Herding Cats

MAY 12, 2018

This quote is typically the basis of proposing agile software development over traditional software development. But if the development work is a Project is a fixed period of performance, for a fixed (with margin) budget, and a fixed set of Capabilities, then the question is can agile be used to develop the software?

Agile 44

Agile Finance Software Developers Software Development 44

Herding Cats

JUNE 19, 2017

The Cone of Uncertainty is a framing assumption used to model the needed reduction in some parameter of interest in domains ranging from software development to hurricane forecasting. The Cone of Uncertainty as a Technical Performance Measure. This is course is NOT the correct use of the Cone.

Technical Review 35

Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 35

Workamajig

JANUARY 11, 2021

Activity: A distinct, identifiable portion of work done during the course of a project. Each 'activity' is the smallest unit of work that can be performed within the scope of the project. Authorization Points: Specific points during the course of a project at which the sponsor reviews the business case and approves the project onwards.

Underperforming Technical Team 78

Underperforming Technical Team Project Life Cycle Estimate Risk Management 78

Herding Cats

JULY 24, 2017

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. Landmark’s measure of success over these three years had much more to do with customer satisfaction and market share than with meeting knowingly aggressive targets.

2007 42

2007 2012 2006 2008 42

Herding Cats

JANUARY 14, 2017

This is a closed loop control system for managing the program with a T echnical Performance Measure (TPM). There can be cost and schedule performance measures as well. If these are not compliant with the plan will one of the Root Causes of program performance shortfall. Economics of Software Development.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management 28

Herding Cats

JANUARY 22, 2017

When actual measures of cost, schedule, and technical performance are outside the planned cone of uncertainty, corrective actions must be taken to move those uncertanties inside the cone of uncertanty, if the project is going to meet it's cost, schedule, and technical performance goals. . IEEE Software, March-April 2009, pp.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Wrike

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Organizations that use a methodology: 38% meet budget. VS. Organizations that don’t use a methodology: 31% meet budget. More than 90% of organizations perform some type of project postmortem or closeout retrospective. [9]. How Project Success is Measured: 20% — Satisfied stakeholders. 18% — Delivered within budget.

2015 60

2015 Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 60

Herding Cats

JUNE 9, 2018

And of course, those are biased, filtered are fed back into System One at a later date, creating more bias to the decision-making process in the future. With these business principles of software development and projects in general, we can ask and answer five principles of project success. An exploratory study," Ricardo Colomo?Palacios,

Transportation 39

Transportation Software Engineering Finance 2011 39

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

The Measures that are modeled in the Cone of Uncertainty are the Quantitative basis of a control process that establishes the goal for the performance measures. This is a closed loop control system for managing the program with a T echnical Performance Measure (TPM). IEEE Software, March-April 2009, pp.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Estimate 2005 Software Review 28

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

This, of course, is a fallacy on all levels. In the project domain, an estimate is a calculated approximation of some desired measurement. Showing up late, over budget, and with missing Capabilities is not what the customer paid for. Of Course Not. . The human behaviors are used with anecdotes like. First a definition.

Underperforming Technical Team 44

Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 2003 Software Review 44

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 16, 2018

It's the Planning and Controls processes working together with the Technical Development processes that provide the ability to forecast what should happen in the future if we keep going like we are going now using a Model of the possible future outcomes. This approach uses past performance to predict future performance.

Aerospace 41

Aerospace Engineering 2012 2014 41

Herding Cats

JANUARY 17, 2017

When actual measures of cost, schedule, and technical performance are outside the planned cone of uncertainty, corrective actions must be taken to move those uncertanties inside the cone of uncertanty, if the project is going to meet it's cost, schedule, and technical performance goals. . IEEE Software, March-April 2009, pp.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

JUNE 9, 2018

And of course, those are biased, filtered are fed back into System One at a later date, creating more bias to the decision-making process in the future. With these business principles of software development and projects in general, we can ask and answer five principles of project success. An exploratory study," Ricardo Colomo?Palacios,

Transportation 28

Transportation Software Engineering Finance 2011 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. But of course, let me reiterate.

PMI 59

PMI Software Review Estimate Risk Management 59