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A Short History of Project Management

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Another major project related happening was the growing popularity of value engineering (VE), which was widely used at General Electric. This functioned to help measure the value of alternatives (for example, using cheaper resources and/or materials to reduce project costs or design-to-cost) especially when there was a scarcity of resources.

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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). Five Immutable Principles of Project Success - There are many (possibly too many) methods for successfully managing a project. The Project Management Paradigm , Carnegie Mellon University , Silicon Valley.

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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. Causes of Risk Taking by Project Managers,” Michel N.

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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.