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How to Control Project Scope and Avoid Scope Creep

PM Basics

I’ve been managing software development projects for more than 11 years. Then, a CTO of the company comes and requests that we have to add a technical feature to this release. Imagine that a newly hired editor for this blog comes to you one day. You need to start to control project scope right away.

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What does the Scrum Master do all day?

Scrum.org

Thank you for participating and being present everyone. . Time flew so fast. . Juergen is our CTO). Daniel: You and your German time. As time hits 3:30 pm, Ahmed opens the door and enters the room. You made it on time. We apply the same thinking towards creative work like software development.

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Creating the Conditions for High-Performance Development Teams

Leading Agile

Solid technical practices and your full-stack developer’s software craftsmanship are also limited by the conditions inside your organization. Everything was big up front design, OA, OD, had to know everything up front, was risk proofing my software 10 years out. Video Transcript Mike Cottmeyer: Hey everybody.

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How to identify stakeholders? (+Identification Cheatsheet)

PM Basics

You can now think about ways to negate the potential threat they bring, perhaps by contracting the lunch preparation work to them instead. For example, the lead engineer in your software development project or the top salesperson bringing in clients and cash hand-over-fist. What Are The Processes In Identifying Stakeholders?

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Webinar Recap: Project Performance Measurement – Part 1: Overview Of Project Performance Measurements

MPUG

Like all MPUG webinars, recording of this session will be posted to mpug.com shortly after the live presentation ends. All MPUG members can watch the recordings at any time and still be eligible to earn the PDU credit. This is part one of the series. Fletcher Hearns: All projects have scope, cost and time built into them.

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Risk Management Resources

Herding Cats

Project risk management: lessons learned from software development environment,” Young Hoon Kwak and Jim Stoddard,” Technovation , 24(11), pp. Combination of the Earned Value and Present Value Methods,” Barbara G?adysz Project Risk Management: Lessons Learned from Software Development Environment,” Y. Kwak and J.

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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. 255, April 2010. 920, November 2004. Kwak and J.