Epicflow Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

At the same time, the amount of information in any domain is unprecedentedly huge – courses, books, education websites, blogs, etc. So, we’d like to give you guidance in this flow of resources – we’ve selected 11 project management books that any successful project manager should discover. What else will you find in this book?

Underperforming Technical Team 11

Underperforming Technical Team Aerospace Leadership Lean 11

Scrum.org

JUNE 22, 2019

These teams were mostly focused on software development. These organizations were able to attract the smartest developers and create products customers loved. Development Teams are considered the most important part of the organization. Everyone that’s not part of the Development Team is there to support them.

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Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review 155

Herding Cats

MAY 23, 2016

So why is estimating a topic that seems to be the whipping boy for software developers these days? My first inclination is that estimating is not taught very well in the software arts. This book comes with a spreadsheet for making the needed estimates to increase the probability of project success.

Estimate 31

Estimate Software Finance Engineering 31

The IIL Blog

APRIL 27, 2018

Online gaming collaboration can be traced back to the introduction of the personal computer and software developers and came to life in the early 1990s when the Internet was introduced. Since that time, I have delivered speaking engagements on an international basis that discuss concepts from this book. And much more….

Software Review 122

Software Review 2004 2012 PMI 122

Leading Answers

MAY 1, 2020

For example, a project I worked on to develop and roll out a custom GPS routing solution for truck drivers used an agile approach for the software development—and a largely predictive approach for scheduling the equipment install in the trucks and training the drivers. Does it include finance, HR and sales?

Agile 88

Agile Finance Executing 2020 88

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Some colleagues have engineering or finance educations. Let's start with the core issue on all software development projects. Here's a book that shows how to do that no matter the domain. . This book describes how to manage these processes by: Stating the problem. This usually starts with education.

Estimate 40

Estimate Engineering Software Engineering Software Developers 40

PM Basics

JUNE 25, 2018

Marketing, finance, and even construction are now adopting an Agile development framework. Agile applies tools, processes, and organizational design concepts through software development methodology to make programs all-around more efficient. Marketing, finance, and construction have already hopped on board.

2018 53

2018 Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review 53

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

In our agile software development world, AHP is rarely found. Brown and his book The Handbooks of Program Management: How to Facilitate Project Success with Optimal Program Management and my review of the same book. This decision model for software development projects addressed: performance, cost, time, and risk.

Technical Review 47

Technical Review 2010 2014 Software Developers 47

Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

There are mysteries to managing in the presence of uncertainty for those who understand the principles of Risk Management of cost, schedule, and technical performance and know how to apply them using Managerial Finance, Microeconomics of Software Development, and Probabilities Decision making.

Finance 34

Finance Estimate Engineering Risk Management 34

Herding Cats

JULY 8, 2018

One of the books used by a vocal No Estimates advocate is Black Swans by Nassim Taleb. This advocate continually confuses Macroeconomics of financial markets and sovereign finance with Microeconomics of software development. Nassim Taleb’s books make use of the concept of a “Black Swan.”

2002 34

2002 2008 Technical Review Software Review 34

Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Many assessment tools focus on technical jobs and leave companies short when they want to hire roles in marketing, finance, or customer support. Software development) Soft skills Remote hiring Multi-level assessments. Codility is dedicated to helping businesses find the best software development talent on the planet.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Developers 52

Herding Cats

JUNE 25, 2016

There are 100's more books, papers, conference proceedings on the topic of decision making in the presence of uncertanty. Software development decision making is a well studied subset of that field. Herding Cats: Thoughts on Suggestions That Violate Principles of Finance, Probability, and Statistics.

2008 44

2008 Finance Estimate Software Developers 44

Herding Cats

JULY 8, 2018

One of the books used by a vocal No Estimates advocate is Black Swans by Nassim Taleb. This advocate continually confuses Macroeconomics of financial markets and sovereign finance with Microeconomics of software development. Nassim Taleb’s books make use of the concept of a “Black Swan.”

2002 28

2002 2008 Technical Review Software Review 28

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Some colleagues have engineering or finance educations. This book provides a clear, complete understanding of how to estimate software costs, schedule, and quality using real-world information. . There is a serious issue in estimating realistic software project budgets and schedules. Here's a few that serve us well.

Estimate 28

Estimate Software Engineering Engineering Risk Management 28

Leading Answers

JUNE 14, 2018

As organizations realize software represents a market differentiator, they recognize their systems will never be “done.” So, they move from the start-stop world of software development through projects and instead adopt continuous development and drip-feed funding models.   Summary.

Technical Review 116

Technical Review Agile Lean Sustainability 116

Proofhub

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

All you need to do is ask Meekan to book a meeting slot, and it will match everyone’s calendars and quickly find common free times. Many industries like credit scoring, counter-terrorism, banking, and finance are already doing it to predict events before they happen. So how can a bot help here? This will be so powerful and useful.

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Underperforming Technical Team 2030 PMO Artificial Inteligence 60

Herding Cats

MAY 8, 2016

Uncertainty of course is present in all software development work both reducible and irreducible uncertainty. Here are some books and papers that can provide you with all the tools needed to learn to estimate in the presence of uncertainty. Ask the person making those conjectures if they have read the books.

Estimate 28

Estimate Underperforming Technical Team Software Governance 28

Herding Cats

APRIL 8, 2017

In many conversations about managing in the presence of uncertainty - which is the ubiquitous condition for all non-trivial software development projects - the notion that principles, processes, and practices of Engineered Systems appear to be the antithesis of Agile development in some quarters. . 39-58, 1997. [3]

Web Development 37

Web Development Software Engineering Engineering 2010 37

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.

