Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to estimate software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Cost Modeling Agile Software Development,” Maarit Laanti and Petri Kettunen, International Transactions on Systems and Applications, Volume 1 Number 2, pp.

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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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Agile Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 178

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Estimating is a learned skill, used for any purpose from every-day life to management of projects. When I left for the airport this morning to catch my flight to a customer site I estimated, given the conditions, how much time I need to get to my favorite parking spot at DIA. So when you hear we can't estimate you'll know better.

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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. Today’s project management software delivers visualizations of roadblocks before they occur so you can course-correct before things derail.

Critical Chain 158

Critical Chain Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review 158

MPUG

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

There are many who have the misconception that Agile is just for software development. In Agile development, there are 12 key principles that guide project teams, interactions, and methodologies for delivery. They are as follows: Customer satisfaction by early and continuous delivery of valuable software.

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Agile Technical Review Software Review 2006 89

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Seems there is still some confusion (intentional or accidental) about the Cone of Uncertainty and its purpose and its use in software development. 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. This letter states.

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Resource Guru

JULY 19, 2023

billboards and magazines) and broadcast (i.e., Not only do advertising agency workflows differ from workflows for other agency types—say recruitment or software development. An example of how individual utilization rates appear in Resource Guru’s software. Traditionally, marketing and media channels have been print (i.e.,

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