Rebel’s Guide to PM

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The term refers to how the project’s requirements or feature list grows over time without proper control. Scope creep is the more common term but you might hear both, especially if you are working in software development. What is change control and why is it important? What causes scope creep? How to avoid scope creep.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This will include an accurate estimate of decentralized IT spending and shadow IT spending, the former being the distribution of functions, control and information, while the latter is IT-related hardware and software use without the knowledge of the IT department. What Is the Ideal Size of an IT Budget?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

In the fast-paced world of software development, agility and efficiency are paramount. The Product Owner is the bridge between the stakeholders and the development team, responsible for maximizing the value of the product. Estimation Techniques Accurate estimation of user stories is crucial for planning sprints and releases.

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PM Basics

APRIL 24, 2018

Software Development Life Cycle is on every job description for a Project Manager. Everyone wants you to know how to develop software applications. When I googled “software development life cycle definition” I found different variants. Phases in Software Development. Concept Development.

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NimbleWork

APRIL 16, 2024

Project management is a multifaceted discipline that combines techniques, processes, and strategies to plan, execute, monitor, and control projects effectively. Planning: In this process, project managers develop a comprehensive project plan that outlines the scope, schedule, budget, resources, and risks associated with the project.

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Planio

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

This is especially important in software development projects, where terms such as deployment , release , go-live , and implementation get used interchangeably, causing endless confusion and misalignment. Identify tasks, estimate timings, and map a timeline Step 4. Consider your risks and put controls in place Step 6.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

You probably already know that you need a quality management plan , and that management, assurance and control are the pillars of doing it right. This ticks the box for the quality control process, which is about making sure errors and defects don’t make it to the end customer. What does it mean to “do” project quality?

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 7, 2017

For example, about which software to buy, which Features in the development backlog should be implemented next, what prices to charge for products and services. Software development is an exercise in microeconomics, since it deals with limited resources - time, cost, and what value is produced in exchange for the time and money.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

To accomplish this requires financial governance, creating and controlling an IT budget, tracking expenses and doing cost-benefit analysis of IT investments. A CFO can be seen as the business’ controller or treasurer as they all manage finances and accounting to ensure accurate financial reporting.

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Herding Cats

DECEMBER 30, 2017

One of the 4 summary root causes of project performance failures is Unrealistic Cost and Schedule Estimates based on inadequate risk-adjusted growth models. If you have no uncertainty, then estimates provide no value. One notion in a governance paradigm is It's Not Your Money . This is how business works.

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 21, 2018

Without a baseline, how will you monitor and control your projects? Work Breakdown Structure Dictionary – provide the detailed information about the deliverables, activities, cost estimates, and scheduling information for each item in the WBS. Think about this. Scope Baseline. What is a project management plan?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 31, 2023

Initiation: Here’s where you set out the project scope , the goals, the organization of the project, its business case, its constraints, who the stakeholders are, what the risks are, the project controls, the reporting framework, etc. Execution: The project begins and the project plan is put into action.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 21, 2022

The software development life cycle (SDLC) is how it’s done in software development. What Is the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)? The software development life cycle (SDLC) is a process by which software is developed and deployed. SDLC Phases. V-Shaped Model.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 1, 2016

For any closed loop control system ‒ let’s assume we want to manage our project with such a system ‒ has a signal representing the current state of the system. For a software project, let’s start by answering a critical question – how long are you willing to wait before you find out you’re late ? https://goo.gl/DP6Jw https://goo.gl/DP6Jw

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LiquidPlanner

APRIL 27, 2022

At times, it can seem like projects are doomed from the start, and the outcome is completely outside of your control. There are so many moving parts to projects that oftentimes, project managers can feel like they don’t have control over the delivery date. The way to avoid this is to estimate costs upfront before the project starts.

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Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2017

Signal processing is a domain of software development well suited to the paradigm of engineered systems. Process control, emergency shutdown, flight avionics, and other embedded real-time systems, including transaction processing business systems. Software-intensive systems include: . Matlab is one example.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 5, 2018

There is a discussion of the conjecture that estimates are a waste, estimates can't be done, estimates are evil, estimates must be stopped immediately. To be informed how to estimate in this broad range of domains, problems, and impacts — education, experience, and skill are needed. illities are a waste.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 22, 2019

Famously, software engineer and author Tim Lister said that: “Risk management is how adults manage projects.” The only way to regain control of your outcomes from your stakeholders is to invest your time in them. You Can’t Control Everything. We are not control freaks. The Monitor and Control Cycle. Shift Happens!

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 6, 2022

That should be obvious from the name, but it also addresses the project scheduling, monitoring and controlling needed to bring the project deliverables. A list of any relevant reports, products, services or new software developments. Monitor and Control the Project Execution Plan. Quality Standards. Learn more.

