Leading Agile

JULY 18, 2023

They may also be writing user stories, using burn-down charts, and practicing agile estimating and planning. The interesting aspect is that the early thinkers in the agile space were focused on uncovering the underlying theory of agile software development. This creates cognitive dissonance for me.

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Agile Software Review Certification Technical Review 105

Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program.

Risk Management 35

Risk Management Risk Technical Review 2002 35

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Here's a collection of presentations, briefings, papers, essays, book content used to increase the Probability of Project Success (PoPS) I've written and applied over my career in the software-intensive system of systems and other domains. Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations.

Technical Review 42

Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Governance 42

Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

What happens if you shift focus from "accurate estimation" to "reliably shipping by a date"? . If your project has no uncertainty, there is no need to estimate. All estimates have precision and accuracy. Deciding how much precision and accuracy is needed for a credible estimate is critical to the success of that decision.

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International Institute for Learning

JUNE 22, 2022

They are on video or conference calls from morning until evening. There was no Wi-Fi, Internet speeds were a fraction of today’s, video conferences were in dedicated facilities, and Lotus Notes was the primary collaborative platform. Stakeholders are regularly invited to review accomplishments and provide feedback.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Software Review Lean PMI 52

PM Basics

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

It comes from my practical experience working on software development projects. Project Documentation Review. During a review of the Release Plan. The Project Manager will review and analyze the company’s Risk Categories regularly. . The Project Team will review the Risk Register regularly.

Risk Management 105

Risk Management Risk Planning Technical Review 105

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. 40 - Estimation is a Problematic Practice of Companies Doing Dangerous Things. We develop these reference classes using Agile Function Points. Is this normal?

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Estimate Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 42

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

In a previous post, Why Johnny Can't Estimate , mentioned some resources for estimating, the principles of business and technical management that demand estimates be made to make decisions, and background on the sources of uncertainty, that create risk, that require estimating to increase the probability of project success.

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Software Review Technical Review Estimate Software Developers 34

Herding Cats

JANUARY 23, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. For technical design, there are existing designs, patterns, packages, architecture references, and similar resources. For software development starts with.

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Estimate Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 37

Leading Answers

JUNE 14, 2018

Iterative development of small batches of work, with frequent reviews, provides better insights into progress and issues than sequential, large-batch development. Since they now represent the organization's f ace and communications vehicle, expect ongoing investment in their upkeep and technology refresh cycles.

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Technical Review Agile Lean Sustainability 116

Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Estimation is part of project management. . The most important estimates for the project manager are related to time and cost. . Since it is easier to estimate small tasks, these estimates are often calculated and performed as point estimates, for example, a task will take 3 days. RiskAmp is one I like.

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Technical Review 2010 Estimate Software Review 43

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. The Cone of Uncertainty as a Technical Performance Measure.

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Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 35

Herding Cats

JUNE 21, 2016

In our conference sessions, we speak about how the Wright Brothers learned this concept as well. Stability is a relative term, depending on speed, terrain, skill, risk taking tolerance, experience, technical equipment, and other intangible factors. We speak at conference where program planning and controls is the topic.

Controlling 42

Controlling Technical Review Estimate 2013 42

Herding Cats

AUGUST 22, 2018

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. These are classic examples from an author who is either unskilled, untrained, and inexperienced in estimating software development. I suspect the latter. .

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Estimate Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review 35

Herding Cats

JANUARY 22, 2017

The Cone is a project management framework describing the uncertainty aspects of estimates (cost and schedule) and other project attributes (cost, schedule, and technical performance parameters). This is due to many reasons. Unanticipated technical issues with alternative plans and solutions to maintain effectiveness.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

JANUARY 17, 2017

The Cone is a project management framework describing the uncertainty aspects of estimates (cost and schedule) and other project attributes (cost, schedule, and technical performance parameters). This is due to many reasons. Unanticipated technical issues with alternative plans and solutions to maintain effectiveness.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

The Cone is a project management framework describing the uncertainty aspects of estimates (cost and schedule) and other project attributes (cost, schedule, and technical performance parameters). This is due to many reasons. Unanticipated technical issues with alternative plans and solutions to maintain effectiveness.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Estimate 2005 Software Review 28

Paymo App

APRIL 2, 2018

Project Management Software Developers. You’ll also find e-books, book reviews, toolkits, and training guides to help you develop your career with less stress. What to expect: Mike’s blog helps software development teams improve their work through Agile and Scrum. The Myth of Incremental Development.

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Influencer Prince2 Software Review SCRUM 112

Leading Answers

JUNE 14, 2018

Iterative development of small batches of work, with frequent reviews, provides better insights into progress and issues than sequential, large-batch development. Since they now represent the organization's f ace and communications vehicle, expect ongoing investment in their upkeep and technology refresh cycles.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Agile Lean Sustainability 60

MPUG

JUNE 1, 2022

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. Melanie: Jeff is currently the Training and Development Manager for Edwards Performance Solutions. Jeff: Now this is where we get into more of the technical side, right?

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PMI Software Review Estimate Risk Management 59

MPUG

OCTOBER 16, 2019

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. And today’s session is eligible for one PMI PDU in the technical category, and the code for claim that is on the screen now, that’s mpugwebnlearn091819.

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Agile Technical Review Software Review Engineering 40

MPUG

MARCH 3, 2022

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. Michael is an accomplished professional with over 30 years of success in managing complex software development projects. So let’s challenge these fellows.

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Software Review Technical Review Software Software Developers 52

Leading Agile

AUGUST 19, 2020

We typically want to have those stories estimated, right? They deliver it, they review it with the product owner, product owner says yes, and then they get to claim the points, right? In my organization, LeadingAgile, I have a software development team, I have zero need for predictability, like zero need for predictability.

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Agile SCRUM Governance Government 89

MPUG

MARCH 18, 2021

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. Well, I can’t tell you, but if I broke it into smaller pieces, I could start to estimate things. Technical degree of uncertainty versus the requirements uncertainty.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Governance 52