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Microeconomics and Risk Management in Decision Making for Software Development

Herding Cats

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. Software engineering economics." IEEE Transactions of Software Engineering, 1 (1984): 4-21.

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Software Development Life Cycle and Project Management

PM Basics

Software Development Life Cycle is on every job description for a Project Manager. Everyone wants you to know how to develop software applications. When I googled “software development life cycle definition” I found different variants. Phases in Software Development. Concept Development.

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What is a technical project manager? (And why you should think about becoming one)

Planio

This hybrid of business and engineering skills is a superpower. According to the Project Management Institute’s Pulse of the Profession survey , 81% of top-performing companies prioritize the development of technical project management skills. They have an eye for risks, inefficiencies, and technical debt.

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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. Monte Carlo Schedule Risk Analysis,” Intaver Institute, Inc. 61, September 2004. & Zein, S.,

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Estimating is a Learned Skill

Herding Cats

The primary purpose of software estimation is not to predict a project’s outcome; it is to determine whether a project’s targets are realistic enough to allow the project to be controlled to meet them ‒ Steve McConnell. The Future of Systems-and Software Development. Springer International Publishing, 2016.

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Top Solutions to Project Failure – Epicflow Research Part 2

Epicflow Blog

We’ve surveyed members of LinkedIn PM communities to find out what leads to project failure. Our survey participants suggested various effective ways to mitigate the causes of project failure. Perform Risk Management. Read more: How to Ensure Project Success: Risk Management Matters. Involve Your Stakeholders.

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Deconstruction the #NoEstimates Conjecture

Herding Cats

Yes, this is the basis of any closed loop control system from keeping the room temperature at a specific setting, to the speed control on your car, to managing software development projects in the presence of uncertainty. Same debunking from the Gartner Survey - no root causes of those poor performance numbers. Standish Number.