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Exploring the differences: Projects vs operations examples

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Tip You are probably have more experience working on projects than you think you do. Look around your personal life for all of the projects you are managing as well. Finding case studies of projects There are lots of case studies available to read about projects. More on that later.

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Software Estimating Resources

Herding Cats

Software Development Estimation Techniques in Industrial Contexts: An Exploratory Multiple Case-Study,” Zarour, A. How I Estimate Software Development Projects,” Alvin J. Alexander, “Estimation of the New Agile XP Process Model for Medium-Scale Projects Using Industrial Case Studies,” M. & Zein, S.,

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Episode 185 – Redefining Project Success through Sustainable Project Management

Velociteach

in sustainable development and environment, and he has over 25 years of experience in various areas of project management including government, finance, consulting, manufacturing, and education. And as for cost! So was this project a success? We’re like, I wish we had a case study on that. Joel Carboni.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. A Simulation-Based Risk Network Model for Decision Support in Project Risk Management,” Chao Fang and Franck Marle, Decision Support Systems , Elsevier, 2011. Maxime Le Bras, “Large?Scale

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. How to Deal with Project Risk Management Effectively In Your Organization?,”

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DDSTOP The Saga Continues

Herding Cats

No case study, no data, no description of what was the source of these savings other than NOT Estimating, no description of the processes, other than Not Estimating, no Root Cause of the core problems with the project in the first place, that when corrected or prevented would have removed cost, schedule, and headcount impacts.

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DDSTOP The Saga Continues

Herding Cats

Another example of DSTOP, in this case Doing Things with NO understanding of Managerial Finance, Microeconomics of Software Development, or Probabilistic Decision Making. Cost risk estimating assessment addresses the cost, schedule, and technical risks that impact the cost estimate. The competition.