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MPUG

APRIL 29, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Oliver Gildersleeve’s Analogous and Parametric Estimating Schedule Template webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. The new schedule template covers both analogous and parametric estimating features. Kyle: We’ll go ahead and get started.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Bottom-up Estimating A project estimation technique that leverages tactical-level team members/subject matter experts (SMEs) to break down tasks into smaller components to create a more accurate estimate. Quality Control The process of verifying that project deliverables meet the specified quality requirements.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2022

The APM Planning, Scheduling, Monitoring and Control Guide (2015) defines rolling wave planning as ‘the planning density that is achieved at different moments in time. Gather accurate estimates for the work that is now on the near-term horizon, and update your schedule with those detailed activities now you know about them.

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Project Risk Coach

OCTOBER 23, 2021

Here are some examples: Your software development project is behind schedule. Another project is closing and releasing a development resource that could greatly help get your project back on schedule. Quantitative analysis : Calculate the potential benefit by multiplying the probability times the estimated value.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 7, 2020

Scrum comes from a software development background, and the switch to kanban for these teams can be problematic. Just-in-time analysis in kanban creates shorter lead times, instead of batch-processing for iteration planning estimates, which is used in scrum. This identifies areas that can be improved and reduces bottlenecks.

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MPUG

APRIL 2, 2024

These include : Definition Planning Execution Control Closure Defining the Project In this stage, the role of a project manager is to define what the project is and what the users hope to achieve by undertaking the project. This method is often used for large, complex projects that require a high level of control and predictability.

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LiquidPlanner

JULY 13, 2022

Software like LiquidPlanner makes it easy to create an action plan against your goals. LiquidPlanner helps you estimate timelines by listing tasks and then applying ranged estimations. Are the fires under control, and can we resume making progress on our resolutions? What are your mid-year milestones?

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Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2018

There's a fallacy used by some in the software development business, that estimates are not needed to make decisions in the presence of uncertainty. Of course, the machine in the video wouldn't be able to take a step without falling if it didn't have a probabilistic feedforward adaptive closed loop control system.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Agile is a way of working that comes from software development. While the roots of incremental development methods of working stem back to the 1950s and into the 1970s, it wasn’t until 2001 that a group of software developers published the Manifesto for Agile Software Development.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 9, 2017

The idea of risk and its management and handling is a critical success factor for all software development. In order to make risk-informed decisions, we must estimate the outcomes and the impacts of those outcomes on future activities (cost, schedule, and technical performance of products and services). Related articles.

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LiquidPlanner

MARCH 31, 2022

Even if it’s true or out of your control. It may be helpful to break the project into smaller tasks and assignments to estimate project deliverables and resource needs better. Get input from your team and project stakeholders before committing to a timeline to ensure everyone is aligned on estimates and priorities.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

That means that project managers work in virtually all fields, from software development and IT to human resources, from advertising and marketing to construction, and everything in-between. Knowledge of related software development and project management tools. How Much Does a Project Manager Make? Resource Management.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 8, 2017

When we hear that the next big thing in agile is Not Estimating, let's look to see how those 12 Principles can be applied without those estimates? . How estimates help implement these principles. Without estimates what is missing. Always a good idea, no matter the development method. 12 Principles of Agile.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 16, 2022

How do you estimate the impact on the throughput when adding new people to the team? And from scientific research to software development. And as such, Scrum is a framework for empirical process control. How to explain to a team that the size of the items (effort) doesn’t impact the overall cycle time? This is empiricism.

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Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Estimate a project timeframe: Create time estimates for each task. and add that to your cost estimate. You should let the client know that your estimates are, in fact, just estimates and not a fixed cost. Review task estimates and actuals regularly and communicate any significant deviations to the client.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Since all risk comes from uncertainty - reducible (Epistemic) and irreducible (Aleatory), estimating is a foundation of all we do. There is no discussion of the conjecture that estimates are a waste, estimates can't be done, estimates are evil, estimates must be stopped immediately. illities are a waste.

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Planio

MAY 8, 2023

In fact, the digital transformation market was estimated at a whopping $731.1 Monitoring and controlling 5. IT projects still require planning, control, teamwork, and leadership — and for that, organizations use IT project management frameworks to maximize their success. billion in 2022 — with no signs of slowing down.

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LiquidPlanner

MARCH 16, 2022

Besides simply saving time by repurposing an effective project plan, you also will be less likely to overlook important tasks or input inaccurate task estimations. Events beyond our control can cause chaos to our project plan. Reusing project plans helps to reduce the uncertainty so we can ensure our own luck.

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