The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Continuous Improvement The ongoing effort to improve a project process, product, or service to achieve better results. Cost Estimation The process of estimating project costs is done by leveraging historical data, expert judgment, or quantitative models. a project). Also known as continuous process improvement.

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Top-down estimating relies on historical data and input from experienced team members to develop project estimates. This estimating method is best used for a quick estimation of the project costs rather than highly accurate forecasts. Project managers use top-down estimation to get a high-level cost view.

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International Institute for Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The most common applications of AI are expected to be part of estimating and controlling project cost and time, as well as resource management by determining the strength of employee qualifications from assignments to selected project activities. Advances in software development. Risk Management.

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Function Point

APRIL 12, 2023

Without a strong agency project management process, even the most talented creatives suffer from poor time management, lack of project clarity and confusion, leaving agency leaders to risk missed deadlines, scope creep and refusal to pay. Two main categories make up your budget: direct and indirect costs. Here’s how.

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Planio

OCTOBER 23, 2023

While we’ve already briefly touched on it, it’s important to reiterate that resource management goes hand in hand with other project controls, such as scope, quality, and cost management. But what might influence your decision to allocate resources? This will help you catch project risks before they turn into issues.

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Herding Cats

MAY 10, 2019

Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003. Risk Management Papers. “A

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nTask

JANUARY 4, 2021

A common reason for many project’s needing to be terminated is the lack of project planning. The intended outcome of the project is no longer needed so the project becomes obsolete. The project cost becomes too high or the projected revenue is too low. The process to follow is Risk Management.

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Teamweek

JANUARY 22, 2024

One common technique that helps project managers handle resources efficiently is resource leveling. In this article, you will learn: What resource leveling is When to use resource leveling The key benefits of resource leveling Real-world examples of resource leveling The risks of resource leveling Key resource leveling strategies And more!

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Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , Vol.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Soft Costs in Project Management Soft costs in project management refer to the indirect, non-tangible expenses incurred throughout the project lifecycle. Expenses involving risk management and contingency planning: Project managers need to anticipate potential risks and develop strategies to mitigate them.

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Wrike

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The Importance of Accurate Cost Estimates Accurate cost estimates serve as a benchmark for project feasibility assessments, enabling stakeholders to make informed decisions. By providing a realistic projection of expenses, cost estimates help identify potential risks and enable early mitigation strategies.

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nTask

MARCH 17, 2022

If the issue is resolved, the project is resumed and the end products are delivered successfully (even if the delivery is delayed), then that is a victory for the team. In this process, eliminating risks and issues takes the front seat and following deadlines is of secondary importance. What Is Project-Based Learning (PBL)?

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iZenBridge

MAY 23, 2019

What is a baseline, how is it use while creating project management plan? What are organizational influences? What is a project charter? Is project manager involved in the creation of a project charter? What is a project, how is it different from a program, and a portfolio? Can a risk be beneficial?

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Wrike

JULY 29, 2021

With about 28% of projects failing due to imprecise cost estimates, it’s clear that your project plan deserves time and attention. Inaccurate forecasts about costs, resources, benefits, and estimated durations can bring project risks that could impact your organization’s profitability and growth opportunities.

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Velociteach

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

He goes, “Well, I’m a project manager, but I work in agile. We develop software for the airline industry.” And it’s such a challenge for a project manager to step back and look at it and think about this from a standpoint of how can I influence this from the beginning? now I’ve got to do a risk analysis.

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Wrike

MARCH 1, 2022

Project management tools like the To-Complete Performance Index (TCPI) help project managers achieve this with as little risk as possible. TCPI forecasts a project’s possible outcome and alignment with the budget. It shows how to allocate and use available resources to deliver projects on time and within budget.

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Project Pulse Journal

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

By: Dr. Michael Shick, MSPM, PMP, CSM Are you a project manager struggling to predict the risks in your projects accurately during planning? Do you find yourself overcome by the inherent uncertainty of project variables like cost or schedule and worried about how they might impact your project's success?

