Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Perhaps you’ve read many blog posts about how horrible SAFe is, or how useless estimation is, or what the optimal size of a team is. What if you recommend teams to stop estimation altogether and cause financial damage compared to when you wouldn’t have recommended this? You may have the practical experience to support your beliefs.

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LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 6, 2021

It also allows project managers to not only measure the efficiency of a project, but also create better future estimates for how long work will take based on learning from past logged hours. Rated the best software for complex projects by PC Magazine, smarter planning – and smarter resource management – is a click away.

Software Review 145

Software Review Estimate Risk Management Software 145

LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Building ranged estimates with best case/worst case scenarios into your schedules from the beginning can help you manage risks, adapt to change, and provide the cushion your team needs to navigate through uncertainty. As the work progresses, revise the estimates based on your new knowledge. FREE SIGN UP.

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Risk Management Estimate Risk Software 158

LiquidPlanner

JUNE 27, 2022

An estimated 80% of what project managers do today, can be eliminated because AI can execute it more effectively and efficiently. It’s more than just headlines or articles in magazines and on TV and social media. That may sound far away, but a lot will happen over these eight years. AI is more than just a buzzword in business.

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Artificial Inteligence 2030 PMO Leadership 147

LiquidPlanner

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

While there are many excellent tools available, the things that keep drawing me back to LiquidPlanner are features like real-time scenario planning, its use of ranged vs. fixed estimation , and automated schedule updates. About the author Kelly Moser is the co-founder and editor at Home & Jet , a digital magazine for the modern era.

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2023 Cadence Construction Influencer 148

LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Building best case/worst case estimates into your schedules from the beginning can help you avoid much of this rework as ranged estimation provides the cushion your team needs to navigate through uncertainty. It helps teams prioritize, predict and perform with confidence. FREE SIGN UP.

Risk Management 148

Risk Management Risk Estimate Energy 148

Traxidy

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A task should not be so large that it becomes difficult to estimate or manage. A task should not be so large that it becomes difficult to estimate or manage. Poor task planning: Tasks are not planned properly; tasks may be more complex than planned and the timing under-estimated, leading to delays or incomplete work.

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Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Controlling 109

LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 25, 2022

Consider applying ranged vs. fixed estimates as there are uncertainties that a range will capture in best/worst case consideration whereas a fixed date or dollar amount is unlikely to be spot on. Kelly Moser is the co-founder and editor at Home & Jet , a digital magazine for the modern era. Now, it’s your turn. Author Bio.

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Critical Chain Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review 158

LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Timesheet entries automatically update estimates and schedules, and links into cost forecasting for accurate financial predictions too. Rated the best software for complex projects by PC Magazine, smarter planning – and smarter resource management – is a click away. But planning intelligence is more than just timesheets.

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Software Review Software Risk Management Estimate 148

LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Integrated time tracking automatically updates estimates and schedules. Rated the best software for complex projects by PC Magazine, smarter planning – and smarter prioritization improvements – is a click away. In turn, that provides cost forecasting and integrated controls and analytics. FREE SIGN UP.

Executing 158

Executing Software Engineering Estimate 158

LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Building best case/worst case estimates into your schedules from the beginning will help you avoid much of this rework as ranged estimation provides the cushion your team needs to navigate through uncertainty. My project is going sideways because schedules are unrealistic and people aren’t aligned. FREE SIGN UP.

Software Review 88

Software Review Risk Management Estimate Sustainability 88

LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Building best case/worst case estimates into your schedules from the beginning will help you avoid much of this rework as ranged estimation provides the cushion your team needs to navigate through uncertainty. My project is going sideways because schedules are unrealistic and people aren’t aligned. FREE SIGN UP.

Software Review 78

Software Review Risk Management Estimate Sustainability 78

LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Building ranged estimates with best case/worst case scenarios into your schedules from the beginning can help you manage risks, adapt to change, and provide the cushion your team needs to navigate through uncertainty. As the work progresses, revise the estimates based on your new knowledge. FREE SIGN UP.

Risk Management 78

Risk Management Estimate Risk Software 78

Leading Answers

JULY 20, 2018

Do you analyze backlogs and scope outlines for potential risks, or review estimates for commonly missed activities? Kevin Kelly, futurist and founding executive editor of Wired magazine, says in his TED talk: “ Everything that we have electrified, we are now going to cognify ”. The last area AI will move into is the Leadership domain.

Artificial Inteligence 79

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 2018 2003 79

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Estimating items for learning and alignment. see our paper in Testing Experience magazine for some more examples ) . because all teams participate in estimating all PBIs and therefore there is one common velocity at the product level, instead of a distinct velocity per team that needs to be combined into a total.

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Estimate SCRUM Initiating Defining 152

LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Building best case/worst case estimates into your schedules from the beginning can help you avoid much of this rework as ranged estimation provides the cushion your team needs to navigate through uncertainty. It helps teams prioritize, predict and perform with confidence. FREE SIGN UP.

Risk Management 78

Risk Management Risk Estimate Energy 78

Leading Answers

JULY 20, 2018

Do you analyze backlogs and scope outlines for potential risks, or review estimates for commonly missed activities? Kevin Kelly, futurist and founding executive editor of Wired magazine, says in his TED talk: “ Everything that we have electrified, we are now going to cognify ”. The last area AI will move into is the Leadership domain.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 2018 2003 60

The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Smartsheet – HQ in Bellevue, Washington, USA, annual sales over $300 million, estimated 2,000 employees. Asana – HQ in San Francisco, California, USA, annual sales over $200 million, estimated 2,000 employees. The following video from PC Magazine provides a great overview and additional perspective in just over 3 minutes!

