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Project Management Tools for Embedded Software Professionals

I understand this may apply to very few but I hope there are some who can give me good advice. I would like to know what project management tools embedded software engineering organizations/groups/teams have been using - and why? Embedded Software…
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Using Microsoft Project for managing a Scrum project

I am part of a Scrum team and we are constrained to use Microsoft Project (MSP). I understand that MSP is not primarily an Agile project management tool and I would very much to use something like VersionOne or Rally's tool. However, that is not…
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PRINCE2 certification vs. CSM certification

I'm already PMI certified PMP, and would like to appear for the CSM training. Can you suggest whether I should go for PRINCE2 certification or CSM certification? I know about the value and need of both certification, but when we look at the industry…
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how to estimate costs of projects that have not been clearly defined

how to estimate costs of projects that have not been clearly needs. for example I got a project to create information systems for xxxxx, then the client requesting the cost of it, while I do not know clearly the needs of its system.
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How to accurately track the time a contractor spends on a project?

We just hired a contractor for a project, and the pay is based on hours. I just wonder if there is any way (e.g. software, website, etc) to track/verify the actual amount of time he spends on working the project, so we don't end up paying more/less…
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Creating "User Stories" without a user

[University Project] I want to adopt as many practices from agile project management as I can for a university project. I've decided that the actual development approach will be based upon an FDD (Feature Driven Development) model. I'd like to tie…
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What type of PM work can be done remotely?

I am interested in hearing experiences from others having experience in doing remote PM work. As it is very important for a PM role to have direct, face-to-face communication with the team members and the stakeholders. What kind of PM activities can…
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Should a Risk Management Plan include a Risk Register?

Is it within the scope of a Risk Management Plan document to include a Risk Register? Or should a Risk Register be created separately, and the plan merely state that a register will be created?
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Is it useful to create a "crisis", and how should you guide a team?

I'm currently listening to David Snowden talking about complex adaptive systems (a team producing software counts). In Agile software coaching and project management, I've heard that one of the useful ways to get a team to change is to have a sense…
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How to manage risks in a solo project?

I have been "promoted" from a software developer position to a project management role in a solo little project (about 200h). All the development work will be done by me, and also I'll talk to the client, document the project, make the estimates,…
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What is the good response to convince project manager about testing process?

I'm managing the testing effort for a new software application as a test manager. In a meeting with the project manager, I recommend that requirements, designs, and code should undergo reviews. The project manager says, “That sounds like a lot of…
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How can I foster more T-shaping within a Scrum team?

As a Scrum Master and Agile Coach, how can I foster more T-shaping and elimination of silos within a single team? All the team members are open-minded so I am sure they would let me try anything. One person feels it’s her obligation to always do the…
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How to even out workload between developers and QA?

I've noticed on my team the developers are very busy toward the beginning of the sprint with the QA people having little to do, while the opposite is true toward the end of the sprint. This seems inefficient... is there any way to smooth it out?
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What does team's velocity measure?

Velocity is an average amount of estimated sizes of PBIs completed by Development Team in a Sprint. It's not an average amount of real PBI's sizes completed by Development Team in a Sprint. I don't suppose that real PBI's size is proportional to…
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Should the role of scrum master be played by the same person every time?

I've been reading about agile methodology and while discussing it with colleagues the question of interchangeability of roles came up. The scrum-master role is not an easy burden, so some proposed to do a bi-weekly rotation over all team…
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