Herding Cats: Requirements

Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

This collection of presentations, briefings, journal and conference papers, essays, and book content has been used to increase the Probability of Project Success (PoPS) written and applied over my career in the software-intensive system of systems and other business and... Read more →

Posted at 12:19 PM in Agile, Architecture, Balanced Scorecard, Books, Business, Capabilities, Capabilities Based Planning, CAS, Compendium, CompendiumCollections, Decision Making, Deliverables Based Planning(r), Earned Value, ERP, Estimating, Governance, Government, IMP/IMS, Management, Model Based Design, NASA, Performance-Based Project Management®, Planning, PMI, Principles, Product Management, Project Management, Requirements, Research, Risk, Root Cause Analysis, Scheduling, Strategy, Systems Engineering, Systems Theory, Technical Performance Measures, Technology, Things I Know About, WBS | Permalink | Comments (0)

A Solution Looking for a Problem To Solve

We see solutions being sold everywhere. From household cleaners to complex software management processes and tools But would you go to your favorite hardware store and buy a tool, because there was a salesman at the front door demonstrating a... Read more →

Posted at 02:36 PM in Agile, Capabilities Based Planning, Complexity, DDSTOP, Debunking, Decision Making, Management, Project Management, Requirements, Root Cause Analysis | Permalink | Comments (2)

Any Effective Process Must ...

Any effective process must provide the following when searching for the Root Cause of the problem the process is trying to fix OR the Beneficial Outcomes the process is trying to maintain. The process must ... Clearly define the problem... Read more →

Posted at 08:28 AM in Agile, Governance, Product Management, Project Management, Requirements | Permalink | Comments (0)

Agile Stories are Actually Requirements

It's popular in the agile community to speak about User Stories and how they are Not requirements. As a System Engineer, here's some background on Systems Architecture and Requirements Engineering. Let's start with some background about Systems and their engineering.... Read more →

Posted at 06:39 PM in Agile, Architecture, Capabilities, Decision Making, Principles, Requirements | Permalink | Comments (0)

Deconstructing the Hertz and Accenture Debacle

A recent lawsuit by Hertz Rental Car against Accenture has turned into a rallying cry by Agilest and No Estimates advocates. Of course, No Root Cause analysis has been performed by these advocates, but it makes good click bait for... Read more →

Posted at 06:28 PM in Agile, Architecture, Capabilities, Complexity, Deliverables Based Planning(r), Earned Value, Estimating, Governance, IMP/IMS, Management, Performance-Based Project Management®, Planning, Principles, Product Management, Project Management, Requirements, Root Cause Analysis, Scheduling, Technical Performance Measures | Permalink | Comments (0)

What's Missing from the Agile Software Development Paradigm

Agile software development is framed by a manifesto, a set of 12 principles, several methods. These are all focused on developing software, delivering that software to those paying the developers. There is a fundamental critical success factor missing from this... Read more →

Posted at 11:43 AM in Agile, Capabilities, Decision Making, Deliverables Based Planning(r), Estimating, Governance, Management, Performance-Based Project Management®, Planning, Principles, Product Management, Project Management, Requirements, Scheduling, Strategy, Systems Theory | Permalink | Comments (0)

The CIO's Contribution to Project Failure

IT project failure starts with demanding the project maintain its budget and delivery times in the absence of a Plan to go along with the Schedule of the work. Failure starts with the lack of an adequate description of what... Read more →

Posted at 12:49 PM in Agile, Business, Capabilities, Decision Making, Deliverables Based Planning(r), Earned Value, Estimating, Governance, IMP/IMS, Management, Performance-Based Project Management®, Planning, Principles, Product Management, Project Management, Requirements, Scheduling | Permalink | Comments (0)