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Scoro

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Keep in mind, the more detailed estimates you can come up, the easier it is to track your project spend and react faster once you see you’re going over budget. Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.” – Peter Drucker, The Man Who Invented Management, according to Business Week magazine.

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Software Review Logistics Monitoring Defining 98

Scrum.org

MARCH 8, 2019

In fact, if you were to read some of the interviews with managers in business magazines, or the guest articles and puff-pieces on agility in their companies, you'd think that their hearts and minds had been won decades ago. is not the bombshell moment it used to be. It no longer indicates a personal revelation or board-room epiphany.

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Binfire

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Forbes magazine also opined about the high rate of project failures recently. . If the scope defined properly, it will be much easier to accurately plan and estimate the project duration. The reason for this is quite simple, it is extremely difficult to plan and time estimate a research effort correctly. 4-Lack of leadership.

Underperforming Technical Team 101

Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review Software Review Estimate 101

Scoro

JULY 12, 2021

A task has a duration, or a time estimate attached to it, while a milestone typically doesn’t. By marking important dates and events, milestones provide a way to more accurately estimate the time it will take to complete a project. This helps project managers plan, schedule, and execute the phases. The benefits of milestones.

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Project Life Cycle Software Review Estimate Finance 78

LiquidPlanner

JULY 13, 2017

The gadgets you see in the magazines? Using a tool that actually takes into account the priority of your work, availability of your resources, and an estimate of time to accomplish a task that takes variance into account can give you insight into exactly what your team can handle. What is absolutely essential? Food, water, shelter.

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Manufacturing Executing Budget Estimate 79

MPUG

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

According to another article published in Forbes Magazine , even Amazon has embraced Agile to improve its capabilities and to evolve into a more efficient and responsive company. As we know, Agile, like any methodology, helps to create processes, procedures, and ultimately results.

Agile 89

Agile Technical Review Software Review 2006 89

Wrike

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

GE has estimated that the adoption of Six Sigma concepts produced a $10 billion benefit in the first five years alone. . However, it was the adoption of the Six Sigma methodology by General Electric in the mid-90s that brought the system to the attention of the broader business world. Why Six Sigma is important to project management.

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Lean Certification Transportation Manufacturing 78

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Some feel that the cone does not provide any value for the work they do and does not match the reducing uncertainty in their estimates. First, the Cone of Uncertainty is a Principle used to define the needed reduction in the variances of estimates on Programs. Remember Risk Management is How Adults Manage Projects - Tim Lister.

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Brightwork

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

An article in CIO Magazine shared two anecdotes (and I’m sure you can tell me more just like them!): A director of information services in one organization estimated that his department had 20 projects in flight. Inevitably, some projects are doomed from the start. Turns out, they had 60!

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Governance Government Estimate Initiating 28

Resource Guru

JULY 19, 2023

billboards and magazines) and broadcast (i.e., During client discovery, you’ll tick off a few things, including: Establishing a budget Identifying your client’s goals (including their marketing goals) Finding out the initial project scope Resource estimation (do you have the right talent for the initial project scope, and are they available?)

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Process Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team 52

Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

When the firm allows managers and their staffs to make decisions based on principles, it creates the freedom to make an informed judgment, based on evidence or estimates of the outcomes of that decision. . Since all business operates in the presence of uncertanty, estimates are needed to assess the impact of a decision.

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2010 Governance Government Estimate 34

Teamweek

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Putting together the Christmas issue of your fashion magazine is a project. With the fashion magazine example, you start by assembling your team. There’s also a useful budgeting tool that you can use to estimate costs and perform “Earned Value Analytics” to estimate the cost performance of your projects. “I

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Traxidy

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

A few examples include staff lacking experience, resources that are misallocated, under-estimated work effort and juggling timelines within the schedule: A person needed to work on the project is taking unscheduled time off. Go Solo Magazine Interviews Traxidy CEO. Information that was to be available has been delayed.

Software Review 52

Software Review Technical Review Risk Management Logistics 52

Teamweek

OCTOBER 28, 2019

According to a study by Training Magazine , U.S. An estimated 90% of the information that reaches the brain comes through your vision while most communication is visual-based, so VR improves recall and retention of new information. Today, everyone has to keep learning if they want to stay relevant. . companies spend an average of $4.5

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Retail Risk Management Manufacturing 40

Wrike

APRIL 12, 2017

Learn how to avoid missed deadlines, combat the most common problems for projects, plan and estimate project cost, allocate resources, manage multiple projects, and keep projects on track. A series of Microsoft Office templates for construction project managers, from project estimating, pricing, and bidding, to execution and closeout. .

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Certification Technical Review PMI Risk Management 50

Workzone

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Obtaining figures like these isn’t always easy, and sometimes they need to be estimated using surveys or statistical models. The real estate company Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward was able to survive the recession and even grow to become a leading brand by launching a high-end magazine and blog called The Completely London.

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Retail Software Review Influencer Estimate 39

Workzone

MAY 18, 2022

But maybe you’ve never created a mockup from this photoshoot, with this kind of copy, and for this month’s magazine of, say, Women’s Health. Budget your team’s labor hours and make sure these estimates match up with the estimated task duration. What assumptions led to these incorrect estimations? Resource Management.

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Technical Review Software Review Risk Management Budget 29

LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Wrangle uncertainty with ranged estimation. Managing uncertainty is hard work, and yet we expect our teams to be able to do it quickly – often with limited information – and then they have to live with the consequences of those planning estimates for the whole project. It provides solutions to your scheduling challenges.

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Aerospace Estimate Engineering Risk Management 88

Leading Agile

OCTOBER 3, 2023

They maybe estimate them using new story points, planning, poker, they burn them down, they produce a working test and increment of software at the end of every sprint. It’s not just your on the cover of a magazine and super healthy fitness model on day one, right? They write user stories in a specific format.

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