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Biases in Project Management and How to Remove Them

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Managerial Finance - the branch of finance that concerns itself with the managerial significance of finance techniques. What are the measures of physical percent complete needed to inform the decision makers of progress to plan in order to take corrective or preventive actions to stay on plan? A final Thought .

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Biases in Project Management and How to Remove Them

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Managerial Finance - the branch of finance that concerns itself with the managerial significance of finance techniques. What are the measures of physical percent complete needed to inform the decision makers of progress to plan in order to take corrective or preventive actions to stay on plan? A final Thought .

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Misquotes of Deming

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The antithesis of the rogue agilist currently populating the #NoEstimates community, spending other people's money (which I doubt takes place on anything but de minimis projects) with no consideration for the principles of managerial finance. . Technical Performance Measures. Software Engineering is a Verb.

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Start with Principles, Not Personal Anecdotes

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In the project domain, an estimate is a calculated approximation of some desired measurement. This is usually a cost, a completion date, a performance measure used in a closed loop control system to keep the project GREEN while delivering the needed Capabilities to produce the Value for the customer at the needed time for the needed cost.

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4 Fallacious Reasons to Estimate and Why Those Are Fallacious

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After having worked for outsourcing, consultancy and product companies I believe that creating a place where people really trust each other is easier when software engineers and stakeholders are both part of the same organization. Root Cause: Productivity is the efficacy of the investment of time, talent, and money.