Risk, Opportunity, Uncertainty and Other Random Models

Risk, Opportunity, Uncertainty and Other Random Models

Jones, Alan

Taylor & Francis Ltd

06/2024

316

Mole

9781032838793

15 a 20 dias

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List of Figures

List of Tables

Foreword






Introduction and objectives





Why write this book? Who might find it useful? Why five volumes?





Why write this series? Who might find it useful?



Why five volumes?




Features you'll find in this book and others in this series





Chapter context



The lighter side (humour)



Quotations



Definitions



Discussions and explanations with a mathematical
slant for Formula-philes




Discussions and explanations without a mathematical
slant for Formula-phobes




Caveat augur



Worked examples



Useful Microsoft Excel functions and facilities



References to authoritative sources



Chapter reviews




Overview of chapters in this volume



Elsewhere in the 'Working Guide to Estimating & Forecasting' series





Volume I: Principles, Process and Practice of Professional
Number Juggling




Volume II: Probability, Statistics and Other Frightening Stuff



Volume III: Best Fit Lines and Curves, and
Some Mathe-Magical Transformations




Volume IV: Learning, Unlearning and Re-Learning Curves



Volume V: Risk, Opportunity, Uncertainty and Other

Random Models




Final thoughts and musings on this volume and series

References




Norden-Rayleigh Curves for solution development





Norden-Rayleigh Curves:Who, what, where, when and why?





Probability Density Function and Cumulative Distribution Function



Truncation options



How does a Norden-Rayleigh Curve differ from the
Rayleigh Distribution?




Some practical limitations of the Norden-Rayleigh Curve




Breaking the Norden-Rayleigh 'Rules'





Additional objectives: Phased development (or the 'camelling')



Correcting an overly optimistic view of the problem
complexity:The Square Rule




Schedule slippage due to resource ramp-up delays:
The Pro Rata Product Rule




Schedule slippage due to premature resource reduction




Beta Distribution: A practical alternative to Norden-Rayleigh





PERT-Beta Distribution: A viable alternative to Norden-Rayleigh?



Resource profiles with Norden-Rayleigh Curves

and Beta Distribution PDFs




Triangular Distribution: Another alternative to Norden-Rayleigh



Truncated Weibull Distributions and their Beta equivalents





Truncated Weibull Distributions for solution development



General Beta Distributions for solution development




Estimates to Completion with Norden-Rayleigh Curves





Guess and Iterate Technique



Norden-Rayleigh Curve fitting with Microsoft Excel Solver



Linear transformation and regression



Exploiting Weibull Distribution's double log linearisation constraint



Estimates to Completion - Review and conclusion




Chapter review



References






Monte Carlo Simulation and other random thoughts





Monte Carlo Simulation:Who, what, why, where,
when and how






Origins of Monte Carlo Simulation: Myth and mirth



Relevance to estimators and planners



Key principle: Input variables with an uncertain future



Common pitfalls to avoid



Is our Monte Carlo output normal?



Monte Carlo Simulation: A model of accurate imprecision



What if we don't know what the true Input Distribution

Functions are?




Monte Carlo Simulation and correlation





Independent random uncertain events - How real is that?



Modelling semi-independent uncertain events
(bees and hedgehogs)




Chain-Linked Correlation models



Hub-Linked Correlation models



Using a Hub-Linked model to drive a background
isometric correlation




Which way should we go?



A word of warning about negative correlation in Monte Carlo Simulation




Modelling and analysis of Risk, Opportunity and Uncertainty





Sorting the wheat from the chaff



Modelling Risk Opportunity and Uncertainty in a single model



Mitigating Risks, realising Opportunities and contingency planning



Getting our Risks, Opportunities and Uncertainties in a tangle



Dealing with High Probability Risks



Beware of False Prophets: Dealing with Low Probability
High Impact Risks




Using Risk or Opportunity to model extreme values
of Uncertainty




Modelling Probabilities of Occurrence



Other random techniques for evaluating Risk, Opportunity and Uncertainty




ROU Analysis: Choosing appropriate values with confidence





Monte Carlo Risk and Opportunity Analysis is

fundamentally flawed!




Chapter review



References






Risk, Opportunity and Uncertainty: A holistic perspective





Top-down Approach to Risk, Opportunity and Uncertainty





Top-down metrics



Marching Army Technique: Cost-schedule related variability



Assumption Uplift Factors: Cost variability independent
of schedule variability




Lateral Shift Factors: Schedule variability independent
of cost variability




An integrated Top-down Approach




Bridging into the unknown: Slipping and
Sliding Technique




Using an Estimate Maturity Assessment as a guide to ROU maturity



Chapter review

References




Factored Value Technique for Risks and Opportunities





The wrong way



A slightly better way



The best way



Chapter review

Reference




Introduction to Critical Path and Schedule Risk Analysis





What is Critical Path Analysis?



Finding a Critical Path using Binary Activity Paths in Microsoft Excel



Using Binary Paths to find the latest start and finish times, and float



Using a Critical Path to Manage Cost and Schedule



Modelling variable Critical Paths using Monte Carlo Simulation



Chapter review

References




Finally, after a long wait ... Queueing Theory





Types of queues and service discipline



Memoryless queues



Simple single channel queues (M/M/1 and M/G/1)





Example of Queueing Theory in action M/M/1 or M/G/1




Multiple channel queues (M/M/c)





Example of Queueing Theory in action M/M/c or M/G/c




How do we spot a Poisson Process?



When is Weibull viable?



Can we have a Poisson Process with an increasing/decreasing trend?



Chapter review



References

Epilogue

Glossary of estimating and forecasting terms

Legend for Microsoft Excel Worked Example Tables in Greyscale

Index
General Beta Distribution;CDF;Risk Management;Schedule Risk Analysis;Risk Mitigation;Repair Time Distribution;Opportunity Realisation;Monte Carlo Simulation;Uncertainty Analysis;Monte Carlo Output;Microsoft Excel's Solver;Norden-Rayleigh Curves;Beta Distribution;PERT-Beta Curves;Baseline Tasks;Slipping and Sliding Technique;Uplift Factor;Queueing Theory;Earliest Finish Time;Alan R. Jones;Average Repair Time;PERT-Beta;Weibull Distribution;Critical Path Analysis;Cell C3;working guide to estimating and forecasting;Risk Contingency;Excess Kurtosis;Average Inter-Arrival Time;Fit Beta Distribution;Rayleigh Distribution;Truncation Ratio;Inter-Arrival Time;Sliding Technique;Critical Path;Repair Time