Herding Cats

OCTOBER 11, 2016

I work in the Software Intensive System of Systems domains in Aerospace, Defense, Enterprise IT (both commercial and government) applying Agile, Earned Value Management, Productive Statistical Estimating (both parametric and Monte Carlo), Risk Management, and Root Cause Analysis with a variety of capabilities.

Performance Measurement 28

Performance Measurement Aerospace 2006 Estimate 28

nTask

APRIL 28, 2021

Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI) : The BSCI is a European non-profit organization focused on improving social compliance in the global supply chain. Once a current performance measure has been determined, you can define your ideal situation based on meeting or surpassing standard requirements.

Sustainability 120

Sustainability Process Underperforming Technical Team Lean 120

Herding Cats

APRIL 16, 2019

Technical Performance Measures (#TPM). Cost, Schedule, and Technical Performance Management (#CSTPM). Governance (#Governance). Managing Government Grant Projects at Arizona Public Service - APS management process for Department of Energy grant for algae CO2 capture project. Project Performance Management.

Technical Review 42

Technical Review Performance Measurement 2003 Governance 42

Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 25, 2024

A Project Management Office (PMO) is a centralized department within an organization that standardizes the governance of projects. Project Governance It oversees project governance, ensuring that each aligns with the strategic goals. What is a Project Management Office?

PMO 52

PMO Governance Government 2014 52

Project Pulse Journal

MARCH 7, 2024

Discover the importance of organizational governance systems, delve into essential project-associated functions, learn how to navigate the project environment, and ensure you are communicating and building relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Customer value or the desired outcomes are established at the start of projects.

Governance 52

Governance Government Technical Review Sustainability 52

Henny Portman

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Prerequisites for portfolio management In the first article, Steve Butler delves into portfolio governance. The primary goal of governance in portfolio management is to ensure that processes are established to define, align, authorize, and control portfolio elements, while also supporting overall governance decision-making activities.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Software Review Governance Government 52

International Institute for Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Since a project management culture is a behavioral culture, benchmarking works best if during the comparison we have benchmarking best practices that include topics such as leadership, management, governance, or operational methods that lead to superior performance. Identification of governance and leadership effectiveness.

Aerospace 59

Aerospace Underperforming Technical Team Governance Government 59

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

When the initial IMP is prepared after contract award, it is common to have the performance team in place. Some expansion of this initial list is expected as the wording of tasks and work packages in the IMS is considered. The contractor’s immediate customer may be a government organization or a prime contractor.

Planning 42

Planning Software Review Governance Government 42

Herding Cats

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The approach for increasing the performance of people outside the small group level includes: Develop a model for execution that fits culture, skills, needs, and capabilities of the participants of the initiatives being managed by the program. Continuous performance assessment by measuring the right thing.

Process 59

Process 2002 Underperforming Technical Team 2001 59

Herding Cats

APRIL 30, 2019

We play this role in ERP acquisitions for commercial and government clients . Past Performance is the 1st question - have you done this before and if so, were your efforts successful? What are the Measures of Effectiveness for each Capabilities to meet the business and technical goals. What were the selection criteria?

Software Review 41

Software Review Technical Review 2018 Engineering 41

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. In the project domain, an estimate is a calculated approximation of some desired measurement. The Buff's won and are now the PAC-12 South Champs.

Underperforming Technical Team 44

Underperforming Technical Team Estimate 2003 Software Review 44

Workamajig

JANUARY 11, 2021

Audit: The process of analyzing a project to ensure that it is being governed as intended. Client Brief: Also called a 'Creative Brief', the Client Brief is an initial outline of the project's core requirements, background, and business case. A project sponsor can request an audit. Else, the project has a budget deficit.

Underperforming Technical Team 60

Underperforming Technical Team Project Life Cycle Estimate Risk Management 60

Herding Cats

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The 2008 mortgage crisis for example (although many did an made lots of money), the government didn't. An important outcome of Macroeconomics is establishing the appropriate interest rates in an economy, where the government sets a base rate and banks work from there. Microeconomics is about individual or company behaviors.

Software Review 34

Software Review Estimate Technical Review Software Development 34

Epicflow Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

For example, if a project task initially includes a 20-hour time buffer and only 10 hours are needed, the remaining 10 hours can be reallocated or saved for future needs. Historical performance measured in Epicflow Conclusion While time buffers are valuable tools, their utility is severely compromised if capacity buffers are ignored.

2016 52

2016 Monitoring Risk Management Healthcare 52

Herding Cats

JUNE 7, 2018

The notion that a User Story would be Independent of all other User Stories makes no sense since the Integrated system is a tightly coupled set of concurrent processes starting with the initial request for Health Insurance ending with the issuance of a Health Insurance policy ranging for a commercial policy to Medicare. Difficult to reuse.

Underperforming Technical Team 32

Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Software Engineering Risk Management 32

Epicflow Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

For example, if a project task initially includes a 20-hour time buffer and only 10 hours are needed, the remaining 10 hours can be reallocated or saved for future needs. Historical performance measured in Epicflow Conclusion While time buffers are valuable tools, their utility is severely compromised if capacity buffers are ignored.

2016 52

2016 Monitoring Risk Management Healthcare 52

Herding Cats

JUNE 7, 2018

The notion that a User Story would be Independent of all other User Stories makes no sense since the Integrated system is a tightly coupled set of concurrent processes starting with the initial request for Health Insurance ending with the issuance of a Health Insurance policy ranging for a commercial policy to Medicare. Difficult to reuse.

Underperforming Technical Team 28

Underperforming Technical Team SCRUM Software Engineering Risk Management 28

Wrike

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

89% of high-performing organizations value project management, 81% actively engage sponsors, 57% align projects with business strategy. [6]. 46% of organizations admit to not fully understanding the value of project management, even though that understanding boosts the success rate of strategic initiatives by 16%. [12]. Senior level.

2015 60

2015 Technical Review Underperforming Technical Team Software Review 60

MPUG

JUNE 1, 2022

Meaning to say creating value, organizational governance and systems, functions associated with projects, the project environment, and product management considerations all provide the context for how project management could be conducted. So taking the knowledge areas and saying, here, initiating, here’s how you start.

PMI 59

PMI Software Review Estimate Risk Management 59