via a phased approach.

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The Strategic Project Manager

APRIL 22, 2022

Change management is by definition in the domain of implementation, so in that sense it is not strategic. Make sure people are doing what needs to be done to elevate performance, measure along the way, and make room for celebration of progress. I recommend these strategy resources (paid link): —————————————-.

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International Institute for Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2022

First, the definition of a project, as stated in PMI ® ’s PMBOK ® Guide, is: Project: A temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service. Because of the uniqueness characteristic of a project, it may be difficult to get people to agree on the definition of a project for comparison purposes.

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Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 7, 2024

Instilling project management practices, especially the Agile framework , contributes to the business agility capabilities of the organization. Organizational changes should empower business value creation through business agility. Customer value or the desired outcomes are established at the start of projects.

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ProProfs Project Management

JANUARY 21, 2020

Agile projects usually do not have set or fixed scope, making this method extremely adaptive to changes proposed by clients. . Performance Measurement Baseline. This creates a point of comparison of all the other baselines to evaluate project performance. Assumption. Optimistic Duration.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Project management practitioners are looking for new lean and agile project management tools to support their day-to-day work and often seek them outside the tools that their organisations offer them. In other words, the market is confusing: Stick with what you know but host it in the cloud, or move to a new digital offering?

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LiquidPlanner

MAY 9, 2017

Keep checking in with them and seeing if their definition of success has changed. People hold up Earned Value as the way to go for the ultimate in performance tracking, but it’s overkill for most projects. Then track your actual performance. Measure the difference between where you thought you’d be and where you actually are.

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Herding Cats

JULY 17, 2017

There are several partitions of this information that are common in building the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB). In Agile the Product Roadmap and Release Plan are the basis of the PMB. The generic definition of an estimate is straight forward, simple minded, and correct. A better definition is .

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Herding Cats

JUNE 19, 2017

The Cone of Uncertainty as a Technical Performance Measure. The Cone of Uncertainty as a Technical Performance Measure. Technical Performance Measures are one of four measures describing how a project is making progress to plan. Measure of Effectiveness. Measure of Performance.

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Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2019

On the other hand, it’s quite difficult to retain all the definitions in memory and a good PM dictionary would be a lifesaver. . It contains all the details about the tasks a project team has to perform. . is initial data for your project performance measurement necessary for the start. Cost Performance Measurements .

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Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2019

On the other hand, it’s quite difficult to retain all the definitions in memory and a good PM dictionary would be a lifesaver. . It contains all the details about the tasks a project team has to perform. . is initial data for your project performance measurement necessary for the start. Cost Performance Measurements .

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MPUG

JUNE 1, 2022

Especially when they released the Sixth Edition, giving this agile guide. And they say, well, you know, if all else fails, you could try this agile guide as well. Within the guide, each performance domain, if you’re reading through it has an introduction with an overview definition of terms that they’re using.

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 27, 2017

The audit, surveillance, performance reporting, measurement are at the core of all business processes. Agile development works best when there is a trust but verify paradigm. I strongly believe that "agile transformations are not about transforming IT, they are about transforming organizations". Related articles.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 30, 2019

Extensibility requires measures of effectiveness and measures of performance be defined BEFORE any work starts. If they're using Agile every 2 to 3 weeks. What are the Measures of Effectiveness for each Capabilities to meet the business and technical goals. Measures of Physical Percent Complete.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

In our agile software development world, AHP is rarely found. Mathematically, the value equals performance over cost plus time. The risks related to performance, cost, and time must also be considered. The relative measures of these values are Ordinal numbers. This is one role for Story Points in agile development.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 22, 2017

Here's a simple definition of the Cone of Uncertainty: . The Measure that is modeled in the Cone the variable is the Quantitative basis of a control process that establishes the goal for the performance measure. This is a closed loop control system for managing the program with a T echnical Performance Measure (TPM).

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Here's a simple definition of the Cone of Uncertainty: . The Cone of Uncertainty describes the evolution of the measure of uncertainty during a project. The Measures that are modeled in the Cone of Uncertainty are the Quantitative basis of a control process that establishes the goal for the performance measures.

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Herding Cats

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Definitive Descriptions of System Deliverables. Top Four Sources of Unfavorable Program Performance. Be it traditional or agile, or anything in between. So let's look at the principles, processes, and practices that will be in the White paper when it is complete. Risk-Adjusted Plans.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 17, 2017

Here's a simple definition of the Cone of Uncertainty: . The Measure that is modeled in the Cone the variable is the Quantitative basis of a control process that establishes the goal for the performance measure. This is a closed loop control system for managing the program with a T echnical Performance Measure (TPM).

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

In the project domain, an estimate is a calculated approximation of some desired measurement. This is usually a cost, a completion date, a performance measure used in a closed loop control system to keep the project GREEN while delivering the needed Capabilities to produce the Value for the customer at the needed time for the needed cost.

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Herding Cats

JUNE 7, 2018

So when you hear an agile purest talking about the I in Invest, ask is there is any business process loops, interdependencies between systems compoenents, externalities. Cohesion is the measure of how well module fits together. This might be the actual definition of Independent fro the User Story.

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Herding Cats

JUNE 7, 2018

So when you hear an agile purest talking about the I in Invest, ask is there is any business process loops, interdependencies between systems compoenents, externalities. Cohesion is the measure of how well module fits together. This might be the actual definition of Independent fro the User Story.

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Workamajig

JANUARY 11, 2021

Agile: A project management methodology that focuses on delivering work in an iterative fashion. The agile approach is usually used in software projects where the scope is not always known and adaptability is prioritized. All work is divided into short bursts called "sprints". Allocation: Another term for Resource Allocation.

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