Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Chapter 5 covers the agile project management model and then the rest of the book covers the process and project lifecycle in detail, with chapters on governance, scaling and performance measurement. However, it covers all the important stuff, organized around the topics covered in the agile manifesto. Buy on Amazon.

PMI 195

PMI Agile SCRUM Estimate 195

LiquidPlanner

MAY 28, 2020

Governance. The SOW should also talk about project governance. . Check that the change control process is documented, along with risks, assurance, and quality measures. You can ask them to include any performance measures or warranties that you feel are appropriate so that both parties understand how success will be judged.

Risk Management 139

Risk Management Performance Measurement Governance Government 139

Kiron Bondale

APRIL 17, 2016

Objectives and performance measures for these staff should include a healthy balance between operational and project success metrics. Leaders spend significant effort ensuring that the structure and processes for project governance are efficient and effective. Staff who are directly or indirectly supporting project work (e.g.

PMO 120

PMO PMI Risk Management 2016 120

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 8, 2017

I work in a domain where the CoU is baked into the Integrated Program Performance Management (IPPM) processes flowed down from the buyer, in this case, the Federal Government. The CoU paradigm defines the needed reduction in uncertainty is some performance metric. This can be the confidence in the estimate for any variable.

Performance Measurement 35

Performance Measurement Estimate 2017 Risk Management 35

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The only answer to that is a measure of Physical Percent Complete (P%C). P%C starts with defining the Measures of Performance and Technical Performance Measures for each deliverable as a function of time. These measures are supported by Quantifiable Backup Data. What is your actual condition? .

Risk Management 39

Risk Management SCRUM Risk Performance Measurement 39

International Institute for Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Since a project management culture is a behavioral culture, benchmarking works best if during the comparison we have benchmarking best practices that include topics such as leadership, management, governance, or operational methods that lead to superior performance. Identification of governance and leadership effectiveness.

Risk Management 59

Risk Management Aerospace PMO PMI 59

MPUG

JUNE 27, 2022

I myself found that at both a major bank and a major government department, project managers were re-baselining their projects every week, and when I asked why, their answers essentially were, “Just because we can.” Ellen clarified: “Do you re-baseline your entire project every week?” “Yes” Yes” was the emphatic answer.

Governance 52

Governance Government Estimate Performance Measurement 52

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 12, 2018

In Earned Value Management paradigm, progress is always measured as physical percent complete. This physical percent complete is measured as compliance with the Technical Performance Measures of the outcomes of the work efforts, that consume the budget for that work. Technical Performance Measures.

Engineering 32

Engineering Risk Management Performance Measurement Agile 32

Herding Cats

JANUARY 23, 2018

Determination of physical percent complete is rooted in performance measurement, the comparison of actual performance against an integrated baseline plan consisting of integrated cost, schedule, and technical goals. Earned Value Management (EVM) often anchors such a performance measurement system in DoD programs.

Performance Measurement 44

Performance Measurement Risk Management Engineering Estimate 44

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Measures of Performance - are performance measures that characterize physical or functional attributes relating to the system operation, measured or estimated under specific conditions. Measures of Performance. The Technical Performance Measures. The decision.

Performance Measurement 37

Performance Measurement Controlling Risk Management 2005 37

Herding Cats

AUGUST 12, 2017

Key Performance Parameters (KPP) – Represent the capabilities and characteristics so significant that failure to meet them can be cause for reevaluation, reassessing, or termination of the program. KPPs have a threshold or objective value that characterize the major drivers of performance that are considered Critical to Customer (CTC).

Performance Measurement 39

Performance Measurement Estimate Agile Risk 39

Ron Rosenhead

JANUARY 30, 2017

Set it up with a questionnaire which asks some key questions including some regarding your performance. Measure The Learning – the workplace is a great place to learn so include in your client feedback sessions a way to find out what your client feels they have gained and learned so far.

Performance Measurement 100

Performance Measurement Planning Retail Process 100

Herding Cats

JUNE 19, 2017

The Cone of Uncertainty as a Technical Performance Measure. The Cone of Uncertainty as a Technical Performance Measure. Technical Performance Measures are one of four measures describing how a project is making progress to plan. Measure of Effectiveness. Measure of Performance.

Risk Management 35

Risk Management Performance Measurement Estimate Controlling 35

Herding Cats

JUNE 4, 2016

I spent the week speaking at the College of Performance Management conference where government and industry come together to work on the issues of cost, schedule, and technical performance management process improvement needed to increase the probability of program success. Technical Performance Measures.

Estimate 28

Estimate Risk Management Performance Measurement Finance 28

Herding Cats

APRIL 30, 2019

We play this role in ERP acquisitions for commercial and government clients . Past Performance is the 1st question - have you done this before and if so, were your efforts successful? What are the Measures of Effectiveness for each Capabilities to meet the business and technical goals. What were the selection criteria?

Risk Management 41

Risk Management Estimate Engineering Risk 41

Herding Cats

JULY 17, 2017

There are several partitions of this information that are common in building the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB). Several other government estimating organizations. This is a normal environment for mission critical, must work types of programs I'm on as the Program Architect.

Estimate 34

Estimate Risk Management Performance Measurement Budget 34

Herding Cats

DECEMBER 5, 2017

We're working on a White Paper for the Joint Space Cost Council which is an organization composed of government (NRO, NASA, USAF, and others) and industry representatives with an interest in space. Our topic is Increasing the Probability of Program Success Thorugh Continuous Risk Management. .

Risk Management 37

Risk Management Estimate Risk Aerospace 37

ProProfs Project Management

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Having tracking or monitoring software for remote team/employee management, software for performance measurement, remote collaboration tools, and cloud-based systems are some of the best types of technology used to increase employee productivity. . Is new technology hurting our productivity?

