Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

If, for example, a project manager believes a member of his or her team is a fast and effective worker, each time that team member works fast and effectively or is told by a colleague about the work that has been done fast and effectively, the project manager will consider his or her belief to be well-founded. What To Do Next?

Underperforming Technical Team 44

Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 2003 Software Review 44

Workamajig

JANUARY 11, 2021

Activity: A distinct, identifiable portion of work done during the course of a project. Each 'activity' is the smallest unit of work that can be performed within the scope of the project. A project team might also go through an audit to ensure that there are no lapses in project management.

Underperforming Technical Team 78

Underperforming Technical Team Project Life Cycle Estimate Risk Management 78

Herding Cats

JANUARY 14, 2017

Since all project work contains uncertainty, reducing this uncertainty - which reduces risk - is the role of the project team and their management. Either the team itself, the Project or Program Manager, or on larger programs the Risk Management owner. . There can be cost and schedule performance measures as well.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management 28

Herding Cats

JANUARY 22, 2017

Since all project work contains uncertainty, reducing this uncertainty - which reduces risk - is the role of the project team and their management. Either the team itself, the Project or Program Manager, or on larger programs the Risk Management owner. . The Cone is NOT the result of the project's past performance.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Since all project work contains uncertainty, reducing this uncertainty - which reduces risk - is the role of the project team and their management. Either the team itself, the Project or Program Manager, or on larger programs the Risk Management owner. . The Cone is NOT the result of the project's past performance.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Estimate 2005 Software Review 28

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 16, 2018

It's the Planning and Controls processes working together with the Technical Development processes that provide the ability to forecast what should happen in the future if we keep going like we are going now using a Model of the possible future outcomes. Past performance data or the Model of the needed Future performance of the project?

Aerospace 41

Aerospace Engineering 2012 2014 41

Herding Cats

JANUARY 17, 2017

Since all project work contains uncertainty, reducing this uncertainty - which reduces risk - is the role of the project team and their management. Either the team itself, the Project or Program Manager, or on larger programs the Risk Management owner. . The Cone is NOT the result of the project's past performance.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

JUNE 7, 2018

This makes no sense for any development project beyond a de minimis project. It can be used to identify appropriate teams, work groups, and a sequence of how the tasks can be arranged. The component may be performing more than one function. There is no way out of this for any non-trivial software development project.

Underperforming Technical Team 32

Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Software Engineering Risk Management 32

Herding Cats

JUNE 7, 2018

This makes no sense for any development project beyond a de minimis project. It can be used to identify appropriate teams, work groups, and a sequence of how the tasks can be arranged. The component may be performing more than one function. There is no way out of this for any non-trivial software development project.

Underperforming Technical Team 28

Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Software Engineering Risk Management 28