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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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. Conflict Resolution Addressing and resolving disagreements. Constraints A limitation or restriction that impacts a project.

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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

MAY 11, 2017

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. This skill was an extension of the signal processing work I did as a grad student looking for information in the data stream of a particle accelerator.

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Planio

APRIL 22, 2024

According to some estimates , PMs spend 90% of their time communicating with team members, sponsors, and stakeholders. Whether it’s a business case, project plan, or market analysis, an executive summary is a great way to get the project’s most important information across quickly and clearly. What is an executive summary?

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 14, 2019

There are trends and systems that can calculate and estimate the likelihood of what is to come, but the reality is there are too many variables to make any such equation infallible. The history of business agility as a concept begins with software development. Then there is the human element. Origins of Business Agility.

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Leading Agile

JULY 18, 2023

Third, how are we reproducing working tests in software? Additionally, we need to consider how we organize teams in the presence of dependencies, how we orchestrate and govern those dependencies, and what we measure and control around the team. How are we orchestrating and governing those dependencies? How are we forming teams?

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Herding Cats

MAY 8, 2016

ways to make decisions with No Estimates. Uncertainty of course is present in all software development work both reducible and irreducible uncertainty. can we make a decision in the presence of Uncertainty without making an estimate of the impact or outcome of that decision? An estimate is. It's a fallacy.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

Nine Best Practices of Project Management , Software Program Managers Network (SPMN). Project Governance. Deliverables Based Planning: Providing Actional Information to the Program Manager , 11th Annual Rocky Mountain Project Management Symposium, 2009. Project Driven Organization Framework. Project Performance Management.

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Planview

JUNE 28, 2019

Adopting Lean-Agile budgeting practices helps to decrease funding overhead and friction while maintaining financial governance, helping to align budgeting practices with Lean-Agile goals. IT provides cost and time estimates and executives prioritize funding based on perceived value delivery in 12-18 months or longer.

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Project Bliss

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Budget – estimated cost of the project. Technology – this could cover software development, platforms, environments, and infrastructure. Budget – estimated cost of the project. Project will follow team governance guidelines and requirements. Delivery – what’s intended to be delivered. Make sure the team knows.

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Planio

MAY 8, 2023

In fact, the digital transformation market was estimated at a whopping $731.1 with examples of IT projects) IT project management is the process of planning, organizing, running, and managing information technology projects. Software Developers). billion in 2022 — with no signs of slowing down.

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Planview

JANUARY 19, 2023

However, many digital transformation initiatives struggle to deliver the expected financial value, with more than half lagging behind original estimates, according to a Gartner survey of CIOs. So what can technology organizations do to achieve a higher rate of return on investment (ROI)?

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Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Estimate a project timeframe: Create time estimates for each task. and add that to your cost estimate. You should let the client know that your estimates are, in fact, just estimates and not a fixed cost. Review task estimates and actuals regularly and communicate any significant deviations to the client.

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MPUG

APRIL 2, 2024

government began using it to manage complex defense projects. 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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Epicflow Blog

AUGUST 5, 2021

Limited memory machines store previous experience for a short period of time and are capable of using this stored information. Theory of mind is still in the process of active development. Software developer. Of course, AI will have a significant impact on software development.

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Wrike

APRIL 25, 2023

Establish project governance: Project charter templates help to identify key stakeholders and team members involved in the project, e.g., project sponsors, project manager, and team lead, indicating who is responsible for specific tasks and who has the authority to make decisions. This includes personnel, equipment, and funding.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 1, 2016

The estimate of Desired (or even contractual ) schedule, cost, or technical performance of the software project. The granularity of these estimates determining the dynamic behavior of the system ‒ the software project. Too small and wasted information is produced and possibly even over controlling the system.

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Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

I've since lost my handbook issued at TRW for the Software Development Lifecycle processes used on the programs we worked, but the loop approach of plan, do, study, act was at the basis of that method. Those that objected to the early XP approaches were right to criticize the lack of governance and actionable outcomes.

