TechEmpower - Project Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Rapid turnover, especially of senior or “A” developers. Developers aren’t aware of the progress of the current dev cycle, or even what’s in it. And the #1 symptom relates to that old software engineering adage: The first 90% of a project takes half the time. To find the answer, you’ll need a deep-dive analysis.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 19, 2022

For this analysis, we use the evaluations of 857 stakeholders for 241 teams. For this, we used a simple statistical technique called multiple regression analysis. Each dot represents a team: A scatterplot and the results from a regression analysis may not be intuitive for many readers, especially those not familiar with statistics.

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Teamweek

AUGUST 7, 2023

Recruiting developers in today’s job market can be as easy as knitting a sweater with spaghetti. ? With software development being the world’s most in-demand profession in 2023, tech companies and every technical recruiter on planet Earth are vying for their attention. What does a developer do?

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Agile software development. Lean Product Development. SAFe® Release Train Engineer. SAFe® Release Train Engineer. $50. SAFe® Agile Software Engineer. SAFe® Agile Software Engineer. $50. SAFe endorses alignment, collaboration, and delivery across large numbers of agile teams.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

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 ‒ Steve McConnell. The Future of Systems-and Software Development. Springer International Publishing, 2016.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Enter the Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), the unsung hero of the digital age. This comprehensive article will delve into the world of SREs, exploring their role, responsibilities, importance in business operations, the intersection of software engineering and systems administration, and the future trends shaping this crucial field.

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Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

Effort Distribution to Estimate Cost in Small to Medium Software Development Project with Use Case Points,” Putu Linda Primandari and Sholiq, The Third Information Systems International Conference, Procedia Computer Science, 72, pp. Monte Carlo Schedule Risk Analysis,” Intaver Institute, Inc. 61, September 2004. & Zein, S.,

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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

Taxonomy-Based Risk Identification,” Marvin Carr, Suresh Konda, Ira Monarch, Carlo Ulrich, and Clay Walker, Technical Report, CMU/SEI-93-TR-6, Software Engineering Institute, June 1993. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. Finucane, Ellen Peters, and Donald MacGregor, Risk Analysis , Vol.24,

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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. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Software development is (generally speaking) very complex. Using the aforementioned cognitive limitations, I will argue that approaches based on a fully rational analysis (e.g. Why our brain is not built for software engineering. In this post I will argue that our cognitive abilities are limited.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 15, 2024

Ready to transform your approach to project management and software development? Exploring Agile methodologies provides teams with flexible, efficient, and collaborative approaches to software development and project management. Columns include "Reported," "Confirmed," "In Development," "Testing," and "Deployed."

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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

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.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 4, 2019

Probabilistic Risk Analysis: Foundations and Methods , Tim Bedford and Roger Cooke, Cambridge University Press, 2009. Risk Analysis in Theory and Practice , Jean?Paul Fundamentals of Risk Analysis and Risk Management , Vlasta Molak, CRC Press, 1997. Applied Software Risk Management: A Guide for Software Project Managers , C.

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Binfire

AUGUST 28, 2019

In the project management and software development fields, Agile project management principles realized and practiced. . The Agile Manifesto for Agile Software Development lists 12 core principles for Agile project management. Companies are making huge investments in Agile and DevOps tools and training.

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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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Leading Agile

JUNE 27, 2018

As a consequence, they often correlate observations that don’t actually correlate, evidently in order to beef up the number of data points they can input into their analysis tools. They weren’t professional software developers, and they were pretty new at the whole process of doing research, as well. ” Yeah.

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Herding Cats

JUNE 12, 2018

This is simply good process development and management. Have you done a Root Cause Analysis? Yes, this is the basis of any closed loop control system from keeping the room temperature at a specific setting, to the speed control on your car, to managing software development projects in the presence of uncertainty.

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Herding Cats

JUNE 9, 2017

The classic paper “ Software Engineering Economics,” Barry Boehm, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol SE-10(1), 1984, pp. For software development, there are many decisions to be made. What Feature to develop next ? A broader definition is. Are we ready for the Release?

