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Thinking By Sprinting: What Cognitive Science Tells Us About Why Scrum Works

Scrum.org

Why our brain is not built for software engineering. A powerful example of the above can be witnessed in termite colonies (Camazine, 2003). Self-Organization in Biological Systems (2003) New Jersey: Princeton University Press; New York: Wiley; Camazine S., Deneubourg, J, Franks, N.

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Misunderstanding Making Decisions in the Presence of Uncertainty

Herding Cats

in Effective Risk Management 2 nd Edition , Edmund Conrow, AIAA, 2003. Hybrid–Agile Software Development Anti–Patterns, Risks, and Recommendations,” Paul E. McMahon, Cross Talk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering , July/August 2015, pp. And we all know. Risk Management is How Adults Manage Projects - Tim Lister.

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Money is important, but it is not what drives me

Gunther Verheyen

We have three kids (2001, 2003, 2013) of which the two oldest (sons) have a disability ( Duchenne and Down Syndrome ). Money was not what drove my wife and I when I gave up my position as software engineer and aspiring project manager in favor of running a bookshop (1996). Let there be no misunderstanding: money is important.

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Incremental Commitment Spiral Model

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"Iterative and Incremental Development: A Brief History," Craig Larman and Victor Basili, IEEE Computer , June 2003. Managing the Development of Large-Scale Software: Concepts and Techniques," Winston Royce, Proceedings, Wescon, August 1970. 4, December 1975. 4, December 1975. Related articles. IT Risk Management.

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Start with Principles, Not Personal Anecdotes

Herding Cats

In 2003, Kahneman stated in a Harvard Business Review article "Delusions of Success," in planning major initiatives, executives routinely exaggerate the benefits and discount the costs, setting themselves up for failure. 2] IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering , SXE-10, Janurary, 1981, pp. Then as we say in our domain.

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5 Agile Methodologies for Project Managers that are not Scrum Framework

Project Pulse Journal

Transitioning from manufacturing to software engineering and development and various other industries, the Kanban Board has become a fundamental tool for visual management in project and workflow management, credited to the Agile movement.

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DDSTOP The Saga Continues

Herding Cats

This also meant developing software systems to support this effort. We were one of the first users of eXtreme Programming, long before Scrum was around and presented that early work in 2003, " Making Agile Development Work in a Government Contracting Environment, Measuring velocity with Earned Value." . Let's start with the obvious.