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The Cost of Everything and Biases in Software Estimation
Exploring biases in software cost estimation with Amritpal Agar. Colin Hammond was invited to share his views and expertise in software costing, in particular some of the biases that affects the reliability of software cost estimates. Listen to the podcast episode. @CostofPodcast
PM AI Revolution – guest speaker
ScopeMaster founder and creator, Colin Hammond was invited by ex AIPM President Prof. Ricardo Viana Vargas, PhD and Prof. Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez to provide insight to the global class of project managers on how AI can be used responsibly in the context of large software projects.
Geekle AI in QA and Testing – headline speaker
Following previous presentations at Geekle, Colin Hammond, ScopeMaster founder was asked to present on automated requirements QA with ScopeMaster at this years Geekle conference on AI in QA and Testing
BCS Sigist Software Testing Presentation 2023
Colin Hammond was invited to present Automated Requirements Analysis and QA at the British Computer Society specialist interest group 2023 at the BCS in London. Watch the video here.
Digital Transformation Risks
Digital transformations, or large software projects have a reputation for exceeding their original budgets and schedules. It turns out that they are almost never early and nearly always late. A new study on project failures looks at a new set of projects data from a statistical perspective. It is essential to work proactively to reduce the factors that will cause a project to go over budget and overschedule. One of the biggest risks on large digital transformations is with requirements. Requirements clarity, consistency and volatility are all risks that require pro-active management and here's and graphic to illustrate why: A team working [...]
Award Winner at ICEAA
The International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association Conference in 2023 was attended by over 500 experts. Colin Hammond was awarded a coveted best paper award for his submission which was reviewed by industry experts. The paper was titled Symbiotic Relationship between Software Sizing and Requirements Quality.