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Agile vs Waterfall: What’s the Difference?

ProjectManager.com

Commonly used in engineering and software development, it’s a more structured approach because progress falls in one direction, like a waterfall, from ideation to launch. Design : There are two parts to this phase, including logical design and physical design, all resulting in the software or product architecture.

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CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management): Why is it important to pursue CAPM Certification?

Techno-PM

It is designed to teach individuals about all aspects of project management, including developing long-term strategies, constructing plans, assigning resources, and monitoring progress. It is so much more than just managing schedules and budgets. Project Management Institute CAPM certification obtained is accredited by PMI.

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Project Management Trends: 2018 Topics to Watch

LiquidPlanner

Industries like construction, software engineering, and consultancy probably see this as less of an issue. I don’t have an answer, but I know there are software tools (like LiquidPlanner) that alleviate the challenge and make it transparent. But for everyone else, resource management in knowledge work is a huge problem.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

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. Software Engineering Institute, January 1996. De Meyer, C. Loch, and M.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

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. Software Engineering Institute, January 1996. De Meyer, C. Loch, and M.

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Managing in Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

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. Bauman, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry , April 1958.

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Webinar Recap: Project Performance Measurement – Part 1: Overview Of Project Performance Measurements

MPUG

I actually got my degree in software engineering and moved up into project management like a lot of us did back in the day. Individual contributor team, lead section, lead project manager, program manager, director of engineering. Fletcher Hearns: Does the project meet schedule and budget? By education and training.