Herding Cats

JANUARY 7, 2017

For example, about which software to buy, which Features in the development backlog should be implemented next, what prices to charge for products and services. Software development is an exercise in microeconomics, since it deals with limited resources - time, cost, and what value is produced in exchange for the time and money.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 30, 2019

Agile software development is framed by a manifesto , a set of 12 principles, several methods. These are all focused on developing software, delivering that software to those paying the developers. Systems Engineering. Systems Engineering looks at the big picture to make technical decisions.

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Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

When we encounter engineering problems that are beyond the de minimis category, they usually involve some form of mathematics. Fundamentals of Probability and Statistics for Engineers. Probability & Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences. Probability, Statistics, Measurements, Calculus and the like.

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nTask

OCTOBER 5, 2021

So, when it comes to engineering projects, project management is an incredible way to manage all of the different tasks and processes included in the development process. What is the Different between Engineering management and Engineering project management? The tasks of the development process are routine and recurring.

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LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 18, 2023

Agile came about in the world of software development precisely because people started to realize that the pace of change had become so fast that it was smarter to embrace that change and find ways to work within it than try to resist. It describes four values for software development. No change in engineering practices.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

If we look at the discipline of software engineering, we see that the microeconomics branch of economics deals more with the types of decisions we need to make as software engineers or managers. Software engineering economics." IEEE Transactions of Software Engineering, 1 (1984): 4-21.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

Decision Making on Software Development Projects Is Both Simple and Complex at the Same Time. Reducible risk requires estimating the probability distribution of the occurrence. Irreducible risk requires estimating the statistical distribution of the naturally occurring processes. Risk management requires estimating.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 10, 2021

The lack of predictability of software development is the key to understanding the new model. Why is software so unpredictable. All software development is product development. In lean manufacturing, we can optimise the production of pre-developed products through the nature of its predictable production.

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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

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Estimating is a learned skill, used for any purpose from every-day life to management of projects. When I left for the airport this morning to catch my flight to a customer site I estimated, given the conditions, how much time I need to get to my favorite parking spot at DIA. So when you hear we can't estimate you'll know better.

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nTask

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

When we talk about software project management in a conversation related to the organizational paradigm, it usually comprises of all of the things from software development, documenting the whole process, testing every single element, and delivering the finished product on time. Different Types of Software Project Management.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 12, 2022

There will be breakout sessions on using project management tools and techniques to help with more accurate estimates, how to keep projects on track and on evaluation of project performance. What to Expect: Sessions focus on agility, software engineering and lean business. AIPM National Conference. 10th IPMA Research Conference.

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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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Agilemania

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

It promotes an adaptable approach to product development and deployment, allowing firms to adjust swiftly to input and create products that consumers enjoy. At its foundation, agile product management is a reaction to the widespread usage of agile software development approaches such as scrum or kanban.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 5, 2016

There a popular notions in the agile development world that authors like Hayek and Taleb speak to how software development works. Let's look at the thesis of Hayek in light of software development and the decisions that must be made when spending other people's money in the presence of uncertainty. What is a Team?

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 5, 2018

I work in a domain where engineered systems are developed for complex software-intensive system of systems. These systems are engineered with a variety of development methods. These systems are developed for external and internal customers. Mine is in hard science and systems engineering.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Perhaps you’ve read many blog posts about how horrible SAFe is, or how useless estimation is, or what the optimal size of a team is. What if you recommend teams to stop estimation altogether and cause financial damage compared to when you wouldn’t have recommended this? You may have the practical experience to support your beliefs.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The critical path method is widely used in the transportation market, but it can apply to construction, aerospace and defense, software development, research, product development, engineering and plant maintenance projects, just to name a few.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 19, 2021

The following interview questions are neither suited nor intended to turn an inexperienced interviewer into an agile software development expert. 19 Product Owner Interview Questions on the Product Backlog, Refinement, Forecasts, and Estimates. Does this update change previous estimations? What items need to be split?