Estimate 46

Estimate Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 46

Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

A good book on Boyd is Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War. Anyone suggesting otherwise either hasn't the knowledge of closed loop control systems or is try to sell you something that violates the principles of closed loop control, microeconomics of decision making, or managerial finance. Don't buy it. Related articles.

Closing 28

Closing Controlling SCRUM Estimate 28

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The agenda can be selling books and seminars, or even seeking employment where that logical fallacy is the basis of employment or at least a free dinner at the local meeting of like-minded logical fallacy holders. Or even I know of firms that don't estimate their software development. Estimates can be made of anything knowable.

Estimate 48

Estimate Software Review Finance Closing 48

Leading Answers

JUNE 14, 2018

As organizations realize software represents a market differentiator, they recognize their systems will never be “done.” So, they move from the start-stop world of software development through projects and instead adopt continuous development and drip-feed funding models.   Summary.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Agile Lean Sustainability 60

Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

Project risk management: lessons learned from software development environment,” Young Hoon Kwak and Jim Stoddard,” Technovation , 24(11), pp. Project Risk Management: Lessons Learned from Software Development Environment,” Y. Recent trends of Risk Management in Software Development: An Analysis,” Raghavi Bhujang and V.

Risk Management 38

Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 38

Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

When we hear a suggestion about a process that inverts the logic of normal business activities based on a governance framework - say Microeconomics of Software Development, we need to ask who benefits? So let's look at what's being said here about managing software development in the presence of uncertainty using other people's money.

Estimate 28

Estimate Underperforming Technical Team Governance Government 28

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. 255, April 2010. 920, November 2004. Kwak and J.

Risk Management 35

Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 35

Appfluence

DECEMBER 14, 2018

While product management as the modern discipline that it is today is most often associated with software development, it is recommended for all industries and actually got its start in consumer goods. 1980s-Product Management in Software Development. Flexibility to Changes. Product teams need to be responsive to changes.

Technical Review 37

Technical Review Defining Logistics Software Review 37

Leading Agile

MAY 25, 2023

I think that that’s the big thing in my mind from a support from Scrum masters or support outside of the development team, is understanding all of those feedback loops and how to work towards reducing them. I was introduced to that through, I was at the XP White Book back in the day, something like that.

Underperforming Technical Team 62

Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Technical Review CTO Hire 62

Appfluence

DECEMBER 14, 2018

While product management as the modern discipline that it is today is most often associated with software development, it is recommended for all industries and actually got its start in consumer goods. 1980s-Product Management in Software Development. Flexibility to Changes. Product teams need to be responsive to changes.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Defining Logistics Software Review 28

Workzone

JULY 18, 2022

Tools like the Project Management Institute’s Project Management Book of Knowledge (PMBOK ), provide the project management community with standard terminology, tools, and frameworks to help make sense of a wide array of projects and achieve positive outcomes more consistently. It also includes finance-tracking functionality.

Software Review 26

Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 2022 Software 26

MPUG

JANUARY 4, 2021

For at least twenty years and counting, the world around us has become more and more software driven, and, as a result, more digital. Electric vehicles are about 50% software, in terms of value, whereas fossil fuel cars are mostly hardware. Banks have essentially been software developing organizations for a long time.

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Artificial Inteligence Critical Chain Underperforming Technical Team Agile 122

Planio

JANUARY 16, 2023

Unlike a software developer, graphic designer, or accountant, your job isn't to do the doing , your job is to ensure the doing gets done. First, get to know the right people in the finance team - they’ll become your best friends when it comes to managing your project budget. The best project management books.

Influencer 78

Influencer Finance Risk Management Risk 78

Herding Cats

JUNE 12, 2018

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. What is repeated by NE advocates is not actually what the book and the derived papers say.

Underperforming Technical Team 40

Underperforming Technical Team Software Engineering Estimate Software Developers 40

Herding Cats

JANUARY 2, 2017

This is paradigm is usually found at the Enterprise level of software development. If you're working on a self-contained team, where the customer, PO, development team, and all supporting roles are all sitting at the same table, with a low ceremony around cost, schedule, or deliverable - you can stop reading now. In The End.

Governance 34

Governance Government Software Developers Software Development 34

Herding Cats

JUNE 12, 2018

Yes, this is the basis of any closed loop control system from keeping the room temperature for a specific setting, to the speed control on your car, to managing software development projects in the presence of uncertainty, using any software method you choose. Principle #2 - Shorten the Feedback Cycle . But it's pure bunk.

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Engineering Estimate Development Team Review 28

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?

Estimate 39

Estimate Risk Management Finance Software Developers 39

Proofhub

AUGUST 22, 2019

There are things like analytics, financing, marketing, or task management that companies should think about even before they launch. Hence, you need software to track, receive, and maintain finances. Why pay for services if you still need to invest in your own growth? Table of Contents Step 1. Getting ready for research Step 2.

Finance 42

Finance Software Review Technical Review 2019 42

Resource Guru

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Financial pressures: Growth can sometimes put a strain on finances. Apply agile methodologies While Agile methodology has its roots in software development, its principles can be adapted to agency work to make processes more flexible and responsive. An SOP for growth can be a lifesaver, especially when your agency is growing.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Sustainability Software Review 52