Herding Cats

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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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

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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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. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Wrike was launched in 2006 by founder and software developer Andrew Filev. Wrike also provides templates for various industries, e.g., marketing and software engineering , and different project management methodologies like Agile and others. . Asana’s pricing plans are close to Wrike’s.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 12, 2022

The project management industry, and our concept of what a project constitutes, is always changing. Nowadays, even non-PMP-certified workers are taking on work that closely resembles a traditional projects, and the desire to manage them better is growing every year. The Resource Planning Summit. Where: Park MGM, Las Vegas, Nev.,

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MPUG

MAY 14, 2021

By education and training, I’m actually a software developer. I got junior software engineers, software engineers, senior software engineers. I know I’m going to have a senior software engineer and I want him working on these tasks [inaudible 00:12:15] who that is.

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The IIL Blog

JANUARY 24, 2024

Information Technology is a young industry with several even younger career paths, one of which is Information Technology Service Management (ITSM). As IT became mainstream in the latter half of the 20 th century, so did several job roles within the industry. Service Integration and Management, aka SIAM, was developed in 2005.

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MPUG

MAY 6, 2021

I came to my office today because I was having internet issues at home, and so I will ask for your indulgence because our office is actually quite close to a hospital. I actually got my degree in software engineering and moved up into project management like a lot of us did back in the day. By education and training.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 4, 2017

Software development project schedule estimation has long been a difficult problem. BTW the term was NOT popularized by McConnell, the term goes all the way back to 1958 on the chemical plant construction industry. This approach ignores the core principle of closed loop control. For example for a recent paper abstract.

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Leading Agile

JUNE 27, 2018

” I was reminded of the old joke by a recent article by John Regehr, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Utah, entitled “Closing the Loop: The Importance of External Engagement in Computer Science Research.” This is not an isolated case, and most of what passes for research in software engineering is horrible.

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PM Basics

JULY 1, 2020

The same Project Management Job Growth and Talent Gap Report from the Project Management Institute states that the IT industry is the second leading sector in job openings. Let me take a step back from the IT industry and illustrate it on construction projects. How Does Project Look Like in the IT Industry? That’s your way in.

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PM Basics

MAY 16, 2022

There are two major starting points: Starting Point #1: You are not in the IT industry. Starting Point #2: You are in the IT industry, AND you are in a project environment. We’ll start with the most challenging scenario: Starting Point #1: I’m Not in the IT Industry. And in the IT industry, technologies evolve daily.

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Software Review Technical Review Software Leadership 59

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?

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Teamweek

AUGUST 7, 2023

Recruiting developers in today’s job market can be as easy as knitting a sweater with spaghetti. ? With software development being the world’s most in-demand profession in 2023, tech companies and every technical recruiter on planet Earth are vying for their attention. What does a developer do?

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Teamweek

APRIL 22, 2020

Even though these things aren’t closely related to the job role, they’ll help you grab people’s attention. For example, project planning software Toggl Plan uses their free branded T-shirts to get passive candidates’ attention on Facebook. Remember – your goal is to make your post viral.

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Leading Agile

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Today, we take a look at why your software isn’t soft, explore the challenges of writing code at scale, and discuss a modern approach to writing code that will maintain its safety and simplicity over time. Video Transcript Chris Beale In traditional software development. Where do we break it up?

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Software Underperforming Technical Team Governance Government 69

Planio

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Developer friendly features like integrated Git and SVN repos. Industry-leading data security. The original online show-and-tell platform for the design community, Dribbble now hosts close to half a million design portfolios. However, just because Jira is great for project managers doesn’t mean it’s equally loved by developers.

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Leading Agile

AUGUST 20, 2018

They asked a software developer what it would take, and he estimated something like 20,000 pounds over several months. Two closely related conceptual errors appear to be quite common. First, there’s a tool-centric mentality about software-related work. verification of compliance with industry regulations.

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