Monitoring 87

Monitoring Software Process Innovation 87

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Process Narratives may be used to facilitate contractor commitment to the use of crucial processes and procedures and provide the Government with an understanding of the proposed crucial processes and procedures prior to contract award. The contractor’s immediate customer may be a government organization or a prime contractor.

Planning 42

Planning Risk Management Governance Government 42

nTask

APRIL 28, 2021

Once a current performance measure has been determined, you can define your ideal situation based on meeting or surpassing standard requirements. Next lay out a clear framework that will take you from your current performance to your ideal situation, potential.

Sustainability 120

Sustainability Process Defining Lean 120

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 1, 2016

For software, this can be value produced (assuming we have a unit of measure for that value in the for of effectiveness, performance, key performance parameters, or technical performance measures ). It can be the cost, schedule, and technical performance measures of the software project. https://goo.gl/DP6Jw

Estimate 28

Estimate Controlling Closing Process 28

Herding Cats

JANUARY 22, 2017

When actual measures of cost, schedule, and technical performance are outside the planned cone of uncertainty, corrective actions must be taken to move those uncertanties inside the cone of uncertanty, if the project is going to meet it's cost, schedule, and technical performance goals. . Resources. [1]

Risk Management 28

Risk Management Estimate Risk Performance Measurement 28

Herding Cats

MAY 12, 2018

So before listening to any conjecture about how agile should be done or not done - establish a context, a domain, a business and technical process, the external and internal business, technical, and financial governance process.

Agile 44

Agile PMI Software Budget 44

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Continuous performance assessment by measuring the right thing. Real-time” performance measurement as a natural artifact of agile processes.

Process 59

Process Agile Executing 2002 59

Herding Cats

JULY 9, 2018

Measures of Effectiveness, Measures of Performance, Technical Performance Measures, and Key Performance Parameters are the units of measure meaningful to the decision makers. Cost, Schedule, and these measures are tightly interconnected.

Software 31

Software 2001 Estimate Agile 31

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

The Measures that are modeled in the Cone of Uncertainty are the Quantitative basis of a control process that establishes the goal for the performance measures. This is a closed loop control system for managing the program with a T echnical Performance Measure (TPM). Resources. [1]

Risk Management 28

Risk Management Estimate Risk Performance Measurement 28

Herding Cats

JULY 9, 2018

Measures of Effectiveness, Measures of Performance, Technical Performance Measures, and Key Performance Parameters are the units of measure meaningful to the decision makers. Cost, Schedule, and these measures are tightly interconnected.

Software 28

Software 2001 Estimate Agile 28

Herding Cats

JANUARY 14, 2017

This is a closed loop control system for managing the program with a T echnical Performance Measure (TPM). There can be cost and schedule performance measures as well. If the vehicle gets overweight, money and time are needed to correct the undesirable variance.

Risk Management 28

Risk Management Estimate Risk Performance Measurement 28

Herding Cats

JANUARY 17, 2017

When actual measures of cost, schedule, and technical performance are outside the planned cone of uncertainty, corrective actions must be taken to move those uncertanties inside the cone of uncertanty, if the project is going to meet it's cost, schedule, and technical performance goals. .

Risk Management 28

Risk Management Estimate Risk Controlling 28

Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

risks that may prevent the end item from performing as intended or not meeting performance expectations. Measures of Effectiveness, Measures of Performance, Technical Performance Measures, and Key Performance Parameters describe the measures of these expectations. Programmatic ?

Risk Management 34

Risk Management Risk Software Estimate 34

Herding Cats

AUGUST 27, 2017

This notion shows that governance is not considered a requirement for the business. This is the same olde problem we have with estimating definition if you don't define who the players are, assign their roles and responsibilities, then when you use a word it can pretty much mean anything your want it to mean.

Estimate 46

Estimate Risk Management Software Agile 46

Herding Cats

MARCH 30, 2019

Without knowing what Done Looks Like, in units of Measures of Effectiveness and Measures of Performance. Technical Performance Measures (TPM) - are defined at the start of a program—the planned progress of selected technical parameters. These MoE's and MoP's and other starts at the systems level [6].

Agile 39

Agile Software SCRUM Engineering 39

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

We can estimate the total cost, total duration, and the probability that all the Features will be delivered on the program we are working for the US Government. In the project domain, an estimate is a calculated approximation of some desired measurement. The Buff's won and are now the PAC-12 South Champs.

Estimate 44

Estimate Risk Management Software 2003 44

Herding Cats

JANUARY 5, 2017

Increasing the Probability of Project Success Simple in Theory, Complex in Practice. When we hear any suggestion about improving the probability of success of a project, there are some simple tests to confirm there actually is such a thing. This means having a set of Principles, Process, and Practices to test the suggestion against.

Estimate 81

Estimate Defining Process Controlling 81

Herding Cats

AUGUST 12, 2016

Unrealistic performance expectations missing Measures of Effectiveness and Measures of Performance. Defining the Measures of Performance, the resulting Measures of Effectiveness, and the Technical Performance Measures of the resulting project outcomes is a critical success factor.

Estimate 28

Estimate Risk Management Risk Planning 28

Herding Cats

APRIL 5, 2016

In our domain this is the Performance Measurement Baseline, which is a time-phased budget plan for accomplishing work against which contract performance is measured. First some questions: Is the economic data for the project available in a single mind? probably not.

Software 28

Software Agile Risk Management Estimate 28

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The 2008 mortgage crisis for example (although many did an made lots of money), the government didn't. An important outcome of Macroeconomics is establishing the appropriate interest rates in an economy, where the government sets a base rate and banks work from there. Microeconomics is about individual or company behaviors.

Estimate 34

Estimate Software Risk Management Process 34