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Software Estimating Resources

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This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to estimate software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Cost Modeling Agile Software Development,” Maarit Laanti and Petri Kettunen, International Transactions on Systems and Applications, Volume 1 Number 2, pp.

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How to Estimate Any Software Problem

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ways to make decisions with No Estimates. can we make a decision in the presence of Uncertainty without making an estimate of the impact or outcome of that decision? What would be the evidence that we could make decisions in the presence of uncertanty without estimating the impacts and outcomes of those decisions? . Start here.

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Misquotes of Deming

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This is used in support of the fallacy that estimates aren't needed to make decisions in the presence of uncertanty. They are for, all the reasons listed in the 100's of blog posts here and other places. Why Guessing is not Estimating and Estimating is not Guessing. Software Engineering is a Verb.

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21 Types Of Project Management Software (With Examples)

Teamweek

Project tracking software helps you: Understand if you’re on track to meet task, milestone, and project deadlines Time tracking Compare estimated vs. actual efforts and costs Adjust plans quickly if you’re not on schedule or within the budget. And almost all such tools are built for software project teams.

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Risk Management Resources

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requires making estimates) ? This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to assess risks, their impacts, and handling strategies for software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. Software Engineering Institute, January 1996.

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Skills Mismatch | What Is It & How to Bridge the Gap

Teamweek

The global economic consequences of this mismatch were estimated to be ~$8 trillion in unrealized GDP for the world economy in 2018. For instance, an individual having a software engineering degree might not be a great fit for a customer service role. Skills mismatches cost organizations billions of dollars worldwide.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

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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. requires making estimates) ? Estimation of Long?Term