Herding Cats

APRIL 29, 2017

What is an estimate? An estimate as a noun is an approximate calculation or judgment of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something. An estimate as a verb is to roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of. But those estimates, nouns, and verbs themselves's have other attributes. Every month there is a Month End reports, both showing cumulative cost to date, cumulative schedule performance, and Physical Percent Complete.

Estimate 40

Estimate 2017 Performance Measurement SCRUM 40

Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

Project Governance. Integrated Master Plan: The Foundation of Program Success , College of Performance Management, May 21, 2014. The Nine "I's" of Program Success ," College of Performance Management. Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and Adjourning. Project Performance Management. Connecting the 5 Principles and 5 Practices of Performance-Based Project Management ® To Increase the Probability of Project Success. Technical Performance Measures.

2008 45

2008 2003 2011 2009 45

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Project Performance Management (#PPM). Technical Performance Measures (#TPM). Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Management (#CSTPM). Governance (#Governance). Strategy (#Strategy). The overarching theme is focused on defining what Done looks like, assessing progress toward Done in units of measure meaningful to the decision makers. Those units always start with Measures of Effectiveness and Measures of Performance.

2019 37

2019 2015 2003 2009 37

Herding Cats

JANUARY 5, 2017

These charts are an extract from the book Performance-Based Project Management: Increasing the Probability of Project Success and the abstracted training materials Handbook. How to Avoid the "Yesterday's Weather" Estimating Problem. Hope is not a Strategy. Capabilities Earned Value Estimating Governance Management Performance-Based Project Management® Principles Requirements Risk Root Cause Analysis Technical Performance Measures

2017 69

2017 Performance Measurement Closing Process 69

Herding Cats

APRIL 30, 2019

A recent lawsuit by Hertz Rental Car against Accenture has turned into a rallying cry by Agilest and No Estimates advocates. Of course, No Root Cause analysis has been performed by these advocates, but it makes good click bait for their followers. It assessed the current state of its e-commerce activities, defined goals, and strategy for its digital business, and developed a roadmap that would allow Hertz to realize its vision. Were there: Measures of Effectiveness.

2019 36

2019 Risk Management Engineering 2018 36

Herding Cats

JUNE 7, 2018

Cohesion is the measure of how well module fits together. The component may be performing more than one function. Informational cohesion: performs a number of functions, each with its own entry point, with independent code for each function, all performed on the same data structure. In the presence of uncertainty, estimates is needed to make decisions. The term INVEST is an acronym for good User Stories. I ndependent (of all others).

2018 31

2018 Risk Management Performance Measurement Risk 31

Herding Cats

JUNE 7, 2018

Cohesion is the measure of how well module fits together. The component may be performing more than one function. Informational cohesion: performs a number of functions, each with its own entry point, with independent code for each function, all performed on the same data structure. In the presence of uncertainty, estimates is needed to make decisions. The term INVEST is an acronym for good User Stories. I ndependent (of all others).

2018 28

2018 Risk Management Performance Measurement Risk 28

Herding Cats

AUGUST 5, 2017

Managing Cost, Schedule, & Technical Performance Risk Is The Basis Of Good Project Management. Certain information about key project cost, performance, and schedule attributes are often unknown until the project is underway. Hope is Not a Strategy. The Plan for the project is the Strategy for its successful completion. What are the “units of measure” for this increasing maturity? No Point Estimate of Cost or Duration can be Correct.

2017 37

2017 Risk Risk Management Performance Measurement 37

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Progress and Value are measured with the same in Earned Value Management. In Earned Value Management paradigm, progress is always measured as physical percent complete. This physical percent complete is measured as compliance with the Technical Performance Measures of the outcomes of the work efforts, that consume the budget for that work. The Measures of effectiveness. The Measures of Performance are. Key Performance Parameters.

2018 31

2018 Engineering Performance Measurement Defining 31

Herding Cats

JUNE 4, 2017

Without these measures, Done will usually mean . Without these measures, Done will usually mean we ran out of time and money. . Plans are strategies for success. Strategies are hypotheses. The test of the hypothesis for projects are the Measures of Effectiveness, Measures of Performance, Key Performance Parameters, and techTechnicalformance Measures used to assess progress to plan for the project. No Estimating?

2017 35

2017 Risk Management Performance Measurement Risk 35

Herding Cats

JUNE 9, 2018

There is always lots of complaining about the biases introduced into managing projects and making the estimates needed to make project decisions. What dos Done look like in units of measure meaningful to the decision makers? What Impediments will be encountered along the way to Done and what are the handling strategies for each impediment?

Risk Management 28

Risk Management Transportation 2018 2011 28

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Plans are Strategies. A Strategy is a Hypothesis. The role of the Integrated Master Plan is to provide the Strategy for the successful completion of the program. Transparent – Comprehensible display of what needs to be done and how completion is measured. It is essential that the IMP represent the work that must be performed. The IMP shows the Accomplishments and the measures of Accomplishments that are essential to get through a design review.

2017 37

2017 Planning Performance Measurement Governance 37

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 1, 2016

For software, this can be value produced (assuming we have a unit of measure for that value in the for of effectiveness, performance, key performance parameters, or technical performance measures ). For your Honeywell or Nest controller on the wall, that sample rate is measured in seconds. It can be the cost, schedule, and technical performance measures of the software project. Hope is not a Strategy.

Closing 46

Closing 2016 Estimate Controlling 46

Herding Cats

MARCH 30, 2019

The customer is accountable for knowing what Done Looks Like (in Unity of measure meaningful to their domain). The results include system-level qualities, properties, characteristics, functions, behavior, and performance. Systems Engineering assess the processes for achieving stakeholder functional, physical, and operational performance requirements in the intended use environment over the planned life of the system within cost, schedule, and internal and external constraints.

Engineering 35

Engineering 2009 2019 2005 35

Clarizen

JANUARY 29, 2021

Monitoring & Controlling : processes required to track, assess, and regulate project performance and progress, as well as identify and initiate changes as necessary. . It also ensures that project selection aligns with overall organizational strategy. Work performance data.

Process 137

Process 2021 Risk Management Governance 137

Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

When we hear about software development disasters and then hear that estimates are to blame, and NOT Estimating will somehow reduce or prevent these disasters, think again. Each of the categories operates in the presence of uncertainty and requires that estimates be made about the probability, conseqeunce of the resutling risk. risks that may prevent the end item from performing as intended or not meeting performance expectations.

2007 32

2007 2016 2006 2014 32

Workamajig

JANUARY 11, 2021

Each 'activity' is the smallest unit of work that can be performed within the scope of the project. Actual Cost of Work Performed: The total cost of work performed during any given period of time. Actual dates are different from planned or estimated dates.

2021 78

2021 Risk Management Risk Estimate 78

Wrike

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

80% of “high-performing” projects are led by a certified project manager. [4]. 89% of high-performing organizations value project management, 81% actively engage sponsors, 57% align projects with business strategy. [6]. More than 90% of organizations perform some type of project postmortem or closeout retrospective. [9]. How Project Success is Measured: 20% — Satisfied stakeholders. Government – Federal. Government – City/State/Local.

2015 49

2015 Risk Management 2018 2010 49