Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

If we look at the discipline of software engineering, we see that the microeconomics branch of economics deals more with the types of decisions we need to make as software engineers or managers. A recent survey of 600 firms indicated that 35% of them had at least one "runaway' software project.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2024

Everyone wants their projects to be “quality” but I often get asked about how to manage project quality in real life. What does it mean to “do” project quality? You probably already know that you need a quality management plan , and that management, assurance and control are the pillars of doing it right.

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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. Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003. De Meyer, C.

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Project Risk Coach

MAY 21, 2018

If this is true, why is it that some project managers put so little time in developing a project management plan? One of the reasons is that project managers may not know what to include. First, let’s look at three baselines that you may wish to include: the scope, schedule, and cost baselines.

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Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2019

This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to manage the risk encountered on software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. De Meyer, C.

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The IIL Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2023

So, picture this: you are transitioning from your current position into a project management career. The industry didn’t matter; it was about translating my work experience into specific project management industry-recognized terms and managing projects.

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MPUG

APRIL 2, 2024

Project Management is a systematic and organized approach to planning, coordinating, and overseeing the work of a team to achieve a specific goal. It involves defining the project scope and objectives, creating a detailed plan, and identifying the resources and schedule required to complete the project.

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Scoro

MARCH 11, 2024

Looking for project management tools? In this guide, we’ll highlight a list of project management tools and software that help you manage tasks, collaborate with your team, and manage resources. Consider the specific needs of your team and projects when selecting a project management tool.

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International Institute for Learning

DECEMBER 7, 2022

In the past five years, there have been numerous articles discussing how Artificial Intelligence (AI), can and will benefit the field of project management. Advances in software development. The project management landscape will change significantly. Project Management Maturity.

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ProProfs Project Management

JANUARY 21, 2020

Project managers , who have just begun working on a project, may find it really stressful and time-consuming to manage multiple tasks, especially if they don’t know the basics. . Imagine you get a promotion as a project manager and are now solely responsible for various management tasks. Assumption.

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Agilemania

MAY 3, 2022

Agile product management is the most preferred approach to developing new products, services, or solutions. The 15th State of Agile Report revealed the benefits of Agile adoption, including increased productivity, managing changing priorities, improved delivery time to market, managing distributed teams, and much more. .

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Teamweek

DECEMBER 19, 2022

So in this post, you’ll learn how to create and manage a winning project budget plan like a pro. What is a project budget? A project budget is the total cost of all the tasks, activities, and materials associated with a client project. Project costs can include the following: Labor costs.

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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. So in this post, I will show you how to create and manage a winning project budget like a pro. Project estimate vs. project budget.

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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. In this article, we specifically talk about the impact of AI in project management and its various pros and cons.

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Agilemania

MARCH 25, 2022

64% cited Enhance ability to manage changing priorities . 64% stated Accelerate software delivery . 42 % voted for Enhance software quality . 39% stated Reduce project risk . 24% opined Better management of distributed teams . 23% reported reduced project cost. 39% stated Reduce project risk

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Teamweek

JULY 29, 2022

In this guide we’ll cover: What are project estimation techniques? Types of estimations in project management Project estimation techniques. What are project estimation techniques? They give you a solid idea of what you’re working with, how long it will take, who needs to be involved, and what it will cost.

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nTask

DECEMBER 23, 2021

As a project management professional, your responsibilities far exceed the usual standards. The enormity of the tasks under your management can certainly overwhelm you and make you feel like you are trapped in a never-ending cycle of struggle. Evolution Of Project Management in Recent Years.

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Workamajig

JANUARY 11, 2021

Project management terminology can be complicated. It doesn’t matter whether you’re working towards your PMP certification or simply managing projects casually in your organization, knowing core project management terms always helps. All Project Management Terms.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

In project management, one of the key factors that contributes to the successful completion of a project is a well-structured and comprehensive budget plan. Understanding the importance of a project budget plan is crucial for project managers and stakeholders. This enhances productivity and reduces delays.

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Teamweek

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

With the world delivering more and more projects remotely, having a project management software tool that works for your team is critical to success. If you also consider that 1 in 6 IT projects have a cost overrun of 200% , those tools need to not only connect teams but help them stay on track too!

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Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Business, Technical, Systems, Risk, and Project Management Briefings and Presentations. Management Processes (#MP). Project Performance Management (#PPM). Agile Project Management (#APM). Risk Management (#RM). Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Management (#CSTPM).

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Teamweek

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Break the project down into tasks: Use a Work Breakdown Structure to make the project more manageable. Estimate a project timeframe: Create time estimates for each task. Similar past projects can help you here as a reference. Calculate project costs: Work out other costs for the project.

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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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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

You take on most of the risk. Fixed-rate projects are OK if you can manage the risk. But there is a strong possibility that you risk the project failing if you don’t have your documentation nailed down. The client takes on most of the risk. Shifting the risk onto the client. How do you decide?

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Paymo App

APRIL 2, 2018

People are gradually becoming more interested in project management as an independent topic and as a possible career. Project management blogs and resources can be a primary source of knowledge, especially if project management (PM) experts contribute to them. Project Management Software Developers.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

Turns out in the real world there is no such project. 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. One starting point is the value at risk.

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Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

The reason for this resource page is the lack of understanding of how to estimate, the urban myths about software estimating, and the fallacies that estimating is not needed, when developing software, in the presence of uncertainty, when spending other peoples money. Estimating Probable System Cost,” Stephen A.

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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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Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

In the world of project management, success is the ultimate goal. However, defining and measuring project success can be a complex task. That’s where project success metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) come into play. Let’s consider a software development project.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Estimating is a learned skill, used for any purpose from every-day life to management of projects. Believing is Seeing: Confirmation Bias Studies in Software Engineering, “Magne Jørgensen and Efi Papatheocharous, 41st Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA). Better Sure than Safe?

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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. For any Agile development tools (Rally, JIRA, Team Foundation Server) have embedded tools for making these charts. What is the Value at Risk for your Project?

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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

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. And then some more resources for managing in the presence of complexity . Complexity Primer (Sandia).

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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. If we take Tim Lister's advice about managing risk while spending other people's money in the presence of uncertainty, where is the adult supervision here? . .

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Whether you’re a small team of freelancers or a large agency, your company needs a project management tool that fits your processes like a glove. Before choosing a specific tool though, you need to decide on the type of project management software you need. Project and resource planning software.

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Teamweek

JANUARY 7, 2021

In this article, we look at 15 Enterprise Project Management tools. Specifically, we’ll answer: What is EPM software? What Is Enterprise Project Management Software? EPM software helps organizations manage multiple projects. Manage a portfolio of projects. Let’s begin.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Projected revenue for GE aircraft engine sales in 2017 was an article in this week's Aviation Week & Space Technology. . A projection simply indicates a future value for the population if the set of underlying assumptions occurs. Project cost, schedule, and technical performance Estimates.

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