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Herding Cats

APRIL 14, 2018

Software development is a Value Creaton activity, but Value cannot be determined unless we know the cost to produce that value and when that value will be available for use by those who of paid for that Value. For software development, those scarce resources are people, time, and money. Software development is Micro, not Macro.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

It facilitates effective resource allocation and leads to the success of projects. Additionally, these are some of the critical benefits of resource forecasting in project management, which we’ll discuss below. Even though employees are assigned to the project, it does not necessarily translate into more revenue for the business.

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Teamweek

APRIL 15, 2024

Bad accountants raise financial and compliance risks. Not having any accounting expertise on your team leaves you at risk of losing control of your finances. Given the risks, it’s not hard to see why elite business accountants are always in demand. Proficiency with advanced accounting software is rarely a dealbreaker.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

Microeconomics is applicable to the development is software systems. 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. Software engineering economics." Macroeconomics is not. .

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Project Bliss

MARCH 27, 2017

Functional requirements explain what your software must do and the steps to carry out that activity. To find out more detail about the requirements process, you can read my post on Software Project Requirements 101: What You Need to Know To Get You Started. This prevents information from being missed by some and reduces risk.

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Teamweek

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Cost estimation isn’t simple — but creating a project budget that works for you and your client is practically an art form. It drives your decisions, influences your clients’ opinions, and is at the back of your mind almost every turn. What should a project budget include? Project management costs.

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LiquidPlanner

JANUARY 4, 2023

The next ten years I used ranged estimations with traditional Gantt chart project scheduling software tools – this was better but cumbersome. But the means to incorporate ranged estimation into project schedules without much effort has not, until LiquidPlanner. Particularly variability, risk, and uncertainty.

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Agilemania

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The budget establishes the costs for each workpiece, each level of the work breakdown structure (WBS), and the overall project cost. These plans can be compared to actual performance to assess how well the project is coming along or how well it has been completed. Risk Management. Scope Management.

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Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Put a rough project cost estimate together and send it to the client for approval–poof, you’ve got a winning project budget. Anyone can create a client budget for a project. It drives your decisions, influences your clients’ opinions, and is at the back of your mind almost every turn. But material costs?

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International Institute for Learning

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Existing organizational architectures, changes in the environment, emerging opportunities, and economic conditions will influence where AI applications should begin. All decisions were made by the project team and often with assistance or support from project sponsors and stakeholders. Dr. Harold Kerzner, Ph.D. Kerzner, Ph.D.,

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Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2019

is a process of detecting risks related to the time allowances for activities in particular or a project in general, with the width of estimates range indicating a respective level of risk. is the description of all activities planned for completing a project. Control Risks . Control Costs . Activity List .

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Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2019

is a process of detecting risks related to the time allowances for activities in particular or a project in general, with the width of estimates range indicating a respective level of risk. is the description of all activities planned for completing a project. Control Risks . Control Costs . Activity List .

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Wrike

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Market research also gives insight into the current competitive landscape and helps identify factors like geographic influence on the market, the market’s overall value, and its demographics. Naturally, the feasibility study will break down and analyze the financial costs and risks involved with the project.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Here's a collection of presentations, briefings, papers, essays, book content used to increase the Probability of Project Success (PoPS) I've written and applied over my career in the software-intensive system of systems and other domains. Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations.

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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

JANUARY 23, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. This also meant developing software systems to support this effort. Rarely are software engineers working on science experiments. For software development starts with.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. This also meant developing software systems to support this effort. Define the risks - reducible and irreducible - to each Capability and their Features.

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 22, 2018

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. This also meant developing software systems to support this effort. If you're working on a software project with NO deadlines, then you're a very lucky person.

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Paymo App

APRIL 2, 2018

Influence – We considered Moz’s Domain Authority (DA) to predict how a website can rank on Google’s SERP. Project Management Software Developers. Without further ado, here is our list of the best project management blogs at the moment (in no particular order): Individual Authors. Free Project Management Templates.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

And when you hear estimates are a waste you'll realize that person must work in a de minimis project, where those paying have no need to know how much it will cost, when the project will be done, and what Capabilities they'll get for that time and money before the time and money runs outs.

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