Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 20, 2023

Some examples of the project delivery artifacts that fall into this category that I use to manage my own projects at work include: Assumption log Actions log Decision log Risk register Issue log Change log Backlog (see, agile project artifacts are relevant too) Stakeholder register These documents represent a set of continuously evolving documents.

Logistics 258

Logistics Artificial Inteligence PMI Performance Measurement 258

ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Performance reporting provides that information by putting performance measurement, quality assurance and accountability data in context. Performance reports (like a project status report) do more than just show key performance indicators. There are different targets for performance reporting.

Software Review 306

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Monitoring Executing 306

The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Business Analysis A process in which an individual identifies business needs, defines solutions and facilitates change to meet organizational goals. Cost-Benefit Analysis A method is used to assess a project’s potential benefits compared to its costs to determine if the project is worth doing. It is also known as the 80-20 rule.

Development Team Review 148

Development Team Review Project Life Cycle Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 148

NimbleWork

APRIL 16, 2024

Planning: In this process, project managers develop a comprehensive project plan that outlines the scope, schedule, budget, resources, and risks associated with the project. These techniques are essential for managing project resources, controlling project scope, managing risks, and ensuring project success.

Process 52

Process 2030 Software Review Estimate 52

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Some of those areas are integration management, project scope management, project cost management, project time management, project quality management, project communications management, project risk management, project procurement management and project stakeholder management. Therefore, a PMIS is so important.

Software Review 214

Software Review Project Life Cycle Closing Budget 214

MPUG

APRIL 4, 2022

Conduct a Variance Analysis. The results of the variance analysis are included in the Final Report of the project. Variance and Variance Analysis are two separate, but intertwined terms. As noted in the definition of variance analysis, a comparison is always with respect to the latest baseline.

Closing 109

Closing Performance Measurement Project Life Cycle Executing 109

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Decision Analysis is a principle, technique, and application to address complex decisions in a structured manner. One approach to decision making utilizes a form of multi-criteria decision analysis to evaluate multiple conflicting criteria in decision making. Mathematically, the value equals performance over cost plus time.

Technical Review 47

Technical Review 2010 2014 Software Developers 47

Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management. Project Performance Management. Connecting the 5 Principles and 5 Practices of Performance-Based Project Management ® To Increase the Probability of Project Success. Building a Credible Performance Measurement Baseline. Risk Management.

2003 54

2003 2011 2008 Performance Measurement 54

The Strategic Project Manager

MARCH 11, 2024

Here are some situations when it’s beneficial to use the Strategy Canvas: Strategic Analysis: Use the Strategy Canvas to analyze your company’s competitive positioning relative to competitors. Risk Management: Identifying and managing risks is a critical aspect of project, program, and portfolio management.

Technical Review 105

Technical Review Innovation Sustainability Retail 105

The Strategic Project Manager

MARCH 14, 2024

Here are some ideas: Market Analysis – Before formulating a strategy, a strategist analyzes the market to identify existing competition, market trends, and customer needs. Risk Management – Project managers can leverage value innovation principles to inform risk management strategies.

Innovation 52

Innovation Sustainability Performance Measurement Risk Management 52

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. Department of Energy.

Performance Measurement 28

Performance Measurement Aerospace 2006 Estimate 28

Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 7, 2024

Each knowledge area plays a role in value delivery by enabling effective project governance, resource management, risk mitigation, and stakeholder engagement. Organizations can optimize project performance and outcomes by integrating these functions into a cohesive framework.

Governance 52

Governance Government Technical Review Sustainability 52

ProProfs Project Management

JANUARY 21, 2020

Performance Measurement Baseline. This creates a point of comparison of all the other baselines to evaluate project performance. Risk is any positive or negative event that can affect project execution. Techniques/Analysis/Tools. PEST Analysis. Qualitative Risk Analysis. S-curve Analysis.

Underperforming Technical Team 111

Underperforming Technical Team Estimate Risk Management Defining 111

nTask

APRIL 28, 2021

Add control points and measurements. This includes identifying process risks or sustainability measures to monitor the process. Process improvement tools are techniques and methods to be used by organizations that will drive improvements in quality and performance, targeting the processes of a business. Fishbone Diagram.

Sustainability 120

Sustainability Process Underperforming Technical Team Lean 120

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 28, 2016

At times I work for the Institute for Defense Analyses , who produces Root Cause Analyses for software-intensive system of systems, here's an example Expeditionary Combat Support System: Root Cause Analysis. Start with Root Cause Analysis and only then suggest the reason for the problem. IT Risk Management.

Estimate 28

Estimate Performance Measurement Information Technology Risk Management 28

ProProfs Project Management

MARCH 18, 2020

Planning includes creating strategies for managing, scope, schedule, cost, quality, resources, risk, communications, procurement and also making a plan for stakeholder engagement. . Risk : This is an integral part of planning. Risks are identified after creating a risk management strategy. Plan Risk Management .

Process 99

Process Project Life Cycle Development Team Review Risk Management 99

Techno-PM

AUGUST 23, 2021

What is performance reporting? Performance reporting is the process of collecting and analyzing data about a company's performance. Performance reports provide an in-depth analysis of how well the company has done over time, its strengths, and weaknesses, and how it compares to other companies in its industry.

Performance Measurement 36

Performance Measurement Budget Risk Management Risk 36

Techno-PM

AUGUST 23, 2021

What is performance reporting? Performance reporting is the process of collecting and analyzing data about a company's performance. Performance reports provide an in-depth analysis of how well the company has done over time, its strengths, and weaknesses, and how it compares to other companies in its industry.

