Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2017

Signal processing is a domain of software development well suited to the paradigm of engineered systems. This domain has turned into the S oftware Intensive System of Systems (SISoS) paradigm that dominates software development activities today. Software-intensive systems include: . Related articles.

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Software Developers Software Development Engineering Software 39

ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Agile is a way of working that comes from software development. While the roots of incremental development methods of working stem back to the 1950s and into the 1970s, it wasn’t until 2001 that a group of software developers published the Manifesto for Agile Software Development.

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Underperforming Technical Team Agile Software Review 2001 244

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Paul Boos has a post about estimating and makes a case for the Principles of when NOT to estimate. This struck a cord around a bigger topic - the inversion of estimating. When should we NOT estimate? Then on to the original conjecture for No Estimates from Paul's post. That is, to make decision with “No estimates”.

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Online PM Courses

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

And many project managers still think it is something that only applies to software development. Iterative and incremental software development methods go back as early as 1957 – and maybe earlier. Evolutionary project management and adaptive software development started in earnest in the early 1970s.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

All software development projects operate in the presence of uncertainty. The design and development of software must rely on estimation, forecasts, and predictions based on an idealized understanding of what is an unknown (but knowable) understanding of reality. This uncertainty is unavoidable.

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Software Developers Software Development Software Estimate 34

Inloox

JULY 10, 2024

Then there are tools that place the project at the center and then, for example, place tasks, documents, effort estimation and capacity planning or budgets in the project context or portfolio context. InLoox [ FREE TRIAL ] InLoox is the project management tool from the German software manufacturer InLoox GmbH, founded in 1999.

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Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

An Estimate is a value inferred for a population of values based on data collected from a sample of data from that population. The estimate can also be produced parametrically or through a simulation (Monte Carlo is common, but Method of Moments is another we use). . Estimates can be about the past, present, or future.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 7, 2020

Scrum comes from a software development background, and the switch to kanban for these teams can be problematic. Just-in-time analysis in kanban creates shorter lead times, instead of batch-processing for iteration planning estimates, which is used in scrum. This identifies areas that can be improved and reduces bottlenecks.

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Herding Cats

AUGUST 27, 2017

There's a recent post titled Four Fallacious Reasons to Estimate. It lists the usual suspects for why those spending the money think they don't have to estimate how much they plan to spend when they'll be done producing the value they've been assigned to produce for that expenditure. Let's look at each one in more detail.

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Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

A nice conversation on twitter about estimates on software brought up the topic of estimates as commitments. The #NoEstimates advocates see estimates as making commitments. Yes, commitments are made when we estimate. oo (an estimate) with a 15% error band (an estimate). . Estimates are not needed.

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Scrum.org

AUGUST 18, 2023

In the realm of software development, principles of DevOps and a commitment to technical excellence can further enhance the process. Originating from lean manufacturing principles, VSM's relevance has expanded, becoming a cornerstone in fields such as software development.

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SCRUM Software Review Technical Review Software Engineering 160

Herding Cats

MAY 11, 2018

There's a fallacy used by some in the software development business, that estimates are not needed to make decisions in the presence of uncertainty. Here's an example of the probability distribution of a cost estimate for a project. Architecture -Center ERP Systems in the Manufacturing Domain. Related articles.

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Planio

JUNE 3, 2024

At this stage, project managers also estimate the resources they need to progress and gain the buy-in of stakeholders. Based on the principles of efficient manufacturing, teams view processes through different lenses to look for areas of continuous improvement that can help drive further value. Manufacturing. Planning stage.

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Epicflow Blog

AUGUST 5, 2021

But with changes come challenges: as the smart technology becomes mainstream, it becomes clear that it will reduce the number of workers required for certain tasks both in manufacturing and in other sectors of human employment. All major car manufacturers are headed towards electric and self-driving cars these days. Software developer.

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Artificial Inteligence 2025 Technical Review Software Review 98

Scoro

JULY 13, 2021

Each task is depicted as a horizontal bar (usually color-coded), the length of which is the task’s estimated duration. The Gantt chart has retained all of its basic components since its introduction to manufacturing in the 1890s. The first real-time Gantt chart from Scoro Software. Software development.

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Software Review Construction Software Development Software Developers 94

Wrike

JUNE 11, 2023

They allow project teams to identify critical paths, estimate project duration, and allocate resources efficiently. They can be created using software tools like Microsoft Project or online platforms like SmartDraw. By visualizing the entire manufacturing process, they were able to pinpoint specific areas for improvement.

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Process Software Review Manufacturing Software Development 36

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. How to Develop Credible Cost & Schedule Estimate.

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Herding Cats

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The primary purpose of software estimation is not to predict a project’s outcome; it is to determine whether a project’s targets are realistic enough to allow the project to be controlled to meet them ? As more details get developed, the Cone converges to the actual value. Steve McConnell.

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Epicflow Blog

AUGUST 5, 2021

But with changes come challenges: as the smart technology becomes mainstream, it becomes clear that it will reduce the number of workers required for certain tasks both in manufacturing and in other sectors of human employment. All major car manufacturers are headed towards electric and self-driving cars these days. Software developer.

