Scrum.org

OCTOBER 2, 2023

It often lures us into the trap of deterministic estimates. Let’s investigate why deterministic estimates set us up for failure and explore pragmatic alternatives that empower decision-making while embracing uncertainty. What Are the Pitfalls of Deterministic Estimates? This approach generates better decisions.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Information technology (IT) runs most businesses. Managing information costs and managing information security for those costs are part of making an IT budget. But those forecasts are estimates and to ensure that you keep to your IT budget, monitoring and tracking costs is imperative. But those devices don’t run for free.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 29, 2024

Explanation: Software development is an evolving process. Changes and updates are inevitable; returning to work in every system part is normal in the development lifecycle. Objection: "We can't accurately estimate delivery timelines with incremental delivery." - ten common objections to incremental delivery.

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Teamweek

JULY 2, 2020

This article will guide you through the best agile tools, taking a look at their key features and costs to inform your buying decision! Specifically, we’re going to look into tools for: Agile Planning Team/Resource Management Agile Estimation Scrum Tools for Backlog Management Source Control Continuous Integration & Deployment.

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Scrum.org

OCTOBER 19, 2021

O verview of Agile Estimating. When more is known than unknown, use absolute estimating. A traditional or Waterfall software development lifecycle includes a long and detailed planning period to define requirements before beginning development. But teams still need to estimate their work to forecast releases.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

In the fast-paced world of software development, agility and efficiency are paramount. The Product Owner is the bridge between the stakeholders and the development team, responsible for maximizing the value of the product. This information is the foundation for a product's vision and strategy.

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PM Basics

APRIL 24, 2018

Software Development Life Cycle is on every job description for a Project Manager. Everyone wants you to know how to develop software applications. When I googled “software development life cycle definition” I found different variants. Phases in Software Development. Concept Development.

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Teamweek

JULY 29, 2022

Inaccurate time estimation is the cause of 25% of failed projects. Learning how to estimate time for a project is tricky, but critical to its success. In this guide we’ll go over: What is time estimating in project management? Why is estimating time for tasks important? What is time estimating in project management?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Plus, authors tend to have a different way of presenting information, so if you couldn’t grasp the basics from your training, you’ll get a different take on the topic from a deep dive into the topic from a book. I would suggest it’s User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development by Mike Cohn. Short on time? Recommended.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 25, 2022

At that time, 17 software developers started what would become agile project management by recognizing that shortening the delay of benefits to users and getting feedback from users A year later a manifesto was drafted. Agile processes promote sustainable development. Since that time, agile has spread. Agile Core Values.

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Herding Cats

DECEMBER 30, 2017

One of the 4 summary root causes of project performance failures is Unrealistic Cost and Schedule Estimates based on inadequate risk-adjusted growth models. If you have no uncertainty, then estimates provide no value. One notion in a governance paradigm is It's Not Your Money . This is how business works.

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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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Planio

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

This is especially important in software development projects, where terms such as deployment , release , go-live , and implementation get used interchangeably, causing endless confusion and misalignment. Identify tasks, estimate timings, and map a timeline Step 4. Jump to a section: What is an implementation plan?

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Information technology (IT) has found its way into almost every aspect of our lives, both professionally and personally. Chief Information Officer The chief information officer (CIO) manages all aspects of the delivery of IT activities. Managers tend to prefer Gantt charts, but IT teams don’t need all that information.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 21, 2022

The software development life cycle (SDLC) is how it’s done in software development. What Is the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)? The software development life cycle (SDLC) is a process by which software is developed and deployed. SDLC Phases. Planning & Designing.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

Also, if you have internal auditors or a Quality Assurance function, or someone in the PMO who can do an informal (or formal) project review, book that in as well. That’s just a guideline: use whatever your company software development lifecycle specifies or what works until you have working software you are happy to ship.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 5, 2018

There is a discussion of the conjecture that estimates are a waste, estimates can't be done, estimates are evil, estimates must be stopped immediately. To be informed how to estimate in this broad range of domains, problems, and impacts — education, experience, and skill are needed. illities are a waste.

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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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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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MPUG

APRIL 29, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Oliver Gildersleeve’s Analogous and Parametric Estimating Schedule Template webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. The new schedule template covers both analogous and parametric estimating features. Oliver: Thank you Kyle.

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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

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

All software development projects operate in the presence of uncertainty. The design and development of software must rely on estimation, forecasts, and predictions based on an idealized understanding of what is an unknown (but knowable) understanding of reality. This uncertainty is unavoidable.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 2, 2022

As you won’t have all the information for bottom up, detailed planning, think about the work you have to complete from the top down. Gather accurate estimates for the work that is now on the near-term horizon, and update your schedule with those detailed activities now you know about them. Then review the next wave.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 15, 2021

Marc Andreessen’s adage that “Software is eating the world” is becoming the differentiator for Industries that were previously thought to be more manual. . A company known for developing “Agile” products surveyed more 18,000 customers and Software development professionals, which is what they discovered. .

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

That means that project managers work in virtually all fields, from software development and IT to human resources, from advertising and marketing to construction, and everything in-between. An IT Project Manager is responsible for developing and managing information technology projects and their cost, time and scope.

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 21, 2018

Work Breakdown Structure Dictionary – provide the detailed information about the deliverables, activities, cost estimates, and scheduling information for each item in the WBS. It integrates and consolidates all of the subsidiary plans and baselines, and other information necessary to manage the project.”.

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NimbleWork

APRIL 16, 2024

Whether you’re overseeing a software development project or managing a construction project, understanding the key project management processes, techniques and strategies are essential for achieving success. “Projections indicate that the global project management software market is poised to reach $15.08

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 31, 2023

Regardless, we’re going to give you a brief overview of the major details involved in project management for actionable information. ProjectManager is powerful project management software that can be used by both experienced and beginner project managers and team members to manage projects.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 3, 2021

In contrast, in team refinement, Product Backlog items are broken down, detailed, and estimated. Software development is complex. If you’d like to join the Scaled Professional Scrum course, check out my class schedule page for more information. Often, new cross-team dependencies are found in the team refinement.

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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. Managing in the presence of risk - and the uncertainty that creates the risk - requires we make risk-informed decisions. Without these estimates, there is no risk management. And as Tim Lister reminds us .

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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

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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LiquidPlanner

MARCH 16, 2022

Besides simply saving time by repurposing an effective project plan, you also will be less likely to overlook important tasks or input inaccurate task estimations. Disseminate information properly. Many project teams meet to disseminate information, gain alignment, or to review status and issues on a project.

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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

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Agile is a way of working that comes from software development. While the roots of incremental development methods of working stem back to the 1950s and into the 1970s, it wasn’t until 2001 that a group of software developers published the Manifesto for Agile Software Development.

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Epicflow Blog

MAY 20, 2019

The movement aims at increasing productivity in the domain of software development by promoting management agility. NoEstimates Starts on the Grounds That Estimation Is of Little Value. The concern behind the movement was that estimation, in certain contexts, might be futile and only waste time.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The Scrum Guide 2020 is available now: Change is coming to make Scrum more accessible and inclusive beyond software development. Scrum has witnessed many applications beyond its origins of software development over recent years. TL; DR: The Scrum Guide 2020. Do you want to get this article in your inbox?

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