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Kanban vs. Scrum: What’s the Difference?

ProjectManager.com

The scrum methodology has been around since the mid-1980s and has been a core sub-methodology of agile since 2001 when Ken Schwaber and Mike Beedle wrote the book on it: Agile Software Development with Scrum. Scrum boards and kanban boards break the project into smaller, more manageable pieces.

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Cost and Value Management for Software Development

Herding Cats

we focus on Value and don't need to worry about Cost. This, of course, is a violation of the principles of Managerial Finance and Microeconomics of software development in the presence of uncertainty and scarce resources. Software Project Cost Estimation . Overlooking key project risks.

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Microeconomics and Risk Management in Decision Making for Software Development

Herding Cats

Take for example the deployment of an ERP system, the installation, and startup of a process control system, the release of a suite of embedded software controllers for a car, aircraft, petrochemical plant. A recent survey of 600 firms indicated that 35% of them had at least one "runaway' software project. and Guo, Y., “The

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125 Project Management Buzzwords

The IIL Blog

Continuous Improvement The ongoing effort to improve a project process, product, or service to achieve better results. Cost Estimation The process of estimating project costs is done by leveraging historical data, expert judgment, or quantitative models. Six Sigma A disciplined, data-driven (i.e.,

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Management (#CSTPM). Product Development (#ProdDev). Governance (#Governance). Agile Software Development (#ASD). Journal Papers, White Papers, and Essays on Project Success (#Papers). Enterprise IT and Embedded Systems (#EIT). Balanced Scorecard (#BSC).

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Time and Materials Contracts: The Definitive Guide [w/ Template]

Teamweek

Similar past projects can help you here as a reference. Apply your hourly rate : Total up all hours needed to complete the project and multiply by your hourly rate. Calculate project costs: Work out other costs for the project. and add that to your cost estimate. Such as licensing fees, etc.,

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Estimates, Forecasts, Projections

Herding Cats

An Estimate is a value inferred for a population of values based on data collected from a sample of data from that population. We can estimate the total cost, total duration, and the probability that all the Features will be delivered on the program we are working for the US Government. All projects contain uncertainty.