Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

Information about key project cost, performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Managing the Unknown: A New Approach to Managing High Uncertainty and Risk in Projects 1 st Edition, Christoph H. Loch, Arnoud DeMeyer, and Michael Pich, Wiley, 2006.

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Leading Answers

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Just as features deliver value, risks in the form of threats to the project cost money and cause delays - if they occur. I ended up creating Risk Burn Down graphs for my projects. I wrote about these ideas when I started blogging in 2006 as Risk Profile Graphs.   Risks in the Backlog.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

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. 3, August 2006, pp. Project manager) Losoi, H., Flyvbjerg, B.,

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Teamweek

MARCH 2, 2023

Over time, you’ll get an average time frame for how long each task, phase, or project takes (and costs). Tracking time on projects will lead to the following: More accurate project cost estimates Better project time estimates for scheduling Improved resource planning to prevent team burnout The more data you can collect, the better!

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Herding Cats

MAY 7, 2019

Cost Modeling Agile Software Development,” Maarit Laanti and Petri Kettunen, International Transactions on Systems and Applications, Volume 1 Number 2, pp. Modeling Uncertainty when Estimating IT Projects Costs,” Michel Winter, Isabelle Mirbel, Pierre Crescenzo, Research Report, I3S, 2014. 123, 2006. “A Angelis and I.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

“The Influence of Selection Bias on Effort Overruns in Software Development Projects,” Magne Jørgensen, Simula Research Laboratory & Institute of Informatics , University of Oslo. Planning and Executing Time-Bound Projects,” Eduardo Miranda, IEEE Computer , March 2002, pp. 449-462, July 2004. 1, January 2007. Chemuturi, J.

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Paymo App

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Launched in 2006, they aim to do things the Harvest way. Started in 2006, TSheets fulfilled a need of one of the founder’s previous company: tracking timesheets for employees who were always on the go. The platform could be even better if they added features like GPS tracking, Timesheet approval, or a Payroll system in the near future.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Event-Based Scheduling , Failed or underperforming projects are more common than not. Learning how to address one of the problems found in projects is the subject of this Brown Bag talk, 10 November 2006. Continuous Risk Management , Risk management is essential for the success of any significant project. March 6, 2003.

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Teamweek

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Analytics and reports Activity dashboard that displays logged time and project costs at a glance. Reports on projects, profitability, ROI, and other vital business metrics. Alari Aho and Krister Haav created Toggl in 2006 to bill their software agency’s clients accurately. Has filters for sorting Reports.

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 22, 2018

2] " Wronger than Wrong ," Scientific American, November 2006. [3] Reducible Cost Estimating Risk - is dependent on technical, schedule, and programmatic risks, which must be assessed to provide an accurate picture of the project cost. 1] " Briefing: Not Even Wrong ". [2] Princeton University Press, July 21, 2014. [4]

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 23, 2019

2] " Wronger than Wrong ," Scientific American, November 2006. [3] Reducible Cost Estimating Risk - is dependent on technical, schedule, and programmatic risks, which must be assessed to provide an accurate picture of the project cost. 1] " Briefing: Not Even Wrong ". [2] Princeton University Press, July 21, 2014. [4]

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

2] " Wronger than Wrong ," Scientific American, November 2006. [3] Reducible Cost Estimating Risk - is dependent on technical, schedule, and programmatic risks, which must be assessed to provide an accurate picture of the project cost. 1] " Briefing: Not Even Wrong ". [2] Princeton University Press, July 21, 2014. [4]

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Resource Guru

JUNE 23, 2023

Wrike – The most versatile work management platform A project timeline using Gantt charts in Wrike. Founded by Andrew Filev in 2006, Wrike has been around for much longer than some of its competitors (such as Monday and ClickUp). Project budgeting: Scoro provides financial tools for budgeting, invoicing, and expense tracking.

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