Sat.Aug 05, 2017

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When to stop?

Musings on Project Management

You're doing something. Fair enough What if there's no obvious end-point? Like finding the "just-right" SME for the team. you never know when that is going to happen When should you stop looking at candidates? Actually, there's a computer science answer to this. Look no farther than the "optimal stopping" algorithm! As explained by authors Christian and Griffiths*, there are two ways to.

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Quote of the Day

Herding Cats

Inexperience is a dreadful thing — comment by a women in Aristophanes (Ἀριστοφάνης ) Ecclesazusae 115. When you hear a conjecture about some topic, stop and ask, does this person have any experience in this topic, any foundational understanding of the principles, practices, or processes ? Accept the statement only after assessing those measures.

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Risk Management in Five Easy Pieces, with Apologies to Jack

Herding Cats

Managing Cost, Schedule, & Technical Performance Risk Is The Basis Of Good Project Management. Risk management is essential to the success of any significant project. Certain information about key project cost, performance, and schedule attributes are often unknown until the project is underway. The emerging risks that can be identified early in the project that impact the project later are often termed “known unknowns.