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Microeconomics and Risk Management in Decision Making for Software Development

Herding Cats

A recent survey of 600 firms indicated that 35% of them had at least one "runaway' software project. Research clearly shows the root causes of most software projects cost and schedule overruns and technical shortfalls comes from poor risk management. Risk is the effect of uncertainty of objectives.

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The Complete Glossary of 614 Project Management Terms

Workamajig

A project might have several levels of authorization for different activities or deliverables. Authorization Points: Specific points during the course of a project at which the sponsor reviews the business case and approves the project onwards. Baseline Schedule: The planned schedule of different activities in a project.

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Overview of the PMBOK® Guide Seventh Edition – Lesson 3 Transcription

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. But delivering as quickly as [inaudible 00:17:09], get it done right now, minimizing project costs, cheap, right? Melanie: Hello. And what are those dots?

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