Performance Measurement 36

Performance Measurement Budget Risk Management Risk 36

Herding Cats

JUNE 19, 2017

The Cone of Uncertainty as a Technical Performance Measure. Uncertainty creates Risk. Risk management requires active reduction of risk. Active reduction requires we have a desired reduction goal, perform the work, and measure progress toward the rduction goal. Measure of Effectiveness.

Technical Review 35

Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 35

Wrike

JULY 29, 2023

Situational analysis: This involves assessing the internal and external factors that may impact the business. By understanding the business’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, businesses can make informed decisions and develop strategies that leverage their strengths and mitigate potential risks.

Technical Review 36

Technical Review Planning Underperforming Technical Team Development Team Review 36

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 12, 2018

In Earned Value Management paradigm, progress is always measured as physical percent complete. This physical percent complete is measured as compliance with the Technical Performance Measures of the outcomes of the work efforts, that consume the budget for that work. Technical Performance Measures.

Engineering 32

Engineering Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management 32

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

Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Statistics for Experimenters: An Introduction to Design, Data Analysis, and Model Building , George E. Regression Analysis by Example , Samprit Chatterjee and Ali S. Regression Analysis by Example , Samprit Chatterjee and Ali S. Applied Regression Analysis Third Edition , Norman Draper and Harry Smith.

Engineering 52

Engineering Performance Measurement Risk Management Risk 52

Herding Cats

MARCH 5, 2017

Are the Technical Performance Measures stated in units that can determine how well the systems or system element is satisfying or expected to satisfy a technical requirement or goal? Estimating Processes in Support of Economic Analysis. Risk Management is How Adults Manage Projects. Related articles. Close Loop Thinking.

Software Review 28

Software Review Technical Review Performance Measurement Estimate 28

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 8, 2017

It can be the needed performance of a measure - Effectiveness, Performance, Key Performance Parameter, or a Technical Performance Measures. The specifics of the Technical Performance Measures applied to inform Physical Percent Complete and the Cone of Uncertainty around the TPM are shown here.

Performance Measurement 35

Performance Measurement Technical Review 2017 2008 35

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The book that contains that paper and provides the specific approach to modeling the future is Statistics for Experimenters: An Introduction to Design, Data Analysis, and Model Building , Georg E. In ISO 15288 this is the role of the Risk Management Processes. Performance Analysis and Prediction . Box, Willaim G.

Aerospace 41

Aerospace Engineering 2012 2014 41

Herding Cats

AUGUST 12, 2017

KPPs have a threshold or objective value that characterize the major drivers of performance that are considered Critical to Customer (CTC). Technical Performance Measures (TPM) – are attributes that determine how well a system or system element is satisfying or expected to satisfy a technical requirement or goal. Scalability.

Performance Measurement 39

Performance Measurement Estimate Risk Defining 39

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 4, 2017

The technical measures are a set of attributes used to provide the supplier (developer) and the acquirer (customer) with insight into the progress of the definition and development of the technical solution, the ongoing assessment of the associated risks and issues, and the likelihood of meeting the critical objectives of the acquirer (customer).

2005 37

2005 Performance Measurement Closing Controlling 37

Herding Cats

JANUARY 22, 2017

Aleatory and Epistemic uncertainties, which create the risk to the success of the project. Other uncertainties that create risk include: Unrealistic performance expectation with missing Measures of Effectiveness and Measures of Performance. A critical success factor for all project work is Risk Management.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Aleatory and Epistemic uncertainties, which create the risk to the success of the project. Other uncertainties that create risk include: Unrealistic performance expectation with missing Measures of Effectiveness and Measures of Performance. A critical success factor for all project work is Risk Management.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Estimate 2005 Software Review 28

Herding Cats

JANUARY 17, 2017

Aleatory and Epistemic uncertainties, which create the risk to the success of the project. Other uncertainties that create risk include: Unrealistic performance expectation with missing Measures of Effectiveness and Measures of Performance. A critical success factor for all project work is Risk Management.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

AUGUST 12, 2016

Unrealistic performance expectations missing Measures of Effectiveness and Measures of Performance. Unrealistic Cost and Schedule estimates based on inadequate risk adjusted growth models. Inadequate accessment of risk and unmitigated exposure to these risks with proper handling plans.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Estimate 2003 Aerospace 28

Herding Cats

JULY 24, 2017

Then there is some analysis. Don't toss out the notion that reducing risk and uncertanty and all other performance measures doesn't follow the plan. . Estimating Processes in Support of Economic Analysis. customer satisfaction prioritized over arbitrarily meeting a deadline. 37–48, 2007. . Related articles.

2007 42

2007 2012 2006 2008 42

MPUG

MAY 21, 2021

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Fletcher Hearn’s session, Project Performance Measurement – Part 3: Using MS Project to Track and Report on Performance, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. This one’s titled using MS Project to track and report on performance.

Performance Measurement 52

Performance Measurement Technical Review Software Review Budget 52

Herding Cats

JANUARY 14, 2017

Aleatory and Epistemic uncertainties, which create risk to the success of the project. Since all project work contains uncertainty, reducing this uncertainty - which reduces risk - is the role of the project team and their management. A critical success factor for all project work is Risk Management. So the question is? -

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management 28

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. We need a formal risk management process.

2010 28

2010 2007 Estimate Aerospace 28

Herding Cats

MARCH 31, 2017

With execution underway, managing the risks of the project becomes our focus beyond the engineering work. Estimating Processes in Support of Economic Analysis. With the Requirements in place - and these can be a list of Features held in the Product Roadmap and Release Plan for agile, we need to lay out how they will be built.

Process 53

Process Engineering Software Developers Software Development 53