Herding Cats

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The primary purpose of software estimation is not to predict a project’s outcome; it is to determine whether a project’s targets are realistic enough to allow the project to be controlled to meet them ? This variation can be explained by the fact that initial concepts do not describe the final software system accurate enough.

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Binfire

AUGUST 27, 2017

The Agile project management methodology has been used by software engineers and IT professionals for the past sixteen years. In the late twenty century, many software engineering researchers in academia were studying the disturbing fact that most software and IT projects finish late or fail to finish at all.

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Binfire

APRIL 7, 2017

The Agile project management methodology has been used in the software development and IT industry for the past sixteen years, but recently it has gained wide acceptance by many number of industries and organizations. In 2001 a group of software engineers and scientists in IT industry got together and wrote Agile Manifesto.

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Leading Agile

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The connection with software development/maintenance is probably obvious. Tying Up Loose Ends in Software. If anything, you ought to ask for special permission not to keep the code clean as you go. Keeping code clean at all times really ought to be considered baseline job performance for a software engineer.

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Teamweek

MARCH 30, 2022

Quick Links: Definition – What Does Job Simulation Mean? Definition – What Does Job Simulation Mean? Skills assessments could be used to simulate a real-life coding task, a question from a colleague, or a document review. They needed to hire top-quality, remote-ready software engineers at scale.

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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to assess risks, their impacts, and handling strategies for software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. Turof, IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering , 400, 2018. “A

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Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

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. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol.

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 27, 2017

And like many posts and tweets about estimating, it's made from this point of view, not the business point view, not from the point of view of those paying the developer. We engineers should always keep in mind that software development is usually one part of many others inside the company.

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Interview coding challenges are critical when hiring new software developers. Finding the right developer can be a difficult process. A potential candidate may look perfect on paper and ace a face-to-face interview, but how do you test their coding skills? What are Interview Coding Challenges for Developers?

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 18, 2023

In the realm of software development, principles of DevOps and a commitment to technical excellence can further enhance the process. Originating from lean manufacturing principles, VSM's relevance has expanded, becoming a cornerstone in fields such as software development.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 24, 2018

But before going further, let's establish the definitions we need to understand and apply Root Cause Analysis needed to discover the corrective and preventive actions to increase the probability of project success - especially Software Project Success. What factors lead to software project failure?” All for the want of a nail.

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Epicflow Blog

MAY 14, 2019

Incorrect definition of project success. Actually caring about the needs of your sponsor,” says Alberto Pérez Veiga , an IT Engineer at NATO Communications and Information Agency. Give due consideration to the power of effective communication and take the necessary measures to improve its quality.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 8, 2017

Much of the conversation in social media around agile techniques seems to be based on the differences between the variety of choices of a method, a process, or a practice and definitions of terms for those choices. I work in a domain where systems are engineered for the customer. Design from a generalized perspective is purposeful.

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MPUG

MAY 14, 2021

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. By education and training, I’m actually a software developer. I got junior software engineers, software engineers, senior software engineers.

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Leading Agile

JUNE 27, 2018

In 2012, I wrote a blog post entitled “Delivering provably-correct code.” ” In it, I suggested several approaches developers could use to gain high confidence that their code would be suitable for release. When I took an interest in this loop, I quickly ran afoul of academics. Steadfastly Missing the Point.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 22, 2017

Barry Boehm's work in “Software Engineering Economics”. This is due to many reasons. Here's a simple definition of the Cone of Uncertainty: . We have a target weight at Test Readiness Review of 23KG. 4] Defense Acquisition Guide , Chapter 4, Systems Engineering , 15 May 2013. [5] Prentice-Hall, 1981.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 17, 2017

Barry Boehm's work in “Software Engineering Economics”. This is due to many reasons. Here's a simple definition of the Cone of Uncertainty: . We have a target weight at Test Readiness Review of 23KG. 4] Defense Acquisition Guide , Chapter 4, Systems Engineering , 15 May 2013. [5] Prentice-Hall, 1981.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Or ANY software project for that matter. In 2003, Kahneman stated in a Harvard Business Review article "Delusions of Success," in planning major initiatives, executives routinely exaggerate the benefits and discount the costs, setting themselves up for failure. First a definition. Estimates have precision and accuracy.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Barry Boehm's work in “Software Engineering Economics”. This is due to many reasons. Here's a simple definition of the Cone of Uncertainty: . We have a target weight at Test Readiness Review of 23KG. 4] Defense Acquisition Guide , Chapter 4, Systems Engineering , 15 May 2013. [5] Prentice-Hall, 1981.

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Herding Cats

JUNE 19, 2017

The Cone of Uncertainty is a framing assumption used to model the needed reduction in some parameter of interest in domains ranging from software development to hurricane forecasting. Shrinking The Cone Of Uncertainty With Continuous Assessment For Software Team Dynamics In Design And Development,” Pongtip Aroonvatanaporn,” Ph.D.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

There are dozens of high-quality academic works to draw from, there are dozens of academic journals dedicated to (agile) software development (ASD) and change management. software estimation”), and then select “review articles” under “type” on the left. So where do you find it?

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Wrike

APRIL 5, 2021

Software development has changed radically in recent years, so why are our processes still the same? Release management is a modern solution to the unique challenges software engineers and project managers face today. This software project management method covers everything from ideation to release. Its purpose?

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Leading Agile

OCTOBER 22, 2018

In the 1960s, it was considered a baseline good practice in software engineering to test your code as you wrote it. The pioneers of software development in that era were proponents of various levels of testing; some advocated “unit” testing and some didn’t, but all recognized the importance of testing code.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Software development is (generally speaking) very complex. Before diving deeper into this blogpost, its helpful to have a working definition. Why our brain is not built for software engineering. So, answering your mail and writing some code at the same time is going to decrease productiveness.

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Leading Agile

JANUARY 15, 2019

Connection with Software Development. Software development teams often find themselves tangled up with more work than they can handle gracefully, if at all. Begin with the end in mind; start with a clear definition of the desired outcome and steer the work toward that mark through frequent feedback.

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Before choosing a specific tool though, you need to decide on the type of project management software you need. And choosing from the many different project management software types can be quite a challenge. Types of project management software based on the use case. Project and resource planning software.

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Leading Agile

JUNE 18, 2018

Defensive programming consists of learning and using guidelines for software design and coding that tend to minimize the frequency and severity of problems in production. The day came when the software community more-or-less forgot about defensive programming. I guess that worked out okay for a generation of developers.

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Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to estimate software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Cost Modeling Agile Software Development,” Maarit Laanti and Petri Kettunen, International Transactions on Systems and Applications, Volume 1 Number 2, pp. Chakraborty and K.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 23, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. This also meant developing software systems to support this effort. Rarely are software engineers working on science experiments.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. This also meant developing software systems to support this effort. And money in the bank is what software development is about.

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Teamweek

OCTOBER 20, 2022

You probably already know—Agile isn’t just for software developers anymore. After all, Agile projects deliver proven value in software projects: Higher profit More meaningful projects and client relationships Greater productivity Clearer communication. Buzzword alert. For example, rework or lack of team productivity.

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Leading Agile

AUGUST 20, 2018

An unattended software delivery pipeline frees technical staff to spend more time on value-add activities rather than tediously performing repetitive tasks by hand, such as. Reviewing code by eyeballing it to ensure compliance with coding standards. Handling merges of code changes made by more than one person.

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Planio

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

However, the core elements of how you build great software–from project planning to tracking issues and running sprints –need to stay consistent if you want to stand out. We’re definitely biased, but we think Planio could be the best project management tool for you. Programming languages, devices, and user needs are always changing.

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