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Epicflow Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

2021 is going to be full of both online and offline events for project managers engaged in different areas of business: construction and engineering, IT, healthcare, and many others. Since many 2020 conferences have been cancelled, probably you miss networking and would like to enrich and share your occupational knowledge.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Pawel Brodzinski is CEO of Lunar Logic , a Warsaw, Poland-based strategic management and business services company that provides UX consulting, business services, and web development consulting and services. He writes consistently on his blog about software development and lean, Kanban and agile development principles.

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 27, 2017

There's a recent post titled Four Fallacious Reasons to Estimate. It lists the usual suspects for why those spending the money think they don't have to estimate how much they plan to spend when they'll be done producing the value they've been assigned to produce for that expenditure. Let's look at each one in more detail.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Paul Boos has a post about estimating and makes a case for the Principles of when NOT to estimate. This struck a cord around a bigger topic - the inversion of estimating. When should we NOT estimate? Then on to the original conjecture for No Estimates from Paul's post. That is, to make decision with “No estimates”.

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Herding Cats

JUNE 15, 2016

Estimating and Making Decisions in Presence of Uncertainty. Intentional Disregard for Good Engineering Practices? These are business systems. So if we're going to make improvements in the spend of IT for better value, let's start here. . . Related articles. What's in a Domain?

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 11, 2018

We can make decisions in the presence of uncertainty without estimating the outcome of that decision on our probability of success. Any criticism of the NO Estimates statement is met with being blocked from the discussion. Any criticism of the NO Estimates statement is met with being blocked from the discussion.

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Leading Answers

MARCH 7, 2019

Likewise, there are defined, repeatable IT projects that can (and have been) successfully managed using meticulous planning, detailed estimation, and formal change control procedures. Here, formal planning and estimation are difficult because we don’t know what we will encounter. Consider the process of designing a new car or home.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

An Estimate is a value inferred for a population of values based on data collected from a sample of data from that population. The estimate can also be produced parametrically or through a simulation (Monte Carlo is common, but Method of Moments is another we use). . Estimates can be about the past, present, or future.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 23, 2017

In the estimating business, like many things in project management, there is confusion about principles, practices, and processes. A good estimation approach should provide estimates that are within 25% of the actual results, 75% of the time. Software Engineering Metrics and Models. Dunsmore and V.Y.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 9, 2017

The idea of risk and its management and handling is a critical success factor for all software development. Peter Drucker (1975) Management (From The Principles of Software Engineering , Chapter 6, Tom Glib, 1988). Without these estimates, there is no risk management. And as Tim Lister reminds us .

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 22, 2019

Famously, software engineer and author Tim Lister said that: “Risk management is how adults manage projects.” But in the even less-certain new world of large-scale software development, that was looking increasingly difficult. Employ the assets you deliver. Plan our work to accommodate risks and contingencies.

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MPUG

APRIL 2, 2024

Agile is used in a wide range of industries, including software development, IT, construction, engineering, and many others Hybrid Hybrid combines elements of traditional and agile pm to create a customized approach that meets the specific needs of the project.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Bottom-up Estimating A project estimation technique that leverages tactical-level team members/subject matter experts (SMEs) to break down tasks into smaller components to create a more accurate estimate. engineering, IT, human resources, etc.), Also known as continuous process improvement.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 12, 2018

This view of the system of producing value in exchange for money ignores the principles of systems engineering. . Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management that focuses on how to design and manage complex systems over their life cycles. The Measures of Performance are.

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Leading Agile

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

In discussing the delivery capacity of a software development team, we can say “velocity” and everyone knows we mean the amount of work the team can complete, on average, in a given time interval , and we don’t mean, literally, va=v+v02. “Velocity” in software development doesn’t mean velocity.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

I work in a domain where engineered systems are developed for complex software-intensive system of systems. These systems are engineered with a variety of development methods. These systems are developed for external and internal customers. Mine is in hard science and systems engineering.

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Agilemania

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Scrum can help estimate the total cost of production. Story pointing allows teams to estimate the near to the accurate cost of building new features and allows teams to prioritize tasks based on their difficulty. The course is designed for members involved in the software development process. Coach and Mentor .

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International Institute for Learning

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Software development is going to adopt Scrum as its operating approach to developing software. New items are added to the backlog by the product owner as they are identified and placed in the backlog according to the product owner’s estimate of their priority. By Steve P. You get the word: “We are going AGILE!”

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