Herding Cats

OCTOBER 25, 2018

At the program level and above, the choice of a people focus or a process focus is not between two competing paradigms. People are the raw material for teams, for not only Agile Program Management teams, but for almost every human based endeavor. This is obvious but many times lost when discussing agile processes.

Process 59

Process 2002 Underperforming Technical Team 2001 59

Wrike

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The primary output of a schedule management plan is the project schedule , an essential component of a comprehensive project plan. A thorough schedule management plan is essential for project progress and success. . However, even after careful planning and scheduling, projects can deviate from the plan.

Planning 68

Planning Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Performance Measurement 68

Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

Managment Processes. Capabilities Based Planning. Capabilities Based Planning (V2). Deliverables Based Planning. Integrated Master Plan: The Foundation of Program Success , College of Performance Management, May 21, 2014. The Nine "I's" of Program Success ," College of Performance Management.

2003 54

2003 2011 2008 Performance Measurement 54

The Strategic Project Manager

MARCH 11, 2024

It helps in strategic planning by highlighting opportunities for creating a “blue ocean” of uncontested market space, where competition is irrelevant or minimal. Identify areas where your company is performing well compared to competitors and areas where there is room for improvement. Value: Moderate.

Technical Review 105

Technical Review Innovation Sustainability Retail 105

ProjectManager.com

APRIL 24, 2019

Corporate governance is a system of rules, practices and processes that are used by a corporation to direct and control its actions. That includes action plans , internal controls, OKRs , performance measurements and corporate disclosures. What Is Corporate Governance? Roles in Corporate Governance.

Governance 268

Governance Government Influencer Executing 268

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. There is No Such Thing as Free.

Performance Measurement 28

Performance Measurement Aerospace 2006 Estimate 28

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Management Processes (#MP). Project Performance Management (#PPM). Planning and Scheduling (#PS). Agile Project Management (#APM). Technical Performance Measures (#TPM). Integrated Master Plan and Master Schedule (#IMPIMS). Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Management (#CSTPM).

Technical Review 42

Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Governance 42

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 29, 2017

A popular quote in the agile community is Wilo's Law. To make some conjecture that some process will fix the problem - Estimates are the smell of dysfunction and NOT Estimating will fix that dysfunction - is naive at best and willfully ignorant of Root Cause Analysis at worse. Measures of Performance.

Process 56

Process Estimate Engineering Performance Measurement 56

Herding Cats

MARCH 31, 2017

Practices and Process are Fads. A Process is a series of steps and decisions involved in the way work is completed. Here's my version in the form of questions that when answered form the foundation for the Practices and Processes. What does Done look like in units of measure meaningful to the decision makers?

Process 53

Process Engineering Software Developers Software Development 53

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

In the last decade, we have realized that we cannot plan all up front in a linear process to develop software. We are solving complex problems, which require us to use an empirical process, lean UX practices, and a supporting technology platform that allows us to build, measure, learn and apply the learning in a repeatable fashion.

Lean 126

Lean Performance Measurement Innovation Software 126

Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 18, 2024

We will explore how the project management control process and systems are the backbone of project success, providing structure, oversight, and direction to ensure that projects are executed and aligned with organizational goals and values.

Governance 52

Governance Government Risk Management 2015 52

Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 7, 2024

In the constantly changing field of project management, it is essential to know and be familiar with the system for value delivery - it is a necessary part of your strategic planning and business success. With the fast pace of business, the system for value delivery can seem overwhelming.

Governance 52

Governance Government Technical Review Sustainability 52

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). The results include system-level qualities, properties, characteristics, functions, behavior, and performance.

Software Developers 39

Software Developers Software Development Agile Software 39

Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 15, 2018

Long ago I found being delegated to was often a confusing process. Be Clear on Requirements and Confirm Performance Criteria. Requirements matched to agreed performance measurement criteria are a pair (or the same thing stated twice). Explain the in-process tests that confirm each action is correct. Simon Harris.

Prince2 265

Prince2 Technical Review Closing Defining 265

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 1, 2016

For software, this can be value produced (assuming we have a unit of measure for that value in the for of effectiveness, performance, key performance parameters, or technical performance measures ). DP6Jw is an overview of this process. The plan can be the temperature of the room. https://goo.gl/DP6Jw

Closing 28

Closing Estimate Controlling Process 28

Wrike

AUGUST 25, 2023

By creating a continuous feedback loop, performance management enables organizations to identify and address performance gaps, foster employee development, and drive overall business success. It goes beyond the traditional annual performance reviews and focuses on continuous improvement and development.

Technical Review 36

Technical Review Performance Measurement Software Review Defining 36

International Institute for Learning

JANUARY 4, 2023

At work, it is a multilateral process between an employee, their manager, and team members. We also need to develop contingencies because life events do not always go according to plan. Being flexible creates goodwill in the process. Kanban boards are increasingly used to manage the flow of work on agile teams.

Transportation 52

Transportation PMI 2016 Certification 52

ProProfs Project Management

JANUARY 21, 2020

You winged the entire project execution process, and now the theory of it all is taking a toll on you. . Agile projects usually do not have set or fixed scope, making this method extremely adaptive to changes proposed by clients. . This criterion is used as a basis for project monitoring and evaluating processes. Assumption.

Underperforming Technical Team 111

Underperforming Technical Team Estimate Risk Management Defining 111

Herding Cats

MAY 12, 2018

This quote is typically the basis of proposing agile software development over traditional software development. But if the development work is a Project is a fixed period of performance, for a fixed (with margin) budget, and a fixed set of Capabilities, then the question is can agile be used to develop the software?

