Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2018

Take for example the deployment of an ERP system, the installation, and startup of a process control system, the release of a suite of embedded software controllers for a car, aircraft, petrochemical plant. A recent survey of 600 firms indicated that 35% of them had at least one "runaway' software project. Now To Risk Management.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 17, 2020

All drivers consider their own driving skills above average (Roy & Liersch, 2013). The Dunning-Kruger effect manifests when people without any experience with software development make strong claims about how easy a particular change should be. Many forms of micro-management are examples of this effect as well. Liersch, M.

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Scrum.org

APRIL 7, 2022

However, several studies show that cohesion positively impacts performance only in later stages of team development (e.g. This corresponds with research on autonomous teams, as well as principles of Agile software development. 40 years of storming: a historical review of Tuckman’s model of small group development.

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Digite

MAY 15, 2018

It also encourages everyone to review/adopt the values (in Scrum language) that can help software development teams succeed in building software. As I wrote in 2013, Scrum and Kanban both share a use of values to encourage users of the methods to behave a certain way. You should go read it now.

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Gunther Verheyen

APRIL 24, 2020

Scrum was instrumental in embracing software development as a form of new product development, and thus as complex work. Software and (new) product development are a subset of complex challenges, but the use of Scrum is not limited to it. The rules of the game are well documented.

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Binfire

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

This company is a dinosaur in blockchain terms because it’s been around since 2013, meaning they know how things work. Jira was designed with software developers in mind, but you can use the app no matter what industry you’re in. Jira works perfectly for agile development, which helps to promote teamwork and regular updates.

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Gunther Verheyen

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Regardless whether free-floating opportunists like it or not, there is no denying that the source and roots of all things ‘Agile’ is the “ Manifesto for Agile Software Development ”, or the “ Agile Manifesto ” in short. Regarding the question whether a process or framework (whatever name they chose for themselves) is “Agile”.

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Agile SCRUM 2013 Software Developers 87

International Institute for Learning

JULY 28, 2022

Scrum has its origins in software development, but about ten years ago, other departments in organizations started looking at becoming more agile and analyzing whether the Scrum approach could also be used in their departments— and in projects.

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International Institute for Learning

JULY 7, 2022

During the last two decades there has been the emergence of a number of software development methods as a response to the inefficiency of existing software development methods in rapidly changing environments (Highsmith, 2004). July 2013). ” Software Development 9(8): 28-32. By Luigi Morsa.

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Digite

JUNE 13, 2018

Anderson best articulated its application to software development, in 2013, in the foundational book Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business, and its adoption hasn’t been as universal as Scrum’s during the early days of Agile software development.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 11, 2017

Hybrid–Agile Software Development Anti–Patterns, Risks, and Recommendations,” Paul E. McMahon, Cross Talk: The Journal of Defense Software Engineering , July/August 2015, pp. Architecting Large Scale Agile Software Development: A Risk–Driven Approach,” Ipek Ozkaya, Michael Gagliardi, Robert L. 12, 2008. “A

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Teamweek

JUNE 17, 2020

” LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman talked about his agile, project-based hiring approach in a 2013 Harvard Business Review article , explaining that he hires employees on a four-year “tour of duty,” with a check in after two years. The terminology is borrowed from software developers.

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Herding Cats

MARCH 17, 2019

Agile Software Development for Government Software Intensive System of Systems (SISoS) , Boulder Agile Meetup, 27 July 2016. Integrating Agile Software Development with Earned Value Management , College of Performance Management, IPM Workshop, 2015. Integrating Agile with EVM , EVM World, 2013.

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Gunther Verheyen

DECEMBER 19, 2018

In 2013 I accidentally created a book, “Scrum – A Pocket Guide” In 2018 I deliberately evolved my Scrum travel companion into a second edition. More and different people look for guidance and insights on their journey of Scrum, increasingly in domains beyond software development.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 24, 2018

But before going further, let's establish the definitions we need to understand and apply Root Cause Analysis needed to discover the corrective and preventive actions to increase the probability of project success - especially Software Project Success. Daniels, Complex Adaptive Systems, Procedia Computer Science, 20 (2013), pp.

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Leading Agile

DECEMBER 17, 2018

I didn’t realize James Bond was into software development. I didn’t really expect anything to come of the tweet, and I was a little surprised at the responses. For instance: This surprised me in a couple of different ways. Why would anyone think import statements had any effect on class loading?

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Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 2008 2013 78

Productivity Land

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

And despite all remote work challenges , software developers have much to offer. This popular collaboration software offers multiple features and free and paid plans. Taken from: [link] What Is Slack Software? Slack is a messaging program for bringing work communication into one place, launched in 2013.

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LiquidPlanner

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Hosted by Peter Taylor, this podcast began in 2013 after he published his best-selling book by the same name. If you work in the software and product development space, you should bookmark this blog. Age of Product offers tools and insights for agile software development, product management, and lean methodologies.

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MPUG

MAY 10, 2022

Scrum was originally used in software development projects. Organizations may also choose to adopt various methodologies to begin managing in an Agile way. For example, Scrum is a methodology which emphasizes delivery in short increments and frequent meetings.

