The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Change Request A formal request to change a project’s scope, schedule, resources, or quality specification – is typically submitted for review and formal approval. Constraints A limitation or restriction that impacts a project. Milestone A specific point or event in a project is used to track progress and mark achievements.

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Project Bliss

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Schedule: tasks, durations, and dependencies needed to complete the project. Methodology – the approach you’ll take to completing the project. Technology – this could cover software development, platforms, environments, and infrastructure. Delivery: Project servers arrive configured as expected.

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MPUG

APRIL 2, 2024

Agile is used in a wide range of industries, including software development, IT, construction, engineering, and many others Hybrid Hybrid combines elements of traditional and agile pm to create a customized approach that meets the specific needs of the project.

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ProProfs Project Management

MAY 16, 2019

When we talk specifically about IT project management, app development companies or DevOps teams are responsible for managing various software development projects. Among other things, DevOps team members rely heavily on information analysis. AI Helps Reduce Project Costs.

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MPUG

OCTOBER 28, 2019

It goes without saying that this was very laborious to do by hand, but his famous Gantt chart is a standard format for displaying project activities and their corresponding start and finish dates in calendar form to this day. Gantt’s contributions to military projects and to the overall project management profession have been enormous!

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MPUG

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Please find below highlights from Nenad Trajkovski’s session “Project for the web – Project creation through Scheduling” being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You can choose to Create Blank Project or use some available templates. . I will use software development.

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Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Similar past projects can help you here as a reference. Apply your hourly rate : Total up all hours needed to complete the project and multiply by your hourly rate. Calculate project costs: Work out other costs for the project. and add that to your cost estimate. Such as licensing fees, etc.,

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Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

They provide a measurable framework for evaluating project performance and determining its success. Without these metrics, it would be challenging to assess the effectiveness of a project and make informed decisions. Why Measure Project Success? Measuring project success is vital for several reasons.

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PM Basics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

I’ve been managing software development projects for more than 11 years. Risk management is arguably the most crucial piece in my project management approach. But don’t limit yourself only to project costs or duration. Sometimes informing the right people may eliminate the risk altogether.

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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. Microeconomics .

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

A project budget plan provides a comprehensive overview of the financial aspects of the project, including the estimated costs, resources required, and potential risks. It serves as a reference point throughout the project lifecycle and assists in making informed decisions regarding resource allocation and prioritization.

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

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

Uncertainty is related to three aspects of the management of projects: The external world - the activities of the project itself. Our knowledge of this world - the planned and actual behaviors of the project. Our perception of this world - the data and information we receive about these behaviors.

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Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

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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nTask

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The effectiveness of these tools is a fact considering there are 47% of companies that say using project management software has had a positive impact on the accuracy of project cost estimates. Jira is a top-tier project management tool, designed for the best of professionals. Key Features: Customizable scrum.

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Herding Cats

JULY 8, 2018

This advocate continually confuses Macroeconomics of financial markets and sovereign finance with Microeconomics of software development. Here's a book review from 2008, about Black Swans and Fooled By Randomness in the context of managing software development in the presence of uncertainty. Pich, Christoph H.

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Herding Cats

JULY 8, 2018

This advocate continually confuses Macroeconomics of financial markets and sovereign finance with Microeconomics of software development. Here's a book review from 2008, about Black Swans and Fooled By Randomness in the context of managing software development in the presence of uncertainty. Pich, Christoph H.

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PM Basics

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In this article, you’ll find the real-life project risk management plan example. It comes from my practical experience working on software development projects. Below the example, you’ll find all the required information and resources to create your Risk Management Plan quickly and for free.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

Take for example the deployment of an ERP system, the installation, and startup of a process control system, the release of a suite of embedded software controllers for a car, aircraft, petrochemical plant. A recent survey of 600 firms indicated that 35% of them had at least one "runaway' software project.

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Scoro

MARCH 11, 2024

Larger teams might need more advanced features like resource allocation and project cost management. For example, marketing agencies will need a project management tool that can manage client retainers. Like Scoro, the “Gantt” chart view can help you easily map out project roadmaps with interactive timelines.

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Workzone

MAY 24, 2019

For instance, imagine your last software development project took 16 months to complete. It’s typically a flat 5–10% of the project cost and/or timeline added to the schedule baseline in case something unforeseen occurs. Method 1: Use your project management software.

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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. Note: This guide will touch on the ‘how’ of creating a project budget, but it will focus primarily on how you can better manage it.

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Teamweek

DECEMBER 19, 2022

What should a project budget include? Pulling together a project budget will involve accounting for all (or most) potential project costs. It’s impressive how many direct and indirect costs can go into a single project. Project costs can include the following: Labor costs.

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Agilemania

MARCH 25, 2022

64% stated Accelerate software delivery . 42 % voted for Enhance software quality . 39% stated Reduce project risk . 23% reported reduced project cost. Development Team: The Scrum Development team is a cross-functional team so that they have the technical expertise to deliver the final product.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Agile Software Development (#ASD). Journal Papers, White Papers, and Essays on Project Success (#Papers). Six Business System Rule - defines the assessment of the integrated business systems for Federal procurement and their integrity in providing information to the Government contracting office. . Strategy (#Strategy).

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Epicflow Blog

MARCH 22, 2024

Without project data, risk analysis and management are impossible, because any of the available risk management tools in project management won’t ever bring any positive outcomes without at least basic information about the projects. Though this technique has numerous benefits, it also has some drawbacks.

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Workamajig

JANUARY 11, 2021

Bottleneck: In project management terms, a bottleneck is any constraint that restricts the movement of a process. With this approach, the project's cost and/or duration are calculated by adding the cost/duration of all its constituent activities. A CAPM is often a basic requirement for project management roles.

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Teamweek

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Deliver projects across boards and timelines. Pre-set, customizable project templates help you get started quickly. Capture rich project information through customizable webforms. Key Project Management Features. Deliver on the go with the Zoho Projects app. Track project costs with integrated time tracking.

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Workzone

MARCH 6, 2019

JIRA from Atlassian is one of the most popular project management tools for software development teams. It boasts over 30 million customers worldwide and is designed to support Agile teams to plan, build, track progress, log issues, and release software early and often. VersionOne. Pricing: Free – $29/user/month.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

This Does Not Scale - If there are software development projects that can be executed without knowing how much it will cost in the end (an open ended spend plan), or projects where the budget is capped (a Not To Exceed Number) and we don't really need to know the upper bound of the features to be delivered, how large can this notion scale?

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Wrike

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

This tool also helps decision-makers at other levels of the organization make informed choices regarding the project’s complexity and costs. That information is critical for proper scope planning before project kickoff. Opinions from experts and/or higher-ups who hold a stake in the project.

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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. Place all the information into some modeling tool. What is the Value at Risk for your Project? And money in the bank is what software development is about.

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MPUG

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Dale Howard’s Understanding the Cost Model in Microsoft Project webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Because of this, you cannot use Microsoft Project to calculate the exact, precise project costs for your projects.

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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. For software development starts with. maybe a read of the resources of Estimating Agile Software Development may help. Almost impossible?

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Toggl Plan helps you keep all task-related information is one page. The Kanban board is a super useful tool because you can break projects down into granular tasks but also segment your workflow into sections and move tasks between them—for example, “to be assigned,” “in progress,” and “completed.”. Example: Microsoft Project.

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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. These are classic examples from an author who is either unskilled, untrained, and inexperienced in estimating software development. million euro Agile project.”.

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Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

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. How I Estimate Software Development Projects,” Alvin J.

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