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APRIL 16, 2019

Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Management (#CSTPM). Governance (#Governance). Six Business System Rule - defines the assessment of the integrated business systems for Federal procurement and their integrity in providing information to the Government contracting office. . Product Development (#ProdDev).

Technical Review 42

Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Governance 42

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MARCH 11, 2017

Accuracy - how close is the estimate to the actual value? So in the end, if we are to make a decision in the presence of uncertainty, we MUST make estimates to develop a reliable shipping date while producing an accurate and precise estimate of the cost, schedule, and technical performance of the product shipped on that date.

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MAY 10, 2019

Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Risk and Decision Analysis – Framework and Current Development,” Aron Larsson, Risk and Decision Analysis Lab, Department of Information Technology and Media, Mid Sweden University. “On

Risk Management 38

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FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Connecting the Dots Between Principles and Practices of Project Success. We're Asking the Wrong Question - does this suggestion (#NoEstimates) increase the probability of project success? Is There Such a Thing As Making Decisions Without Knowing the Cost? Staying on Plan Means Closed Loop Control. Close Loop Thinking.

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MAY 11, 2019

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. Information Technology Risk Management,” Michael J.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2019

We were one of the first users of eXtreme Programming, long before Scrum was around and presented that early work in 2003, " Making Agile Development Work in a Government Contracting Environment, Measuring velocity with Earned Value." . This is a closed loop system optimization process applied to all the projects we work.

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