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Agile 2019 2013 Certification 59

Digite

JANUARY 2, 2017

Ken Schwaber has mentioned that SAFe does not adhere to the Agile Manifesto values (specially the first tenet – Individual and Interactions over Processes and Tool) as it is highly process-centric ( https://kenschwaber.wordpress.com/2013/08/06/unsafe-at-any-speed/ ).

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Paymo App

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Year of foundation: 2013. Kunder started out in 2013 as a three person Software as a Service (SaaS) company with one idea: to provide companies with feedback tools for their clients. The tipping point was when Banco de Chile, one of Chile’s largest banks, contacted them to develop a small solution. Employees: 50.

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Herding Cats

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Seems there is still some confusion (intentional or accidental) about the Cone of Uncertainty and its purpose and its use in software development. Shrinking The Cone Of Uncertainty With Continuous Assessment For Software Team Dynamics In Design And Development," Pongtip Aroonvatanaporn," Ph.D. 37-48, 2007.

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TrustRadius Project Management

MAY 1, 2020

Zoom integrates well with many other popular business tools, like Slack , Salesforce , and Google tools, and specializes in solutions for telehealth services, education, and software development. Launched in 2013 out of Oslo, Norway, Whereby is a relatively new online communications tool in comparison to Skype.

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Planio

JULY 9, 2020

If you’re looking for a new project management tool, this guide will run you through the basics of what Redmine is, why it’s a great choice for most software development teams, and how you can get it set up and optimized for you! With the open source community behind it, Redmine has also developed a reputation for stability.

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Gunther Verheyen

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

From 2013-2016 I maintained the official “Professional Scrum” series of Scrum.org meanwhile training candidate-PSTs and shepherding the global community of Professional Scrum Trainers and coaches. In 2011 I obtained my license as a Professional Scrum Trainer for Scrum.org from Ken Schwaber (co-creator of Scrum).

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 20, 2017

For software development systems like Kanban, which is production line-centric, Litle's Law tells us. λ = average production rate of complete software components. λ = average production rate of complete software components. There are two fundamental assumptions for Little's Law to work in the software development domain".

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Herding Cats

JULY 24, 2017

It's suggested from observations, the Cone of Uncertainty (CoU) is not a valid model of how uncertainty behaves in software development projects. In all software development businesses, showing up late and over budget has a direct impact on the bottom line. . And from his project's data that may well be true.

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Stepping Into Project Management

MARCH 10, 2014

Today we interview Siddhartha Govindraj, who specializes in Lean/Agile processes for software development. Agile Software Development -- Alistair Cockburn (Quick note: This book isn’t about agile, but methodologies in general. But the qualities above are difficult to train, and very crucial for agile success.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Agile Software Development (#ASD). Those lessons are directly transferable to the management of software development teams. Parametric Project Monitoring and Control - Earned Value is an approach to Performance measurement for monitoring and controlling the progress of software development projects.

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Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

2] Modified from Gilberto Montibeller, "7 Sins of assessing performance of Strategies," Jyväskylä International Summer School, 2013, Modelling Strategic Decisions, contained in "Value-Focused Thinking as a Problem Structuring Methods," MarkusHartikainen, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Jyväskylä. [3] Keeney and Robin S.

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 25, 2017

Can All This Formality Have Any Use in Modern Software Development? The notion that agile development is a free-for-all development of what ever the customer wants to produce next, with the customer identifying the next important thing to develop works just fine for de minimus projects.

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Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

The presentation " Quantifying the Impact of Agile Practices ," Larry MacCherone at the RallyOn 2013 Conference, presents some results on estimating impacts. The Software Development Performance Index (SDPI) scale on the left ranges - by eyeball measurement - from 46 to 55. How to Estimate Software Development.

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Teamweek

JUNE 25, 2020

According to a 2013 Harvard Study , employees spend 41% of their time on unproductive work. Jira is the least likely tool to be included on this list, considering it is prominently used by agile software development teams. That means, allowing your team to get things done without feeling overwhelmed or micro-managed. as add-ons.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

In software development, those managing the project have some understanding the market forces (from their marketing departments), the technology (from their engineering department), and how to manage in the presence of Aleatory and Epistemic risk (the managers running a successful firm). Software development is a non-ergodic process.

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Project Management Hacks

AUGUST 4, 2016

In 2013 , the company delivered 1.5 Through many discussions with my husband – who works in software development – I discovered an interest in the technology field. I led an effort to develop a risk-based software development process. What was the most valuable professional development activity (e.g.

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Herding Cats

JUNE 21, 2016

Here's another trail being ridden by our son at Nationals in 2013. The notion of Control is missed used in software development projects. When riding a single track like this one behind our neighborhood, I came to an understand of the tradeoffs between stability and control. who's massively better than I will ever be.

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Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Monte Carlo and Agile Development . There are a number of Monte Carlo Simulation tools for agile software development when you don't have an Integrated Master Schedule, with planned durations, and ranges of values. Thomopoulos, Springer, 2013. [10] Start with Troy's book below and download the Excel simulator [12].

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