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. It talks about measuring and monitoring velocity during an iteration too. Agile Estimating and Planning by Mike Cohn.

PMI 195

PMI Certification Estimate Software Review 195

Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

Capabilities Based Planning. Capabilities Based Planning (V2). Deliverables Based Planning. Project Governance. Integrated Master Plan: The Foundation of Program Success , College of Performance Management, May 21, 2014. The Nine "I's" of Program Success ," College of Performance Management.

2003 54

2003 2011 2008 Performance Measurement 54

Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 7, 2024

In the constantly changing field of project management, it is essential to know and be familiar with the system for value delivery - it is a necessary part of your strategic planning and business success. Organizations can optimize project performance and outcomes by integrating these functions into a cohesive framework.

Governance 52

Governance Government Technical Review Sustainability 52

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 11, 2016

I work in the Software Intensive System of Systems domains in Aerospace, Defense, Enterprise IT (both commercial and government) applying Agile, Earned Value Management, Productive Statistical Estimating (both parametric and Monte Carlo), Risk Management, and Root Cause Analysis with a variety of capabilities. There is No Such Thing as Free.

Performance Measurement 28

Performance Measurement Aerospace 2006 Estimate 28

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Project Performance Management (#PPM). Planning and Scheduling (#PS). Technical Performance Measures (#TPM). Integrated Master Plan and Master Schedule (#IMPIMS). Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Management (#CSTPM). Governance (#Governance). Management Processes (#MP).

Technical Review 42

Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Governance 42

Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Misaligned Incentives : Tying management incentives to traditional performance measures incompatible with Scrum or agile principles​​. Implement Agile Governance : Create agile governance structures that support rapid decision-making, prioritization, and resource allocation based on the evolving needs of the project and organization.

SCRUM 192

SCRUM ChatGPT Technical Review Development Team Review 192

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

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). . What About the Plan to Manage in the Presence of Uncertainty . Plans are Strategies. A Strategy is a Hypothesis.

Planning 42

Planning Software Review Governance Government 42

The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Baseline An original plan for measuring performance and tracking changes. Benchmarking Identifying a project performance indicator or practice, then assessing it against industry standards or best practices. Capacity Planning To identify the number of resources (e.g., identify items such as benefits and costs).

Development Team Review 148

Development Team Review Project Life Cycle Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 148

Epicflow Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

These seemingly minor uncertainties can cumulatively impact performance and disrupt detailed planning. The article advocates for adaptive strategies and the use of buffers as protective measures against unpredictable organizational challenges. Both cases cause severe damage to the performance of the organization.

2016 52

2016 Monitoring Risk Management Healthcare 52

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.” This practice results in moving the dates of the original, baseline plan to where they actually happened.

Governance 52

Governance Government Estimate Performance Measurement 52

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.

Aerospace 59

Aerospace Underperforming Technical Team Governance Government 59

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The answer is a Capabilities Based Plan stating what capabilities the stakeholders of the project need to accomplish their mission. In our space and defense domain, we have an increasing maturity of the deliverables captures in the Integrated Master Plan. The only answer to that is a measure of Physical Percent Complete (P%C).

2010 39

2010 Governance Government Performance Measurement 39

nTask

APRIL 28, 2021

You can use project management tools and techniques to streamline project planning, resource management , task dependencies, financial planning and manage deliverables. Once a current performance measure has been determined, you can define your ideal situation based on meeting or surpassing standard requirements.

Sustainability 120

Sustainability Process Underperforming Technical Team Lean 120

Herding Cats

APRIL 30, 2019

Hertz spent months planning the project. What did these plans look like? Were they based on the established planning processes for complex Software Intensive System of Systems? Key Performance Parameters. We play this role in ERP acquisitions for commercial and government clients . Court Document. Assessment.

Software Review 41

Software Review Technical Review Engineering 2018 41

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. On spec" is open loop control on value.

2005 37

2005 Performance Measurement Closing Controlling 37

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 Technical Review 2017 2008 35

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 12, 2018

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. Along with the Technical Performance Measures are three other measures needed to assess progress to plan and production of Value.

Engineering 32

Engineering Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management 32

Ron Rosenhead

JANUARY 30, 2017

The project manager had no view at all of his performance and no development needs were discussed. He told me that he had not had the usual performance management review nor sat with anyone to produce a personal development plan. Once he has received it he can think about a personal development plan and his future.

Retail 100

Retail Performance Measurement Planning Process 100

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. The shift lay in the determination of physical percent complete.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Performance Measurement Engineering Estimate 44

Herding Cats

JUNE 19, 2017

The Cone of Uncertainty as a Technical Performance Measure. Closed Loop Control, has a goal, an action, a measurement, and a corrective action. These activities, their releationships and values are defined in a PLAN for increasing the probability of success for the project. Measure of Effectiveness.

