ProProfs Project Management

JANUARY 21, 2020

Project managers , who have just begun working on a project, may find it really stressful and time-consuming to manage multiple tasks, especially if they don’t know the basics. . Imagine you get a promotion as a project manager and are now solely responsible for various management tasks. Common Project Management Terms.

Underperforming Technical Team 111

Underperforming Technical Team Estimate Risk Management Defining 111

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

I came across a post on Twitter that led me to the blog post 3 Questions You Need to Ask at Your Next Meeting. The three questions are the foundation for any meeting, but they're critical to the success of project work as well - no matter the domain, context, or development method. Risk-Informed Decision Making , NASA/SP-2010-576.

2010 39

2010 Governance Government Performance Measurement 39

Herding Cats

AUGUST 27, 2017

There's a recent post titled Four Fallacious Reasons to Estimate. It lists the usual suspects for why those spending the money think they don't have to estimate how much they plan to spend when they'll be done producing the value they've been assigned to produce for that expenditure. Let's look at each one in more detail.

Estimate 46

Estimate Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 46

Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 7, 2024

What is A System for Value Delivery in Project Management Hajime Estanislao, PMP, CSM Are you a project manager looking to improve your project management skills and help your organization grow? Take the next step towards mastering the value delivery system and project management. What is a System for Value Delivery?

Governance 52

Governance Government Technical Review Sustainability 52

ProProfs Project Management

MARCH 18, 2020

Project Management is the art of coordinating resources and directing working groups to execute components of work so that each group delivers components that can be tied together into a wholesome deliverable (contracted scope of work) within schedule and budget. — Project Management Institute. Initiating.

Process 99

Process Project Life Cycle Development Team Review Risk Management 99

Herding Cats

MAY 1, 2017

Performance–Based Project Management ® integrates five critical program management process areas with – Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Measures. The inclusion of Technical Performance Measures (TPM) separates this approach from conventional methods based solely on managing cost and schedule.

Performance Measurement 42

Performance Measurement Estimate Risk Management Budget 42

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering and engineering management that focuses on how to design and manage complex systems over their life cycles. Systems engineering has its roots in the fundamentals, principles, and models of foundational systems sciences, and associated management and engineering sciences.

Engineering 32

Engineering Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management 32

Herding Cats

MARCH 5, 2017

Do those capabilities meet the Measures of Effectiveness needed to accomplish the mission of the system in operational units of success closely related to the achievements of the mission or operational objectives evaluated in the operational environment, under a specific set of conditions? Are they considered Critical to Customer?

Software Review 28

Software Review Technical Review Performance Measurement Estimate 28

Techno-PM

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Project Execution is a project management strategy that incorporates continuous processes and activities to monitor, control, and communicate progress on projects. Download Project Management Templates ! 6 Steps to Ace the Project Execution Phase Download Project Management Templates ! The four steps in Project Execution are: 1.

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Executing Monitoring Performance Measurement Controlling 36

Herding Cats

JUNE 19, 2017

The Cone of Uncertainty as a Technical Performance Measure. Uncertainty creates Risk. Risk management requires active reduction of risk. Active reduction requires we have a desired reduction goal, perform the work, and measure progress toward the rduction goal.

Technical Review 35

Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 35

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Project Controls are Management Actions, either preplanned to achieve the desired result, or taken as a corrective measure prompted by the monitoring process. Project controls are concerned with the metrics of the project – quantities, time, cost, and other resources and their measurable beneficial outcomes for the project.

2005 37

2005 Performance Measurement Closing Controlling 37

Herding Cats

JANUARY 22, 2017

The Cone is a project management framework describing the uncertainty aspects of estimates (cost and schedule) and other project attributes (cost, schedule, and technical performance parameters). Aleatory and Epistemic uncertainties, which create the risk to the success of the project. So the question is? -

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

AUGUST 12, 2017

Measures of Performance (MOP) – characterize physical or functional attributes relating to the system operation, measured or estimated under specific conditions. These measures are attributes that assure the system has the capability and capacity to perform. Maintainability. Scalability. Availability.

Performance Measurement 39

Performance Measurement Estimate Risk Defining 39

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Our topic is Increasing the Probability of Program Success Thorugh Continuous Risk Management. . The origins of this paper came about at a recent JSCC meeting here in Boulder, with local Aerospace contractors, the DCMA (Defense Contract Management Agency) and several government agencies (NRO and NASA). Schedule Impacts.

Aerospace 37

Aerospace Estimate Governance Government 37

Herding Cats

JANUARY 19, 2018

Have sufficient Contingent Budget and Management Reserve to cover the cost variances from the naturally occurring cost behaviors, event-based impacts on cost, or cover things that go wrong with the Risk Cost coverage. Have sufficient Technical Performance Measures margin to cover the required performance measure of the Capabilities.

Performance Measurement 31

Performance Measurement Estimate Finance Manufacturing 31

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

The Cone is a project management framework describing the uncertainty aspects of estimates (cost and schedule) and other project attributes (cost, schedule, and technical performance parameters). Aleatory and Epistemic uncertainties, which create the risk to the success of the project. So the question is? -

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Estimate 2005 Software Review 28

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 29, 2017

To make some conjecture that some process will fix the problem - Estimates are the smell of dysfunction and NOT Estimating will fix that dysfunction - is naive at best and willfully ignorant of Root Cause Analysis at worse. Cultural differences - the wider the audience the more they will fail to meet your assumptions.

Process 56

Process Estimate Engineering Performance Measurement 56

Techno-PM

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Program Management (PM) is the process of managing a set of related projects, or programs, to achieve an objective. Program Management can be defined as developing and implementing projects by managing the work, people, time, and budget. Download Project Management Templates ! What Does a Program Manager Do?

