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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Risk issues that can be identified early in the program, which will potentially impact the program later, termed Known Unknowns and can be alleviated with good risk management. Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

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. reducible and irreducible ? De Meyer, C.

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10 GDPR Questions to Ask Before Starting a New Project

Rebel’s Guide to PM

And it has huge implications for people managing projects that store, capture or process personal data. But beyond the setting up of GDPR principles in your business, what does GDPR look like for project management? In this article I’ll look at 10 questions managers should ask themselves before starting a new project.

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

This quote demonstrates a lack of understanding of making decisions in the presence of uncertainty and the processes and events that create uncertainty. There is naturally occurring variability from uncontrolled processes. The risk is created when we have not accounted for this natural variances in our management plan for the project.

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Creating a Positive Workplace: Strategies for Building Trust & Respect

Proofhub

If you’re an employer, manager, or another leadership figure for employees in your organization, it’s important to take active steps toward creating a culture of respect and appreciation. Stay connected with your team & better manage your work with these 43 best productivity tools. Find the best one for you!”

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Reading List for the Cone of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

The beginning of all business critical software development projects is the point in time when performing organizations are least certain about the project, yet it is also the time when top management expects to be delivered project estimates that are very precise. 37–48, 2007.

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Without a Root Cause Analysis, No Corrective or Preventive Action is Credible - Part 1

Herding Cats

Root Cause is the fundamental initiating cause on a causal chain leading to a failure of a process which results in a recurrence of the problem. Root Cause Analysis is a systematic documented approach to arrive at the true Root Cause of the process problem. What Are Problem Causes of Software Projects? Whitney and Charles B.

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