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Artificial Inteligence 2025 Technical Review Software Review 52

TrustRadius Project Management

OCTOBER 27, 2022

A good chunk of the ERP market is dominated by buyers from manufacturing companies. Most of the end-users of this software choose a software-as-a-service (SaaS) cloud ERP application over their on-premise counterparts. If you want to see more ERP providers with a list of software with end-user feedback h e re.

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Software Review Software Technical Review Artificial Inteligence 62

TrustRadius Project Management

OCTOBER 27, 2022

A good chunk of the ERP market is dominated by buyers from manufacturing companies. . Most of the end-users of this software choose a software-as-a-service (SaaS) cloud ERP application over their on-premise counterparts. If you want to see more ERP providers with a list of software with end-user feedback h e re.

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Software Review Software Technical Review Artificial Inteligence 62

MPUG

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The Project Information Repository (PIREP) is a fundamental tool for managing and administering software development projects. Also, WBS is a pictorial view of the solution in terms of work products and deliverables, which is like a “Bill of Materials” in manufacturing. “When you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.”.

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Herding Cats

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Estimation is pretentious rationalism, where rationalism does not serve us well (extremistan)(sic) Take only risks you can survive. These estimates can not the ultimate truth since the underlying processes that create the uncertainties (aleatory and epistemic) are stochastic in nature - stationary or nonstationary. The Fallacy.

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2009 Estimate Software Developers Software Development 40

Herding Cats

APRIL 14, 2018

Software development is a Value Creaton activity, but Value cannot be determined unless we know the cost to produce that value and when that value will be available for use by those who of paid for that Value. For software development, those scarce resources are people, time, and money. Microeconomics .

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Process Estimate Software Development Software Developers 45

nTask

AUGUST 8, 2019

When using the Waterfall Model, the emphasis lies on making sure the requirements and design fit the needs of the project before moving on to the later stages of development. The origin of the Waterfall Model is often attributed to the manufacturing and construction industries. Background. Popularity of the Waterfall Model.

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Herding Cats

JUNE 9, 2017

For software development, there are many decisions to be made. What Feature to develop next ? Do we have enough time and money to develop the needed Features before the business needs to put those Features to work earned back their investment? Architecture -Center ERP Systems in the Manufacturing Domain.

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Herding Cats

MAY 29, 2018

In the presence of irreducible and reducible uncertainties of nature, as well as the projects we work, calculating the mathematical outcomes from our decision means making estimates. Software is only valuable when it produces information that enables people and systems to meet their objectives more effectively. Related articles.

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2017 Estimate Manufacturing Software Developers 28

MPUG

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

There are many who have the misconception that Agile is just for software development. It has been and is being used for manufacturing, engineering, construction, testing, and many other project processes that require iterations or iterative working sessions leading to a final result. Understanding Agile.

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Herding Cats

APRIL 2, 2018

You don't estimate it. There are other means, but for software estimating the mean is the correct term. . All the variables in software development are random variables. Architecture -Center ERP Systems in the Manufacturing Domain. Why Guessing is not Estimating and Estimating is not Guessing.

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Estimate Software Developers Software Development Manufacturing 38

Herding Cats

APRIL 13, 2018

Estimation locks down choices early through upfront t decision making, #NoEstimates preserves options. This is the same paradigm of Agile software development where responding to change over following the plan is part of the original manifesto. Aligning Software Investment Decisions with the Markets ," Hakan Erdogmus. "

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2008 2002 Estimate Software Engineering 32

ProProfs Project Management

DECEMBER 5, 2019

There are many approaches to project management, especially in software development. Among these, waterfall project management is one of the more interesting ones, seeing as it stems from the old days of the construction and manufacturing industries; it was not specifically designed with software development in mind.

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Software Review Construction Software Development Software Developers 78

Herding Cats

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The #NoEstimates Manifesto - Actually restates Best Practice for estimating and making decisions with those estimates. . Deterministic estimates are point estimates and Point estimates without a Variance are of little value in the presence of uncertainty. Delivery Time over Development Time.

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Estimate 2017 Government Governance 50

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Asking to be trusted , asking to be allowed to self-organize and spend other people's money in the development of value. Many times asking to not be asked for an estimate, or to show progress to plan, or to not be held to a deadline, or to report on when they'll be done. Architecture -Center ERP Systems in the Manufacturing Domain.

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Manufacturing Estimate Software Developers Software Development 39

Binfire

APRIL 7, 2017

The Agile project management methodology has been used in the software development and IT industry for the past sixteen years, but recently it has gained wide acceptance by many number of industries and organizations. Project Estimation. How do you come up with project estimation in Agile world?

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Agile Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review 100

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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Underperforming Technical Team 2008 Estimate Software Development 34

Binfire

AUGUST 27, 2017

The conclusion was reached by the research team that an incremental approach to software development works better. The team creates a working prototype quickly and then incrementally improves the software both in terms of functionality and quality. Project Estimation. No wonder so many projects were failing.

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Agile Technical Review Software Review Development Team Review 97

Herding Cats

JANUARY 11, 2018

This is the basis of all Closed Loop Control systems, from the speed control of the car, to the flight controls for an aircraft, to the temperature controls for your home, and of course the business controls for software development. Right and wrong cease to be useful concepts when you’re talking about software development.

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