Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 26, 2024

Whether you are to enhance your project outcomes, streamline operations, or drive technological change, this article will provide you with the blueprint for success. For example, knowing the basics of software development can help in planning timelines and managing expectations, even if the project manager cannot code themselves.

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Herding Cats

DECEMBER 30, 2017

This assessment comes from research at the Institute for Defense Analyses (www.ida.org), where I sometimes work as a contractor in support of the Office of Secretary of Defense Performance Assessment and Root Cause Analysis. One notion in a governance paradigm is It's Not Your Money . Analytical Method for Cost and Schedule Analysis.

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ProProfs Project Management

JANUARY 9, 2020

This article focuses on introducing the most common project management methodologies that exist and eventually helping you choose the winning approach every time. Development or Implementation. Originally developed by Motorola, Six Sigma is a project management methodology that is primarily driven by data. Lean Six Sigma.

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MPUG

MAY 22, 2023

In the previous article, we discussed Key Concepts and Benefits of Citizen Development. In this article, we will be discussing the three different offerings provided by the Project Management Institute (PMI) for citizen development.

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Software Review PMI Certification Technical Review 40

Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

However, without proper organization and analysis, this data can be overwhelming and difficult to utilize effectively. By the end of this article, you will have a deep understanding of KPI Dashboards and be equipped to leverage your business data for optimal performance and growth.

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Project Pulse Journal

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

In this article, we provide step-by-step tactics for " Initiating a Project " the right way. Stakeholder Analysis : Consider the project's impact on various stakeholders and whether it meets their expectations or needs. PRINCE2 is widely used in the UK government. It is often used for project approval and securing funding.

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Wrike

APRIL 25, 2023

This article explains all you need to know about project charters: what they are and why you need them, essential elements every charter must contain, and different project charter templates to bring your project planning together. Mitigation strategies: The team develops mitigation strategies for each identified risk.

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PM Basics

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This article explores how you can identify stakeholders within your project. For example, government organizations or bodies that set standards related to your project. . For example, the lead engineer in your software development project or the top salesperson bringing in clients and cash hand-over-fist. Supporters.

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Project Pulse Journal

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

With these steps, effective and efficient project execution is within reach: Plan Analysis : Review your project plan meticulously. Plan Analysis To execute the Plan Analysis step, start by scrutinizing every detail of your project management plan. Encourage a culture where quality is everyone’s responsibility.

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MPUG

APRIL 15, 2022

Melanie: Jeff is currently the Lead Course Developer for Edwards Performance Solutions, as such he oversees the production and maintenance of courses on project management, systems engineering, software development, business process improvement, and cybersecurity. We have to go to something that allows for better adaptation.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

Hybrid–Agile Software Development Anti–Patterns, Risks, and Recommendations,” Paul E. McMahon, Cross Talk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering , July/August 2015, pp. Architecting Large Scale Agile Software Development: A Risk–Driven Approach,” Ipek Ozkaya, Michael Gagliardi, Robert L. 12, 2008. “A

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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

The Effectiveness of Risk Management: An Analysis of Project Risk Planning Across Industries and Countries,” Ofer Zwikael and Mark Ahn, Risk Analysis , Vol. Risk as Analysis and Risk as Feelings: Some Thoughts about Affect, Reason, Risk, and Rationality,” Paul Slovic, Melissa L. Risk Analysis and Management,” Lester B.

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MPUG

MAY 6, 2021

We are a consulting company in the DC Baltimore area that specializes in project and portfolio management for about 80% of our customers in the government space, the other 20 in the commercial space. I actually got my degree in software engineering and moved up into project management like a lot of us did back in the day.

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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. Risk Analysis and Management,” Lester B.

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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 ? A Probabilistic Method for Predicting Software Code Growth," Michael Ross, Journal of Cost Analysis and Parametrics 4:127-147, 2011. "10

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Herding Cats

APRIL 14, 2018

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. For software development, those scarce resources are people, time, and money. Microeconomics .

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Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2017

Governance principles provide guidance to institutionalize a process, including its continued assessment and evolution over time in support of the tangible system benefits. The core concept of Capabilities Based development is to focus on the delivery of value. This method involves a functional analysis of operational requirements.

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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

MARCH 19, 2017

But today I sat through an out brief from a government auditing agency on a $10B program and one of my colleagues made this statement. This is a serious mistake unless we have done the Root Cause Analysis of the observed problem. Some self-proclaimed thought leader pontificates on what is wrong with the software industry.

