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. Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management.

2003 54

2003 2011 2008 Performance Measurement 54

MPUG

APRIL 4, 2022

The role of a project manager (PM) is not only to plan, execute, and track a project, but that of closing a project properly. I see many PMs use the MS Project software tool to work on a project over its life cycle, but most don’t use MS Project to close the project. Regardless, a project always will have a definitive end.

Closing 109

Closing Performance Measurement Project Life Cycle Executing 109

Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 18, 2024

By: Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are you a Project Manager struggling to align your project objectives efforts with your organizational objectives? In this article, we will dive deep into organizational and project governance and systems in project management. Ready to take your project management efforts to the next level?

Governance 52

Governance Government Risk Management 2015 52

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 11, 2016

There is a current rash of suggestions on how to improve the performance of software projects. One case of 12 projects from a large contractor of Software Intensive System (SIS) shows similar variances . I'd suggest the Principles for project success on non-trivial software efforts are universal. Department of Energy.

Performance Measurement 28

Performance Measurement Aerospace 2006 Estimate 28

MPUG

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

Follow these tips for migrating Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) data from an on-premises solution. . Five Ethical Tips for Project Managers. Consider the role ethics plays in the world of project management with these ethical tips. Six Tips for Managing a Remote Team. 3 Tips on Managing Projects and Clients.

Performance Measurement 52

Performance Measurement Certification Agile Risk Management 52

Herding Cats

APRIL 4, 2016

How do you define, design, represent, assess, analyze, and manage these interactions. I come to this systems domain from the Software Intensive System of Systems paradigm. Here's a start in learning how to manage in the presence of these systems. Related articles. Technical Performance Measures.

Engineering 28

Engineering Software Performance Measurement Finance 28

Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

For instance, a software development company that aims to be effective would focus on delivering bug-free software that provides a seamless user experience. Using the previous example, efficiency would require finding ways to speed up the software development process without compromising quality.

Software Review 36

Software Review Technical Review Innovation Performance Measurement 36

Techno-PM

JULY 5, 2023

It also helps keep the project on budget and reduces the risk of project failure. In this article, we will discuss 10 ways to maintain consistent project quality, providing tips and strategies that can be implemented to improve the chances of project success. Download Project Management Templates !

Technical Review 36

Technical Review Monitoring Software Review Defining 36

Techno-PM

JULY 5, 2023

It also helps keep the project on budget and reduces the risk of project failure. In this article, we will discuss 10 ways to maintain consistent project quality, providing tips and strategies that can be implemented to improve the chances of project success. Download Project Management Templates !

Technical Review 36

Technical Review Monitoring Software Review Defining 36

Wrike

JULY 29, 2023

In this article, we will explore the importance of strategic planning in business and delve into the details of using a business roadmap template effectively. Goals and objectives: These are specific, measurable targets that the organization aims to achieve. Note: This article was created with the assistance of an AI engine.

Technical Review 36

Technical Review Planning Underperforming Technical Team Development Team Review 36

nTask

APRIL 28, 2021

In this article, you’ll learn how to document your business processes, and why this documentation is important for driving your sustainability agenda. You can use project management tools and techniques to streamline project planning, resource management , task dependencies, financial planning and manage deliverables.

Sustainability 120

Sustainability Process Underperforming Technical Team Lean 120

Herding Cats

APRIL 5, 2016

There a popular notions in the agile development world that authors like Hayek and Taleb speak to how software development works. Let's look at the thesis of Hayek in light of software development and the decisions that must be made when spending other people's money in the presence of uncertainty. Let's look at one example.

Software Developers 28

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Software 28

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.) Related articles. Risk Management is How Adults Manage Projects.

Software Review 28

Software Review Technical Review Performance Measurement Estimate 28

Herding Cats

JANUARY 22, 2017

Barry Boehm's work in “Software Engineering Economics”. 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). The notion of the Cone of Uncertainty has been around for awhile.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Techno-PM

JULY 5, 2023

It also helps keep the project on budget and reduces the risk of project failure. In this article, we will discuss 10 ways to maintain consistent project quality, providing tips and strategies that can be implemented to improve the chances of project success. Download Project Management Templates !

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Monitoring Software Review Defining 28

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Project Controls are Management Actions, either preplanned to achieve the desired result, or taken as a corrective measure prompted by the monitoring process. Project controls are concerned with the metrics of the project – quantities, time, cost, and other resources and their measurable beneficial outcomes for the project.

2005 37

2005 Performance Measurement Closing Controlling 37

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Barry Boehm's work in “Software Engineering Economics”. 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 done by active risk management, through probabalistic decision-making.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Estimate 2005 Software Review 28

Herding Cats

JANUARY 14, 2017

Barry Boehm's work in “Software Engineering Economics”. 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). A critical success factor for all project work is Risk Management.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management 28

Herding Cats

JANUARY 19, 2018

Have sufficient Contingent Budget and Management Reserve to cover the cost variances from the naturally occurring cost behaviors, event-based impacts on cost, or cover things that go wrong with the Risk Cost coverage. Have sufficient Technical Performance Measures margin to cover the required performance measure of the Capabilities.