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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 ? As more details get developed, the Cone converges to the actual value. Steve McConnell.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

What happens if you shift focus from "accurate estimation" to "reliably shipping by a date"? . If your project has no uncertainty, there is no need to estimate. Our perception of this world - the data and information we receive about these behaviors. All estimates have precision and accuracy.

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Epicflow Blog

AUGUST 5, 2021

Limited memory machines store previous experience for a short period of time and are capable of using this stored information. Theory of mind is still in the process of active development. Software developer. Of course, AI will have a significant impact on software development.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 17, 2016

This is an extreme view of course, likely informed by anecdotal experience with Bad Management, or worse lack of actual management experience. One view of management in Agile can be informed by Governance of the work efforts. Here's a version of Governance, from " Agile Governance Theory: conceptual development ,” Alexandre J.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 11, 2018

This is the basis of all Closed Loop Control systems, from the speed control of the car, to the flight controls for an aircraft, to the temperature controls for your home, and of course the business controls for software development. Right and wrong cease to be useful concepts when you’re talking about software development.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 14, 2018

Software development is a Value Creaton activity, but Value cannot be determined unless we know the cost to produce that value and when that value will be available for use by those who of paid for that Value. For software development, those scarce resources are people, time, and money. Microeconomics .

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MPUG

APRIL 15, 2022

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. Like for examples, infrastructure, organizational culture structure, governance, resource availability, marketplace conditions, et cetera. Estimating has not changed.

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Project Pulse Journal

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

This phase determines crucial information such as the project's goals, scope, deliverables, and key stakeholders. Prepare a Business Case : Outline the reasons for undertaking the project, including the estimated costs, timelines, benefits, and risks involved. What is Project Initiation? Document the reasons for this decision.

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TrustRadius Project Management

OCTOBER 27, 2022

If you want to see more ERP providers with a list of software with end-user feedback h e re. You can also take a look at Enlyft’s list of ERPs and their estimated market shares here. How does ERP Software Selection Work? Have your selection team develop a change management business strategy.

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TrustRadius Project Management

OCTOBER 27, 2022

If you want to see more ERP providers with a list of software with end-user feedback h e re. You can also take a look at Enlyft’s list of ERPs and their estimated market shares here. . How does ERP Software Selection Work? Have your selection team develop a change management business strategy.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

I've seen estimates abused by bad managers, so let's NOT estimate and that will fix the behavior of Bad Managers." While the human behaviors are real and observable, conjecturing that decisions can be made in the presence of uncertainty without estimating the outcome of those decisions, there is no principle to support that conjecture.

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MPUG

MAY 6, 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. I actually got my degree in software engineering and moved up into project management like a lot of us did back in the day. By education and training.

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Herding Cats

JUNE 2, 2017

So the first part is following standard estimating principles. which states clearly and concisely that decisions can be made (in the presence of uncertainty - which is ALWAYS present on software development projects - without estimating the impact of those decisions. From large construction to software development.

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Planio

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Payment Information: How much is the project going to cost and how are you going to pay the team you’re working with? A SOW is a detailed doc that the people you’re collaborating with will reference back to throughout the project and therefore needs some very specific information to be valuable. Will it be my milestone and deliverable?

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Every once in awhile a reasonably intelligent No Estimates advocate shows up in a Twitter discussion. They often say you should be open-minded and try the concepts of No Estimates first. . A Pseudo-Open Minded person would say Sasquatch exists because the Federal Government is suppressing the evidence.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 11, 2016

I work in the Software Intensive System of Systems domains in Aerospace, Defense, Enterprise IT (both commercial and government) applying Agile, Earned Value Management, Productive Statistical Estimating (both parametric and Monte Carlo), Risk Management, and Root Cause Analysis with a variety of capabilities.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

The Developers and the Customers in the software development world. The Developers and the Customers in the software development world. Estimating what Done looks like in units of measure meaningful to the decision makers. Estimating what Plans and Schedules will be needed to reach done.

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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. requires making estimates) ? Estimation of Long?Term Making these decisions in the presence Uncertainty ?

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