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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

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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Black Swans

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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. All is good so far until he mentions these concepts are applicable to the management of projects. The role of the Project Manager in each category is dramatically different.

2002 34
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Black Swans

Herding Cats

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. All is good so far until he mentions these concepts are applicable to the management of projects. The role of the Project Manager in each category is dramatically different.

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51+ Best Project Management Software & Tools [Updated Oct 2019]

ProProfs Project Management

Project management software helps in not only managing multiple projects, but also streamline workflow and improve your teams performance exponentially. 43% of all projects were challenged, i.e. over-budget or delayed, 18% of projects failed. Why is it Important to Choose The Best Project Management Tool?

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

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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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Estimating is a Learned Skill

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Estimating is a learned skill, used for any purpose from every-day life to management of projects. Planning and Executing Time-Bound Projects,” Eduardo Miranda, IEEE Computer , March 2002, pp. Koren and Marek Vokác, International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering , 2002. 449-462, July 2004. 400-407, 2009.

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Software Estimating Resources

Herding Cats

One of our clients, a retired USAF Col Program Manager at an NNSA Weapons Testing Site has a statement that is applicable here: If you lack academic basis and validated experience, your advice is simply unsubstantiated opinion without any basis in fact or principle. Flint, School of Management, Working Paper Series, September 2005.”.