Technical Review 35

Technical Review Performance Measurement Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 35

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. Risk-Adjusted Plans. Plans for Increasing Maturity of the Deliverables. Top Four Sources of Unfavorable Program Performance.

Aerospace 37

Aerospace Estimate Governance Government 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 Risk Defining 39

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. . – you can opt for many different ways. Prioritize, Track, and Deliver.

Technical Review 87

Technical Review Software Review Monitoring Innovation 87

Herding Cats

JULY 17, 2017

There are several partitions of this information that are common in building the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB). In traditional programs, this is an Integrated Master Plan and Integrated Master Schedule, with budgets laid into the Work Packages. In Agile the Product Roadmap and Release Plan are the basis of the PMB.

Estimate 34

Estimate Logistics Performance Measurement Governance 34

Wrike

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Government – Federal. Government – City/State/Local. 68% use the project plan documentation. Unrealistic schedule/reactive planning. Top 5 PPM Functions: Portfolio tracking & performance monitoring – 75%. Portfolio planning, resource allocation , and schedule – 66%. 116,100. . 113,000. . Information/.

2015 60

2015 Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 60

Herding Cats

JANUARY 22, 2017

Other uncertainties that create risk include: Unrealistic performance expectation with missing Measures of Effectiveness and Measures of Performance. Inadequate assessment of risks and unmitigated exposure to these risks with proper handling plans. The Cone is NOT the result of the project's past performance.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Metrics that connect strategy with execution and measure the increasing maturity of the identified capabilities. Planning is not “plan and forget” but an ongoing dynamic activity that peers into the future for indications as to where a solution may emerge and treat the plan as a complex situation, adapting to an emerging solution. ‡.

Process 59

Process 2002 Underperforming Technical Team 2001 59

Herding Cats

AUGUST 27, 2017

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. When might we finish with the planned work? What might it cost to finish the planned work?

Estimate 46

Estimate Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Technical Review 46

Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Other uncertainties that create risk include: Unrealistic performance expectation with missing Measures of Effectiveness and Measures of Performance. Inadequate assessment of risks and unmitigated exposure to these risks with proper handling plans. The Cone is NOT the result of the project's past performance.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Estimate 2005 Software Review 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 Finance Software Developers Software Development 44

Herding Cats

JANUARY 14, 2017

Here's some examples of Planned variances and managing of the actual variances to make sure the project stays on plan. In this case, the projected base weight is planned and the planned weights of each of the major subsystems are laid out as a function of time. At that point it's Too Late, the Horse has left.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review Software Review Underperforming Technical Team Risk Management 28

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 ). The response to change rate ‒ how fast can you make corrective actions to the system to keep it on plan.

Closing 28

Closing Estimate Controlling Process 28

Herding Cats

JANUARY 17, 2017

Other uncertainties that create risk include: Unrealistic performance expectation with missing Measures of Effectiveness and Measures of Performance. Inadequate assessment of risks and unmitigated exposure to these risks with proper handling plans. The Cone is NOT the result of the project's past performance.

Technical Review 28

Technical Review 2005 Estimate Software Review 28

Herding Cats

MARCH 30, 2019

Systems Engineering assess the processes for achieving stakeholder functional, physical, and operational performance requirements in the intended use environment over the planned life of the system within cost, schedule, and internal and external constraints. Systems Engineering looks at the big picture to make technical decisions.

Software Developers 39

Software Developers Software Development Agile Software 39

MPUG

JUNE 1, 2022

Meaning to say creating value, organizational governance and systems, functions associated with projects, the project environment, and product management considerations all provide the context for how project management could be conducted. Then planning. Do we start with planning? Now, bear in mind, this is all iterative, right?

PMI 59

PMI Software Review Estimate Risk Management 59

Herding Cats

JULY 9, 2018

This means a Capabilities Based Plan for what business and operational capabilities are needed in what order to fulfill the Mission and Vision of the enterprise funding the program. Cost, Schedule, and these measures are tightly interconnected. The domain I work in is categorized as Software Intensive System of Systems (SISoS).

2001 31

2001 Software Estimate Performance Measurement 31

Herding Cats

JULY 9, 2018

This means a Capabilities Based Plan for what business and operational capabilities are needed in what order to fulfill the Mission and Vision of the enterprise funding the program. Cost, Schedule, and these measures are tightly interconnected. The domain I work in is categorized as Software Intensive System of Systems (SISoS).

2001 28

2001 Software Estimate Performance Measurement 28