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nTask

AUGUST 8, 2019

We did an extensive analysis of various factors that influence waterfall project management. This helped us to simplify how nTask project management software can be used for solving such issues. What Dr. Royce was describing was a flawed model for software development as he argued for a model with multiple iterations or runs.

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Teamweek

DECEMBER 28, 2022

These skills are important for success in software development and can be evaluated through coding tests and other types of assessments. By assessing these abilities, companies can determine whether a candidate has the potential to thrive in a software development role and adapt to new technologies and challenges.

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Wrike

APRIL 5, 2021

Software development has changed radically in recent years, so why are our processes still the same? Release management is a modern solution to the unique challenges software engineers and project managers face today. This software project management method covers everything from ideation to release. Its purpose?

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Today, we take a look at why your software isn’t soft, explore the challenges of writing code at scale, and discuss a modern approach to writing code that will maintain its safety and simplicity over time. Video Transcript Chris Beale In traditional software development. What does that start to look like?

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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

APRIL 13, 2018

Traditional methods of quantitative cost-benefit analysis, like Net Present Value (NPV) or Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), either ignore or cannot properly capture the needs of management for flexibility to adapt and revise later decisions based on the uncertainties found on all IT projects. Where there is a public link, it's included.

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Herding Cats

JUNE 12, 2018

This is simply good process development and business management. Have you done a Root Cause Analysis? If you haven't encountered the notion of Root Cause Analysis, start with the Apollo Root Cause Analysis method. The link to the quote in the original book can be found here, Software Engineering and Metrics.

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 1, 2018

Since there has been some confusion around the CoU in the past, about whether it can be reduced, whether there is credible data showing it is valid or not, whether those claiming it can't be reduced have any Root Cause Analysis as to why it wasn;t reduced, I thought I'd included the references we're using.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 5, 2018

This would be like saying, risk management is a waste , control system engineering is a waste, thermal analysis of the computer system is a waste, assessment of the reliability, repairability, survivability - all the. Let's start with the core issue on all software development projects. illities are a waste.

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Teamweek

APRIL 26, 2023

The AI tool is proving helpful in a broad range of business applications: from streamlining customer service with chatbots and virtual assistants to writers fast-tracking content creation in marketing or a software engineer creating a first draft of code in product development, the skies the limit.

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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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Stepping Into Project Management

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

So, here are a few: Project Manager (United Health Group)- Hyderabad (India) Project Manager – Job No. So, here are a few: Project Manager (United Health Group)- Hyderabad (India) Project Manager – Job No.

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Herding Cats

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Software developers and the IT managers they work for operating in the future. Many of this practitioners view the future as an esoteric, abstract, impractical realm, But the future is where the value of the software is earned. 1] Software Cost Estimation with COCOM II , Barry Boehm , et al. [2] Related articles.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

This would be like saying, risk management is a waste , control system engineering is a waste, thermal analysis of the computer system is a waste, assessment of the reliability, repairable, survivability - all the. In our domain of engineered systems there is a broad range of problems, complex issues, approaches to solving problems.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 23, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. In all engineering worlds, from software engineering to bending metal for money, there is really nothing new under the sun. For software development starts with.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. And money in the bank is what software development is about. Traditional software development processes are like watchmaking.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 13, 2017

Barry Boehm's work in “Software Engineering Economics”. Economics of Software Development. Herding Cats: Economics of Software Development. The notion of the Cone of Uncertainty has been around for awhile. Prentice-Hall, 1981. The poster below is from Steve McConnell's site and makes several things clear.

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Teamweek

OCTOBER 20, 2022

You probably already know—Agile isn’t just for software developers anymore. After all, Agile projects deliver proven value in software projects: Higher profit More meaningful projects and client relationships Greater productivity Clearer communication. “We’re an Agile agency ??.”. Buzzword alert. Each phase is executed once.

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