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. Related articles.

Performance Measurement 28

Performance Measurement Aerospace 2006 Estimate 28

Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

Here are my collected works, presentations, briefings, journal papers, articles, white papers, and essays, used to increase the Probability of Project Success (PoPS) I've developed and applied over my career in the software-intensive system of systems domain. Project Performance Management. Technical Performance Measures.

2003 54

2003 2011 2008 Performance Measurement 54

Herding Cats

APRIL 29, 2017

What is an estimate? An estimate as a noun is an approximate calculation or judgment of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something. An estimate as a verb is to roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of. But those estimates, nouns, and verbs themselves's have other attributes.

Estimate 46

Estimate Risk Management Risk SCRUM 46

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 28, 2016

In a recent Blog post titled Precision it is suggested Precision (or the implication thereof) is perhaps the root problem of most, if not all dysfunction related to estimation. . Estimates have precision and accuracy, but the reason for these unfavorable outcomes is not stated in the post. Yes, projects have uncertainty.

Estimate 28

Estimate Performance Measurement Information Technology Risk Management 28

Herding Cats

AUGUST 27, 2017

There's a recent post titled Four Fallacious Reasons to Estimate. It lists the usual suspects for why those spending the money think they don't have to estimate how much they plan to spend when they'll be done producing the value they've been assigned to produce for that expenditure. Let's look at each one in more detail.

Estimate 46

Estimate Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 46

ProProfs Project Management

MARCH 18, 2020

The activities are then sequenced, and the duration required for each activity is estimated. Cost : A cost management strategy is first made, after which the cost for each work package is estimated. The estimates are then summed up, and some reserves are added to it to create the project budget. Plan Cost Management .

Process 99

Process Project Life Cycle Development Team Review Risk Management 99

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Like nearly every observed problem, there is some underlying cause and Root Cause Analysis is the first step in assessing this undesirable condition to determine if it is correctable or preventable. Any successful technical communication needs to have: Measures of Effectiveness. Measures of Performance.

Process 56

Process Estimate Engineering Performance Measurement 56

MPUG

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In this article, we are going to explore Earned Value Management (EVM), a widely used traditional management technique, but we are going to look at it within the context of an Agile domain. At the start of each iteration, he may be unsure about the applicability of earned value analysis, measurement, and management within Agile.

Underperforming Technical Team 59

Underperforming Technical Team Agile Performance Measurement PMI 59

Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 7, 2024

Analysis tools such as PESTLE and SWOT are also available in a PM’s toolkit to assess both internal and external project environments. This involves defining product requirements, conducting market analysis, managing product life cycles, and prioritizing features to maximize customer satisfaction and competitive advantage.

Governance 52

Governance Government Technical Review Sustainability 52

Workamajig

JUNE 11, 2019

This article looks at the 11 most important project management KPIs you need to track and why. Peter Drucker may have said it half a century ago, but the old adage still rings true: “If you can measure it, you can improve it.”. Measuring and monitoring project management metrics fills this gap.

Estimate 93

Estimate Budget Infrastructure Performance Measurement 93

Herding Cats

MARCH 5, 2017

Do those capabilities meet the Measures of Performance that characterize physical or functional attributes relating to the system operation, measured or estimated under specific conditions? These are attributes to assure the system has the capability and capacity to perform. Related articles.

Software Review 28

Software Review Technical Review Performance Measurement Estimate 28

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

risks that may prevent the end item from performing as intended or not meeting performance expectations. Measures of Effectiveness, Measures of Performance, Technical Performance Measures, and Key Performance Parameters describe the measures of these expectations. Related articles.

Risk 39

Risk Technical Review 2009 2010 39

Herding Cats

JULY 24, 2017

The paper on the Cone of Uncertainty is used by many in the No Estimates community as an example of why estimates are of little use. In this paper, there is data that does not follow the Cone of Uncertainty, in that the uncertainty of the estimates does not reduce as the project proceeds. Then there is some analysis.

2007 42

2007 2012 2006 2008 42

Herding Cats

JANUARY 5, 2017

These charts are an extract from the book Performance-Based Project Management: Increasing the Probability of Project Success and the abstracted training materials Handbook. Related articles. How to Avoid the "Yesterday's Weather" Estimating Problem. Doing the Math. Hope is not a Strategy. Complex, Complexity, Complicated.

Estimate 81

Estimate Closing Controlling Defining 81

Herding Cats

AUGUST 12, 2016

Here's an article, recently referenced by a #NoEstimates twitter post. The headline is deceiving, the article DOES NOT suggest we don't need deadline, but that deadlines without credible assessment of their credibility are the source of many problems on large program. There is no ideal in the estimating business.