Performance Measurement 31

Performance Measurement Estimate Finance Manufacturing 31

Herding Cats

AUGUST 14, 2016

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. They define compliance to performance requirements. They identify technical risk.

Performance Measurement 49

Performance Measurement Engineering Lean Software Developers 49

Wrike

JULY 1, 2020

Smarter hiring, workplace culture initiatives, and day-to-day operational excellence are all priorities in the industry, meaning that project management for HR has never been more important. In fact, HR professionals are increasingly adopting project management tools to improve their processes and workflows. .

Underperforming Technical Team 36

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Performance Measurement Executing 36

Herding Cats

JANUARY 17, 2017

Barry Boehm's work in “Software Engineering Economics”. 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). The notion of the Cone of Uncertainty has been around for awhile.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

APRIL 29, 2017

The best starting point for determining the NEEDED precision and accuracy is to determine the Value at Risk. . If I'm risking two weeks of work for the Scrum team of 5 people it's a much different need from the risk of a $10B manned spaceflight program being supported to congress for budget authorization. . Related articles.

Estimate 46

Estimate Risk Management Risk SCRUM 46

Wrike

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Need up-to-date facts and figures for a project management report, article, or infographic? Browse this collection of project management statistics collected from studies and reports from the past five years. Benefits of Project Management. —1A. Project Management Methodologies. —1B. Agile Project Management.

2015 60

2015 Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 60

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Risk Management is how Adults Manage Projects - Tim Lister. There are two kinds of uncertainty on all projects, no matter the domain, including software development projects. Both these drivers of risk will impact the probability of success of projects. Related articles. Quote of the Day.

2009 28

2009 2015 Influencer Performance Measurement 28

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 1, 2016

For any closed loop control system ‒ let’s assume we want to manage our project with such a system ‒ has a signal representing the current state of the system. For a software project, let’s start by answering a critical question – how long are you willing to wait before you find out you’re late ? https://goo.gl/DP6Jw

Closing 28

Closing Estimate Controlling Process 28

Herding Cats

JULY 24, 2017

Traditional project management approaches, several of which are based on a strong belief in the cone of uncertainty, advocate stronger project control and greater planning. Shipping on time, to specifications, and within budget might be meaningless if a competitor is shipping software that has a greater value to the market.

2007 42

2007 2012 2006 2008 42

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Here's an extract from "Chapter 8: Human Behavior and Complexity," Terry Cooke-Davies, in Aspects of Complexity: Managing Projects in a Complex World. This is a cautionary tale for those listening to the #NoEstimates advocates, where anecdotes of bad management are used in an attempt to replace established principles of business management.

Underperforming Technical Team 44

Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 2003 Software Review 44

Herding Cats

MARCH 4, 2017

Let's say you're the project or program manager of a large complex system. We cannot escape these two uncertainties - reducible and irreducible - and must learn how to manage in the presence of these uncertainties. Is each of these measures being met for the planned cost at the planned time? . Abstracted from [3].

2010 28

2010 2007 Estimate Aerospace 28

Herding Cats

JUNE 4, 2017

Risk Management is How Adults Manage Projects - Tim Lister. No risk management plan with mitigations, the risks are still there, and we're not managing other people's money like adults. Estimating is part of risk management. Estimating is part of risk management.

Estimate 39

Estimate Risk Management Risk Engineering 39

Herding Cats

JUNE 4, 2016

It is wrong to suppose that if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it – a costly myth. This community of program controls, cost analyst, earned value managers and program managers is accountable for providing information to decision makers on enterprise and complex projects and programs. Related articles.

Software Engineering 28

Software Engineering Performance Measurement Finance Manufacturing 28

Herding Cats

MARCH 31, 2017

For project management domain, what are some Principles? With execution underway, managing the risks of the project becomes our focus beyond the engineering work. Related articles. Two Books in the Spectrum of Software Development. Managing in Presence of Uncertainty. We've Been Doing This for 20 Years.

Process 53

Process Engineering Software Developers Software Development 53

Herding Cats

AUGUST 19, 2016

Rarely the case in software development, where Little's Law is misused often. The OP claimed Goodhart's Law was the source of most of the problems with software development. Is this macroeconomic model a correct operational model for software development processes - measuring changes the target ? See the law below. .

Performance Measurement 28

Performance Measurement Estimate Software Developers Software Development 28

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 28, 2016

This is another example of Bad Management and Doing Stupid Things on Purpose. 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. Related articles. IT Risk Management.

Estimate 28

Estimate Performance Measurement Information Technology Risk Management 28

MPUG

JUNE 1, 2022

Melanie: Jeff is currently the Training and Development Manager 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 cyber security.

PMI 59

PMI Software Review Estimate Risk Management 59

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. Thus, the common approach to "measure productivity" is to compare the estimates against what, in fact, happened.

Estimate 46

Estimate Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 46