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. Performance Evaluation of non?Markovian

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Herding Cats

DECEMBER 16, 2017

The estimating of software development is both straightforward and complex. When it is suggested that estimating is hard, of no value, and unnecessary, always ask what principle is used to support that claim? Software Sizing and Estimating: Mk II FPA , Charles Symons, John Wiley & Sons, 1991. Don't hear one?

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Scrum.org

MARCH 11, 2020

After covering the Scrum Master and the Product Owner, this article addresses Development Team anti-patterns, covering all Scrum Events as well as the Product Backlog artifact. The Role of the Development Team in Scrum. Source : Scrum Guide 2017. . TL; DR: Development Team Anti-Patterns.

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nTask

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Agile Software Project Management Resources: The Best Scrum Tools of 2021 for Agile Project Management. 13 Best Agile Project Management Tools in 2021. Waterfall Software Project Management. Frontend Software Developer. Different Software Management Processes. Estimation. Estimation.

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Binfire

AUGUST 27, 2017

The Agile project management methodology has been used by software engineers and IT professionals for the past sixteen years. In the late twenty century, many software engineering researchers in academia were studying the disturbing fact that most software and IT projects finish late or fail to finish at all.

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Herding Cats

MAY 8, 2016

ways to make decisions with No Estimates. can we make a decision in the presence of Uncertainty without making an estimate of the impact or outcome of that decision? What would be the evidence that we could make decisions in the presence of uncertanty without estimating the impacts and outcomes of those decisions? . Start here.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

What happens if you shift focus from "accurate estimation" to "reliably shipping by a date"? . If your project has no uncertainty, there is no need to estimate. All estimates have precision and accuracy. Deciding how much precision and accuracy is needed for a credible estimate is critical to the success of that decision.

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Binfire

APRIL 7, 2017

In the late twenty century many software engineering researchers in academia were studying the disturbing fact that most software and IT projects finish late or fail to finish at all. In 2001 a group of software engineers and scientists in IT industry got together and wrote Agile Manifesto. Project Estimation.

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Workzone

JANUARY 18, 2023

Maybe you need fresh start with a similar tool or maybe it’s time to move to a full-fledged project management solution. It’s specifically built for technicl creatives—such as game developers, UX designers and software engineers. ProdPad This tool takes the Kanban process to heart. Pricing: $6.80-$12.75/month

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Herding Cats

JUNE 7, 2018

One of the tools we use to model the system is Design Structure Matrix. This always takes us back the coupling and cohesion discussion all of us who were Software Engineers in the 1980's . In the presence of uncertainty, estimates is needed to make decisions. The key word here is System.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 4, 2019

So here are some books, handbooks, and guides that sit on my shelf that are used pretty much all the time on the Software Intensive System of Systems we work on. But when some statement is made about risk, estimating, performance modeling, or the like - always ask for references. I'm not expecting anyone to read all these books.

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Epicflow Blog

MAY 14, 2019

For effective risk management, it might be reasonable to consider using a project management tool such as Epicflow. Victorine Ghobeira , a Senior Business Analyst and Project Manager at Dataquest, says that “preventing a lack of resource starts when defining and estimating activities and leads to creating a realistic schedule.

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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

requires making estimates) ? This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to assess risks, their impacts, and handling strategies for software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. Use of Benefits of Tools for Project Risk Management,” T.

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Herding Cats

JUNE 12, 2018

Then conjecture that NOT estimating will fix that symptom. Then conjecturing (here) that Not Estimating will somehow fix the problem of when you are DSTOP. At a minimum, at the end of every week, a Scrum team assess physical percent complete at the end of the Sprint. Principle #3 - Believe the Data, Not The Estimates .

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Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

requires making estimates) ? Taxonomy-Based Risk Identification,” Marvin Carr, Suresh Konda, Ira Monarch, Carlo Ulrich, and Clay Walker, Technical Report, CMU/SEI-93-TR-6, Software Engineering Institute, June 1993. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol. Software Engineering Institute, January 1996.

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Herding Cats

JUNE 7, 2018

One of the tools we use to model the system is Design Structure Matrix. This always takes us back the coupling and cohesion discussion all of us who were Software Engineers in the 1980's . In the presence of uncertainty, estimates is needed to make decisions. The key word here is System.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 23, 2019

This also meant developing software systems to support this effort. We were one of the first users of eXtreme Programming, long before Scrum was around and presented that early work in 2003, " Making Agile Development Work in a Government Contracting Environment, Measuring velocity with Earned Value." . Almost impossible?

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

This also meant developing software systems to support this effort. We were one of the first users of eXtreme Programming, long before Scrum was around and presented that early work in 2003, " Making Agile Development Work in a Government Contracting Environment, Measuring velocity with Earned Value." . Is this normal?

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Herding Cats

JUNE 12, 2018

Then conjecture that NOT estimating will fix that symptom. Then conjecturing (here) that Not Estimating will somehow, through some unstated process of correction or prevention, fix the problem of when you are DSTOP. TO DO in Rally, Remaining Estimate in Jira, and other fields in Team Foundation Server and VersionOne. Not likely.

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MPUG

MAY 14, 2021

I got junior software engineers, software engineers, senior software engineers. I know I’m going to have a senior software engineer and I want him working on these tasks [inaudible 00:12:15] who that is. ” So, in this case, I see the junior software engineer is costing me $1.50

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

The conjecture that we can make decisions in the presence of uncertainty without estimating the impacts of those decisions is without any principles that can be tested beyond personal anecdotes of I know people who spend other peoples money without providing estimates. We need to learn how to predict with credible methods.

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MPUG

OCTOBER 15, 2020

So you have master in Scrum, or master in Kanban or like a professional in Lean. A number of tools. Then of course, Scrum Masters, Kanban Flow Masters They can also go for this certification. Even the engineers, hardware engineer, software engineer, mechanical engineer.

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PM Basics

APRIL 24, 2018

The main phase of a project is implemented with Scrum Framework. Most of them you can close immediately because you have predefined processes and tools. So, you will need to follow either an utterly custom approach or a variation of Scrum or Kanban. In the end, you need requirements that software engineers will understand.

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MPUG

MAY 6, 2021

Fletcher is also one of the leading trainers at Edwards in various aspects of project management and the use of project management tools. I actually got my degree in software engineering and moved up into project management like a lot of us did back in the day. You got three scrum teams working on this project.

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Whether you’re a small team of freelancers or a large agency, your company needs a project management tool that fits your processes like a glove. Before choosing a specific tool though, you need to decide on the type of project management software you need. Types of project management software based on the use case.

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Teamweek

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Processes and tools ? When you’re leading an agency providing marketing, web development, branding, or software engineering—your success is defined by creativity. Scrum vs. Kanban —what’s a better Agile method for us? Investing in Agile project management tools. Individuals and interactions ?

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