Herding Cats

JUNE 19, 2017

The Cone of Uncertainty is a framing assumption used to model the needed reduction in some parameter of interest in domains ranging from software development to hurricane forecasting. The Cone of Uncertainty as a Technical Performance Measure. The Cone of Uncertainty as a Technical Performance Measure.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 12, 2018

In most of the software development, this notion is missing - hence the quote that What is divided from How. This physical percent complete is measured as compliance with the Technical Performance Measures of the outcomes of the work efforts, that consume the budget for that work.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

We can estimate the total cost, total duration, and the probability that all the Features will be delivered on the program we are working for the US Government. Or ANY software project for that matter. In the project domain, an estimate is a calculated approximation of some desired measurement. First a definition.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The 2008 mortgage crisis for example (although many did an made lots of money), the government didn't. Software Development execution and modeling is Microeconomics not Macro. The author of quote read a Taleb book on Black Swans and assumes those Black Swans are in software development. taken from [3]).

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 22, 2017

When actual measures of cost, schedule, and technical performance are outside the planned cone of uncertainty, corrective actions must be taken to move those uncertanties inside the cone of uncertanty, if the project is going to meet it's cost, schedule, and technical performance goals. . Resources. [1]

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

- How much variance reduction needs to take place in the project attributes (risk, effectiveness, performance, cost, schedule - shown below) at what points in time, to increase the probability of project success? This is a closed loop control system for managing the program with a T echnical Performance Measure (TPM).

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Technical Review Estimate 2005 Software Review 28

Herding Cats

JANUARY 14, 2017

This is a closed loop control system for managing the program with a T echnical Performance Measure (TPM). There can be cost and schedule performance measures as well. Economics of Software Development. Herding Cats: Economics of Software Development. Related articles.

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Herding Cats

JANUARY 17, 2017

When actual measures of cost, schedule, and technical performance are outside the planned cone of uncertainty, corrective actions must be taken to move those uncertanties inside the cone of uncertanty, if the project is going to meet it's cost, schedule, and technical performance goals. . Air Force. [4]

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Workamajig

JANUARY 11, 2021

Administrative Closure: A list of the requirements necessary to formally close the project. Audit: The process of analyzing a project to ensure that it is being governed as intended. Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM): An agile software development methodology that uses an iterative, incremental approach to project execution.

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MPUG

JUNE 1, 2022

Melanie: Jeff is currently the Training and Development Manager for Edwards Performance Solutions. As such, he oversees the production and maintenance of courses on project management, systems engineering, software development, business process improvement, and cyber security. Jeff, a big MPUG welcome back.

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