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Estimating is a Learned Skill

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“Believing is Seeing: Confirmation Bias Studies in Software Engineering, “Magne Jørgensen and Efi Papatheocharous, 41st Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA). The Use of Precision of Software Development Effort Estimates to Communicate Uncertainty,” Magne Jørgensen, Software Quality Days.

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Software Estimating Resources

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Effort Distribution to Estimate Cost in Small to Medium Software Development Project with Use Case Points,” Putu Linda Primandari and Sholiq, The Third Information Systems International Conference, Procedia Computer Science, 72, pp. International Journal of Technology in Education and Science (IJTES), 3(2), 72-84.

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Risk Management Resources

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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. Use of Benefits of Tools for Project Risk Management,” T. 255, April 2010. 920, November 2004.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

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Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. 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.

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

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Agile Software Development (#ASD). Journal Papers, White Papers, and Essays on Project Success (#Papers). Those lessons are directly transferable to the management of software development teams. The Project Management Paradigm , Carnegie Mellon University , Silicon Valley. Balanced Scorecard (#BSC).

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

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Risk Management is essential for development and production programs. Information about key project cost, performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Hybrid–Agile Software Development Anti–Patterns, Risks, and Recommendations,” Paul E. 12, 2008. “A

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DDSTOP The Saga Continues

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There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. And money in the bank is what software development is about. Traditional software development processes are like watchmaking. 6, No 5, October 2014.