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Resources for Managing Complex System of Systems

Project Performance Management using Earned Value Management and systems-based development processes, including Agile Software development, have much in common. Most important is progress to plan measured by Physical Percent Complete with tangible evidence of working products at the end of... Read more →

The Practitioner's Handbook of Project Performance

Our two chapters in The Practioner's Handbook of Project Performance: Agile, Waterfall and Beyond, edited by Mark Phillip's Routledge, 2019 is now out. Chapter 9 and Chapter 10 are principles and practices of risk management contributed by me, Tom Coonce,... Read more →

Research Sites

When you encounter any suggestion, any conjecture, any claim that goes beyond yea that makes sense, check out the statement with some searching. Especially when you come across the unsubstantiated claims of #NoEstimates advocates. You can use Google of course.... Read more →

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 →