Agile 44

Agile Finance Software Developers Software Development 44

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 12, 2018

It's been said by an agile voice that. The original agile author's quote shows that systems engineering is missing from his development of software using Agile. Along with the Technical Performance Measures are three other measures needed to assess progress to plan and production of Value.

Engineering 32

Engineering Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management 32

International Institute for Learning

JUNE 28, 2022

At work, it is a multilateral process between an employee and their manager and team members. We also need to develop contingencies because life events do not always go according to plan. Being flexible creates goodwill in the process. Kanban boards are increasingly used to manage the flow of work on agile teams.

Transportation 59

Transportation PMI 2016 Certification 59

The Strategic Project Manager

APRIL 22, 2022

If it is a forced change based upon some condition changing disruptively, then the best antidote to the pain is the hope of seeing it through the process to the next step. If planning, vision, and the adoption of a truly good Transformative Idea was undertaken, then the New Status Quo should be better than the old.

Underperforming Technical Team 98

Underperforming Technical Team Leadership Performance Measurement Executing 98

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. The implementation strategy requires having a plan with the final objectives defined. Implementation Issues.

Software Review 150

Software Review Software Technical Review PMI 150

Herding Cats

AUGUST 12, 2017

Key Performance Parameters (KPP) – Represent the capabilities and characteristics so significant that failure to meet them can be cause for reevaluation, reassessing, or termination of the program. KPPs have a threshold or objective value that characterize the major drivers of performance that are considered Critical to Customer (CTC).

Performance Measurement 39

Performance Measurement Estimate Risk Defining 39

Wrike

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

In today’s competitive business environment, it is crucial for organizations to effectively evaluate their employees’ performance. A powerful tool that can assist in this process is the Performance Matrix. Emphasize the benefits of using the Performance Matrix.

Underperforming Technical Team 36

Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Performance Measurement Software Review 36

Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2019

is a process of detecting risks related to the time allowances for activities in particular or a project in general, with the width of estimates range indicating a respective level of risk. is the description of all activities planned for completing a project. is a state of resource allocation performed by a project manager.

Software Review 45

Software Review Project Life Cycle Estimate Technical Review 45

Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2019

is a process of detecting risks related to the time allowances for activities in particular or a project in general, with the width of estimates range indicating a respective level of risk. is the description of all activities planned for completing a project. is a state of resource allocation performed by a project manager.

Software Review 40

Software Review Project Life Cycle Estimate Technical Review 40

Herding Cats

MARCH 5, 2017

The common definition of the Definition of Done in agile software development is (mostly from the Scrum Alliance and other official Scrum sites): A simple list of activities (coding, comments, unit testing, integration, release notes, design documents, etc.) These Measures have Little meaning to the Decision Makers. And many more.

Software Review 28

Software Review Technical Review Performance Measurement Estimate 28

Wrike

JULY 1, 2020

In fact, HR professionals are increasingly adopting project management tools to improve their processes and workflows. . While HR professionals may not be used to planning and managing formal projects, many of the activities they complete are, in fact, projects. . Planning of retreats and kick-offs . A resource management plan.

Underperforming Technical Team 36

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Performance Measurement Executing 36

Herding Cats

APRIL 30, 2019

This approach is guided by the processes for Root Cause Analysis on Software Intensive System of Systems project I've worked. Hertz spent months planning the project. What did these plans look like? Were they based on the established planning processes for complex Software Intensive System of Systems? Assessment.

Software Review 41

Software Review Technical Review Engineering 2018 41

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 8, 2017

I work in a domain where the CoU is baked into the Integrated Program Performance Management (IPPM) processes flowed down from the buyer, in this case, the Federal Government. The CoU paradigm defines the needed reduction in uncertainty is some performance metric. This can be the confidence in the estimate for any variable.

Performance Measurement 35

Performance Measurement Technical Review 2017 2008 35

Herding Cats

JUNE 19, 2017

The Cone of Uncertainty as a Technical Performance Measure. Closed Loop Control, has a goal, an action, a measurement, and a corrective action. These activities, their releationships and values are defined in a PLAN for increasing the probability of success for the project. Measure of Effectiveness.

Technical Review 35

Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 35

Herding Cats

AUGUST 14, 2016

For some reason the notion if value is a big mystery in the agile community. Many blogs, tweets, books are spent of speaking about Value as the priority in agile software development. Without units of measure of Value beyond time and money, there can be not basis of comparison between one value based choice and another.

Performance Measurement 49

Performance Measurement Engineering Lean Software Developers 49

Wrike

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Agile Project Management. Having a knowledge transfer process in place boosts the chance of project success by over 20%. [6]. More than 90% of organizations perform some type of project postmortem or closeout retrospective. [9]. 19% say Agile techniques. Agile Project Management. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 69% to 45% ).

2015 60

2015 Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 60

International Institute for Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2022

All companies desire to remain competitive and continuously improve their project management performance by becoming more efficient and more effective in the execution of their project management processes. Step 3: Be able to analyze the business and project management processes of other companies/organizations.

Aerospace 59

Aerospace Underperforming Technical Team Governance Government 59

Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

These seemingly minor uncertainties can cumulatively impact performance and disrupt detailed planning. The article advocates for adaptive strategies and the use of buffers as protective measures against unpredictable organizational challenges. Both cases cause severe damage to the performance of the organization.

2016 52

2016 Monitoring Risk Management Healthcare 52

Herding Cats

JANUARY 22, 2017

Other uncertainties that create risk include: Unrealistic performance expectation with missing Measures of Effectiveness and Measures of Performance. Inadequate assessment of risks and unmitigated exposure to these risks with proper handling plans. The Cone is NOT the result of the project's past performance.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28