2003 28

2003 Technical Review Estimate Aerospace 28

Herding Cats

JANUARY 22, 2017

The Cone is a project management framework describing the uncertainty aspects of estimates (cost and schedule) and other project attributes (cost, schedule, and technical performance parameters). 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

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Measures of Performance - are performance measures that characterize physical or functional attributes relating to the system operation, measured or estimated under specific conditions. Measures of Performance. The Technical Performance Measures. Related articles.

2005 37

2005 Performance Measurement Closing Controlling 37

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

The Cone is a project management framework describing the uncertainty aspects of estimates (cost and schedule) and other project attributes (cost, schedule, and technical performance parameters). Estimates are needed but are subject to large level of uncertainty. There can be cost and schedule performance measures as well.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Estimate 2005 Software Review 28

Herding Cats

JANUARY 17, 2017

The Cone is a project management framework describing the uncertainty aspects of estimates (cost and schedule) and other project attributes (cost, schedule, and technical performance parameters). 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

MPUG

JUNE 1, 2022

In addition to that, as well as the PMI standards plus to lead the way for the immediate processes, the techniques when it comes to things like estimating or requirements management and things along those lines. I remember that. They had a stakeholder section before. They got resources. They had that as a knowledge area. Not really.

PMI 59

PMI Software Review Estimate Risk Management 59

Herding Cats

MARCH 4, 2017

This is an immutable principle that impacts planning, execution, performance measures, decision making, risk, budgeting, and overall business and technical management of the project and the business funding the project no matter the domain, context, technology or any methods. All project work operates in the presence of uncertainty.

2010 28

2010 2007 Estimate Aerospace 28

Herding Cats

MARCH 31, 2017

Related articles. Estimating Processes in Support of Economic Analysis. There, now we've got Principles, Processes, and Practices all connected. Two Books in the Spectrum of Software Development. We've Been Doing This for 20 Years. Applying the Right Ideas to the Wrong Problem. Managing in Presence of Uncertainty.

Process 53

Process Engineering Software Developers Software Development 53

Herding Cats

JANUARY 14, 2017

The Cone is a project management framework describing the uncertainty aspects of estimates or any other project attribute (in this post, cost, schedule, and technical performance parameters). This is a closed loop control system for managing the program with a T echnical Performance Measure (TPM). Related articles.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management 28

Herding Cats

AUGUST 5, 2017

What are the “units of measure” for this increasing maturity? The answers to each of these questions require making estimates in the presence of uncertainty. No Point Estimate of Cost or Duration can be Correct. A common distribution of probabilistic estimates for cost and schedule random variables is the Triangle Distribution.

Risk Management 42

Risk Management Risk Estimate Underperforming Technical Team 42

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 5, 2017

And to make those risk-informed decisions in the presence of reducible and irreducible uncertainty we need to ESTIMATE. Top Four Sources of Unfavorable Program Performance. Unrealistic Performance Expectations. Unrealistic Cost and Schedule Estimates. Impacts of Risk on Program Performance. Related articles.

Aerospace 37

Aerospace Estimate Governance Government 37

Herding Cats

JUNE 4, 2017

The test of the hypothesis for projects are the Measures of Effectiveness, Measures of Performance, Key Performance Parameters, and techTechnicalformance Measures used to assess progress to plan for the project. Estimating how much is the starting point. Estimating is part of risk management.

Estimate 39

Estimate Risk Management Risk Engineering 39

Herding Cats

APRIL 5, 2016

In our domain this is the Performance Measurement Baseline, which is a time-phased budget plan for accomplishing work against which contract performance is measured. But margin, management reserve, analysis of alternative is standard project management process of dealing with the indeterminate elements of projects.

Software Developers 28

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Software 28

Wrike

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Need up-to-date facts and figures for a project management report, article, or infographic? Estimated Project-Oriented Job Openings 2010-2020: . Top 5 PPM Functions: Portfolio tracking & performance monitoring – 75%. Portfolio analysis, project selection, & prioritization – 65%. Inadequate cost estimates – 29%.

2015 60

2015 Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 60

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Supporting artifacts such as the WBS, WBS Dictionary, Basis of Estimates (BOE), and the Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP) are available to help define the scope of the work to be performed and especially the entrance and exit criteria for key program Events. Developed - Created through analysis and documented.

Planning 42

Planning Software Review Governance Government 42

Herding Cats

JUNE 12, 2017

Principles and Practices of Performance-Based Project Management® from Glen Alleman. Related articles. Information Technology Estimating Quality. Applying the Right Ideas to the Wrong Problem. Capabilities Based Planning.

Information Technology 34

Information Technology Estimate Engineering Innovation 34