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A Compendium of Works to Increase the Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

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. Forming, Storming, Norming, Performing, and Adjourning. Deliverables Based Planning: Providing Actional Information to the Program Manager , 11th Annual Rocky Mountain Project Management Symposium, 2009. Project Performance Management. Handling Risk on High Technology Programs.

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Project Performance Management (#PPM). Technical Performance Measures (#TPM). Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Management (#CSTPM). The overarching theme is focused on defining what Done looks like, assessing progress toward Done in units of measure meaningful to the decision makers. Those units always start with Measures of Effectiveness and Measures of Performance. Project Performance Management.

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Biases in Project Management and How to Remove Them

Herding Cats

Cognitive bias - a mistake in reasoning, evaluating, remembering, or other cognitive processes, often occurring as a result of holding onto one's preferences and beliefs regardless of contrary information. When System One works it is because of memories and past experiences inform the decision. What dos Done look like in units of measure meaningful to the decision makers? Acosta, and Angel Garcia Crespo, Behavior and Information Technology, 32(11):1?9,

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Performance-Based Project Management®

Herding Cats

Principles and Practices of Performance-Based Project Management® from Glen Alleman. Information Technology Estimating Quality. Books Business Capabilities Decision Making Earned Value Economics Estimating Management Performance-Based Project Management® Planning Principles Project Management Root Cause Analysis Scheduling Technical Performance Measures

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Biases in Project Management and How to Remove Them

Herding Cats

Cognitive bias - a mistake in reasoning, evaluating, remembering, or other cognitive processes, often occurring as a result of holding onto one's preferences and beliefs regardless of contrary information. When System One works it is because of memories and past experiences inform the decision. What dos Done look like in units of measure meaningful to the decision makers? Acosta, and Angel Garcia Crespo, Behavior and Information Technology, 32(11):1?9,

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Without a Root Cause Analysis, No Suggested Fix Can Be Effective

Herding Cats

Without determining which root cause is the source of the unfavorable performance of the projects shown in the first chart, no suggestion for corrections can be made. . Information Technology Estimating Quality. Herding Cats: Project Management, Performance Measures, and Statistical Decision Making.

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Webinar Recap: How Should a Project Manager Organize their Workday and Where does MS Project Fit into this?

MPUG

You may wish to use this transcript for the purposes of self-paced learning, searching for specific information, and/or performing a quick review of webinar content. Start with measuring the time and then write down, “Today is a beautiful sunny day.”

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