Budget 36

Budget Monitoring Performance Measurement Defining 36

Herding Cats

JANUARY 17, 2017

The Cone is a project management framework describing the uncertainty aspects of estimates (cost and schedule) and other project attributes (cost, schedule, and technical performance parameters). Aleatory and Epistemic uncertainties, which create the risk to the success of the project. So the question is? -

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

AUGUST 14, 2016

Measure of Performance - characterize physical or functional attributes relating to the system operation, measured or estimated under specific conditions. MOP's are attributes that assure the systems to capability to perform. They define compliance to performance requirements. They identify technical risk.

Performance Measurement 49

Performance Measurement Engineering Lean Software Developers 49

Herding Cats

JULY 24, 2017

The paper on the Cone of Uncertainty is used by many in the No Estimates community as an example of why estimates are of little use. In this paper, there is data that does not follow the Cone of Uncertainty, in that the uncertainty of the estimates does not reduce as the project proceeds. Then there is some analysis.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 4, 2017

Let's say you're the project or program manager of a large complex system. We cannot escape these two uncertainties - reducible and irreducible - and must learn how to manage in the presence of these uncertainties. Is each of these measures being met for the planned cost at the planned time? . Abstracted from [3].

2010 28

2010 2007 Estimate Aerospace 28

Wrike

MARCH 4, 2021

This is where vendor management comes in. . This article will explain what vendor management is and why it’s important for your organization. You will learn to write a vendor management plan, choose a suitable vendor management system, and implement vendor management best practices. . Reviewing performance .

Performance Measurement 36

Performance Measurement Defining Monitoring Process 36

Wrike

JULY 1, 2020

Smarter hiring, workplace culture initiatives, and day-to-day operational excellence are all priorities in the industry, meaning that project management for HR has never been more important. In fact, HR professionals are increasingly adopting project management tools to improve their processes and workflows. .

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review Performance Measurement Executing 36

MindGenius

JUNE 26, 2019

Project Management Terms for Team Leaders. Confused by Project Management terms? PRINCE2, NVP, Analogous Estimating etc. So we have made it easy for all you Team Leaders and Managers out there who are running projects and brought you a list of what we think are the key PM terms you should know. You’re not alone!

Risk Management 28

Risk Management Prince2 Risk Controlling 28

ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Timetables, deliverables, resources and even risks—everything that is involved with a project is wrapped up inside the schedule. It’s up to an extremely adept project manager to enact better schedule management for their teams. 6 Schedule Management Tips. Never Manage Your Project Schedule in a Silo.

Software Review 277

Software Review Risk Management Risk Performance Measurement 277

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations. Management Processes (#MP). Project Performance Management (#PPM). Agile Project Management (#APM). Risk Management (#RM). Technical Performance Measures (#TPM). Earned Value Management (#EVM).

Technical Review 42

Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Governance 42

Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

If we look at the discipline of software engineering, we see that the microeconomics branch of economics deals more with the types of decisions we need to make as software engineers or managers. Now To Risk Management. Risk is the effect of uncertainty of objectives.

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Software Developers Software Development Risk Management Risk 34

Workamajig

JANUARY 11, 2021

Project management terminology can be complicated. It doesn’t matter whether you’re working towards your PMP certification or simply managing projects casually in your organization, knowing core project management terms always helps. All Project Management Terms. Actual dates are different from planned or estimated dates.

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Underperforming Technical Team Project Life Cycle Estimate Risk Management 78

Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2019

If you’re engaged in project management or your occupation is somehow related to it, you should have an eye for project management terms. We’ve compiled a glossary of essential and the most frequently used project management terms that can be a good assistant for you in your work. . Activity Duration Estimates Review .

Software Review 45

Software Review Project Life Cycle Estimate Technical Review 45

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. As well here are some past work and resource on problems similar to this.

Software Review 41

Software Review Technical Review Engineering 2018 41

Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2019

If you’re engaged in project management or your occupation is somehow related to it, you should have an eye for project management terms. We’ve compiled a glossary of essential and the most frequently used project management terms that can be a good assistant for you in your work. . Activity Duration Estimates Review .

Software Review 40

Software Review Project Life Cycle Estimate Technical Review 40

Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

He earned his PhD in resource management, underlining his expertise. Albert is the co-founder of Epicflow, an AI-driven multi-project management system. This article explores managing uncertainty in organizations. Carrying an Umbrella (Risk Buffer). Keeping a Spare Tire (Risk & Resource Buffer).

2016 52

2016 Monitoring Risk Management Healthcare 52

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Risk is the effect of uncertainty of objectives. In the context of risk management, uncertainty exists whenever the knowledge or understanding of an event, consequence, or likelihood is inadequate or incomplete ? ISO 31000:2009, ISO 17666:2016 and ISO 11231:2010 Risk is Uncertainty that Matters. Programmatic ?

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Risk Technical Review 2009 2010 39

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Designing, building, testing, and deploying complex systems is fraught with risk. And as always risk comes from uncertainty. Much has been written about the sources of risk and how to Manage in the Presence of Uncertainty (This briefing describes how risk is managed for each element of the Integrated Master Plan). .

Planning 42

Planning Software Review Governance Government 42

Herding Cats

JANUARY 23, 2018

The goal of every program manager is to have a set of practices that connect all the programmatic planning, risk, and performance information in a single unified view needed to support the decisions that increase the probability of success of any project or program. Cost is measured in dollars and schedule is measured in time.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Performance Measurement Engineering Estimate 44

Wrike

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Need up-to-date facts and figures for a project management report, article, or infographic? Browse this collection of project management statistics collected from studies and reports from the past five years. Benefits of Project Management. —1A. Project Management Methodologies. —1B. Project Management Best Practices. —1C.

2015 60

2015 Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 60