Five Traps that Lead to Project Failure (and How to Avoid Them) By Larry Putnam Jr (July 12, 2018) Do's and Don'ts to deliver software on time and within budget.
Top-Down Estimation Can Drive Efficient And Boundaryless Software Development By Larry Putnam Jr (January 10, 2018) Employing a top-down estimation approach to project management can help organizations overcome boundaries and satisfy the three V’s of corporate success — vision, value, and velocity
Measuring Effort and Productivity of Agile Projects By Andy Berner (August 24, 2017) The importance of measuring productivity and effort, in addition to size and duration, to support agile release planning.
Determining a Gearing Factor for Story Points By Andy Berner (August 3, 2017) Two methods of choosing the appropriate gearing factor for story points in your SLIM estimate.
Alternative Sizing Units for Agile Estimation By Andy Berner (July 26, 2017) This paper outlines the positive and negative aspects of using function points and source lines of code as size measurements in project estimations.
Sizing Agile Projects Consistently By Andy Berner (July 19, 2017) Breaking agile projects down using story points is a great way to measure their size, but consistency across departments and teams is vital for accurate estimations.