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Project Management Job Titles: Understanding the Types of Roles in Project Management

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The ‘project manager’ job descriptions have a wide variety of roles and duties, which can make it hard to know what’s right for you. What ‘project manager’ means to one business will be slightly different to how another company uses the term. That’s what a project is.

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The Role of Infrastructure in Cloud Financial Optimization

Leading Agile

You expected to have a bump in costs during the transition, but now you’re in what is supposed to be the “to be” state of your cloud migration , and the benefits in your benefits case aren’t materializing. Finally, the move to cloud computing requires new governance mechanisms and policies to ensure that cloud resources are used judiciously.

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Is Software Development Art or Engineering

Herding Cats

I started my career as a Software Engineer , writing Fortran 77 signal processing algorithms to find and track missile launchers in the middle eastern desert. Signal processing is a domain of software development well suited to the paradigm of engineered systems. Software-intensive systems include: .

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The Functions of a Project Management Office

Project Pulse Journal

What is a Project Management Office? A Project Management Office (PMO) is a centralized department within an organization that standardizes the governance of projects. A Project Management Office (PMO) isn't just about oversight; it's about empowering your projects to deliver real value.

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A Compendium of Works to Increase the Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Here are my collected works, presentations, briefings, journal papers, articles, white papers, and essays, used to increase the Probability of Project Success (PoPS) I've developed and applied over my career in the software-intensive system of systems domain. Project Governance. Project Driven Organization Framework.

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

What happens if you shift focus from "accurate estimation" to "reliably shipping by a date"? . The naturally occurring work effort in the development of a software feature - even if we've built the feature before - is an irreducible uncertainty. There was a Tweet two days ago from one of the founders of eXtreme Programming, that said.

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How To Make 2018 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

But what does it take to get there? I asked people two questions: What should people managing projects be aware of as we go into 2018 to make 2018 their most successful year ever? What will you be doing in 2018 to have your most successful year ever? Would you like to make 2018 a successful year for your projects? Let’s jump in.

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