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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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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.

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Performance Measurement Aerospace 2006 Estimate 28

Workzone

JANUARY 5, 2021

If your company already uses Office 365 then it MS Project should fit right in with the rest of your software. For other Microsoft Project alternatives, check out this article. For more Wrike alternatives, check out this article. For more JIRA alternatives, check out this article. Pricing: $82.10/user/month. user/month.

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Leading Agile

AUGUST 19, 2020

We’re starting to see HBR articles written more than one. And so, from how we do governance and how we do project planning and how we do organizational structure, all those kinds of things, right, so there’s this big hop. Backlogs becomes governance. And the guys that sign that thing, they changed the world.

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 25, 2017

Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering provides an approach to making the decision about what's in the ConOps and its format based on some Systems Engineering analysis of criteria: Program risks - reducible and irreducible uncertainties that create these risks. Provide the basis for computation of system capacity.

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

And in this guide, I will share everything I have found out, in my longest article ever. This article is a companion to our earlier guide: ‘Project Management Qualification: Should I or Shouldn’t I?’ There are also certifications for Business Analysis, Program Management, and more advanced practitioners at levels 4 and 5.

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Herding Cats

JUNE 18, 2017

Related articles. Herding Cats: Risk Management for Agile Software Development Projects. Estimating Processes in Support of Economic Analysis. What's the Smell of Dysfunction? Root Cause of Project Failure. IT Risk Management. Making Decisions In The Presence of Uncertainty.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Shall I notify you about articles like this one? But as UX gains importance in software development, there is a growing need to incorporate it within the Scrum framework, which means integrating user testing and design into the Sprint flow. Example: Including a governance entity in the release process.)

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MPUG

MARCH 18, 2021

Jeff is currently the lead course developer for Edward’s Performance Solution and oversees the production and maintenance of courses on project management, systems engineering, software development, business process improvement, and cybersecurity. Or whoever’s governing this. What is this purpose?

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Herding Cats

DECEMBER 7, 2016

software development). Decision Analysis for the Professional is a good place to start for the business. Related articles. A solid understanding of how each component interacts with the other three, from a conceptual perspective (e.g., how does a theory of knowledge impact how you interpret a system's behavior?).

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Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Orientation : the analysis and synthesis of data to form one’s current perspective. This is a good starting point for not only Scrum and other agile methods, that can be used to test the validity of any method suggested to replace or augment the current agile software development processes. Related articles.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 22, 2017

The Orange dots are the actual weights from a variety of sources - a Design Model (3D Catia CAD system), a detailed design model, a bench scale model that can be measured, a non-flying prototype, and then the 1st Flight Article). Software Sizing, Estimation, and Risk Management, Auer-bach, 2006. [15]Jorgensen, Software Eng.,

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

JANUARY 17, 2017

The Orange dots are the actual weights from a variety of sources - a Design Model (3D Catia CAD system), a detailed design model, a bench scale model that can be measured, a non-flying prototype, and then the 1st Flight Article). Software Sizing, Estimation, and Risk Management, Auer-bach, 2006. [15]Jorgensen, Software Eng.,

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

The Orange dots are the actual weights from a variety of sources - a Design Model (3D Catia CAD system), a detailed design model, a bench scale model that can be measured, a non-flying prototype, and then the 1 st Flight Article). Software Sizing, Estimation, and Risk Management, Auer-bach, 2006. [15]Jorgensen, Software Eng.,

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 13, 2017

Related articles. Economics of Software Development. Herding Cats: Economics of Software Development. When varainces outside the planned varaince appear, the Root Cause of those must be found and corrective action take. Complex, Complexity, Complicated. Estimating Probabilistic Outcomes? Of Course We Can!

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Software Review Estimate Software Engineering 28

Herding Cats

JANUARY 14, 2017

The Orange dots are the actual weights from a variety of sources - a Design Model (3D Catia CAD system), a detailed design model, a bench scale model that can be measured, a non-flying prototype, and then the 1st Flight Article). Related articles. Economics of Software Development. Complex, Complexity, Complicated.

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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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MPUG

JULY 23, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of John Owen’s showcase session, Making Light Work of Schedule Risk Analysis, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Kyle: Hello, everyone, and welcome to today’s MPUG vendor showcase session, Making Light Work of Schedule Risk Analysis, presented by Barbecana.

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