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Biases in Project Management and How to Remove Them

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Managerial Finance - the branch of finance that concerns itself with the managerial significance of finance techniques. Software engineering economics is about making decisions related to software engineering in a business context. These principles originate in: . A final Thought . 9, January 2011.

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Biases in Project Management and How to Remove Them

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Managerial Finance - the branch of finance that concerns itself with the managerial significance of finance techniques. Software engineering economics is about making decisions related to software engineering in a business context. These principles originate in: . A final Thought . 9, January 2011.

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Misquotes of Deming

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The antithesis of the rogue agilist currently populating the #NoEstimates community, spending other people's money (which I doubt takes place on anything but de minimis projects) with no consideration for the principles of managerial finance. . Technical Performance Measures. Software Engineering is a Verb.

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4 Fallacious Reasons to Estimate and Why Those Are Fallacious

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That's why I strive to create an environment with mutual trust between the engineers and the different stakeholders. We engineers should always keep in mind that software development is usually one part of many others inside the company. Root Cause: Productivity is the efficacy of the investment of time, talent, and money.

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Start with Principles, Not Personal Anecdotes

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In the project domain, an estimate is a calculated approximation of some desired measurement. This is usually a cost, a completion date, a performance measure used in a closed loop control system to keep the project GREEN while delivering the needed Capabilities to produce the Value for the customer at the needed time for the needed cost.