I am excited to announce that McGraw-Hill will be publishing my book on project risk management. The book will be published in November and is available for pre-order from Amazon – http://tiny.cc/j7xbpz My last book-length… Solving for Project Risk Management

Several different factors have been posited regarding the number of COVID deaths. I have not been able to find age to be a significant factor, apart from nursing homes. A recent article in the NY… Contributing Factors in COVID Deaths

Tennessee and Alabama are tracking each other closely in new COVID-19 cases. See the graph below. Apart from a spike in daily cases at the beginning of May due to an outbreak of the virus… Tennessee Vs. Alabama – A Closer Rivalry in COVID Cases Than in Football

In my last post I looked at state-level data, which showed a significant correlation between population density in each state and deaths per million people. In this post, I look at the county-level data in… County-Level COVID-19 Deaths and Population Density Comparisons for Four States

A recent article in The Tennessean notes that the Volunteer State is one of seven in the nation that is conducting a sufficient amount of COVID-19 testing, according to the Harvard Global Health Institute. Also,… More Good News for Tennessee

A good measure of how COVID-19 is progressing is the number of active cases. However, this is woefully under reported. The media seems obsessed with the change in confirmed cases, but unless you compare the… A Good Week for Tennessee (So Far)

The first two days of the week have looked great for Tennessee. Tuesday the 5th was a particularly good day. There were 146 more recoveries than new infections reported. Getting more days like this is… Population Density and COVID-19

I was sad to see the 2020 International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association workshop get cancelled. On a positive note, they are awarding best papers. A paper I wrote along with several colleagues won best… Leveraging the Wisdom of Crowds in Army Software Sustainment

After a week’s worth of data, things in Tennessee look a little better than they did last week. It may still be too soon to see the impact of re-opening, but early indications are better… Tennessee COVID Outlook – Update

Leading indicators provide clues about the future. They are a great way to predict the near-term future. Using their access to claims and clinical data, the healthcare analytics company Cotiviti is able to find clues… Leading Indicators and COVID-19