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Level up your project schedules: 5 advanced techniques

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Back in the day when people calculated all this by hand, working out the critical path took some effort and if task durations changed, it all had to be done again. These days, I can hit the right button in Microsoft Project, critical path analysis happens behind the scenes and the key tasks are highlighted for me.

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Critical Chain Project Management

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Critical Chain Project Management is a schedule network analysis technique that takes into account task dependencies, limited resources availability (people, equipment, physical space), and buffers necessary to successfully complete the project. The origin of Critical Chain.

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Simplifying Schedule Risk Analysis Using Microsoft Project Custom Fields – Transcription

MPUG

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of John Owen’s session, Simplifying Schedule Risk Analysis Using Microsoft Project Custom Fields, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. John Owen: What’s the problem that we’re trying to solve with Schedule Risk Analysis really?

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Epicflow Glossary: Names of Features and Terms Used in the System

Epicflow Blog

Read more: Bubble Graph: Critical Chain Fever Chart Re-Imagined. Group Risk Factor. A function of calculating the risk of the discrepancy between the initially estimated time for task accomplishment and the real time spent by the group of people working on the project. What-if Analysis/Simulation.

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PM’s Guide to Resource Leveling Techniques + 5 Best Tips For Optimal Results

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As such, the implementation of these techniques should be followed by careful analysis of time and costs. The critical path method is the first resource leveling technique that we will discuss here. Critical Path Method (CPM) focuses on the project’s minimum duration. Critical Chain Method (CCM). Risk Management.

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How to Create a Project Schedule (step-by-step guide)

PM Basics

Set durations for each task (copy the estimates provided by the team). Identify a critical path. Subject your project schedule to risk management activities. Add new risk response plans to the overall plan. The scheduling model is the critical path method in our case. Should the estimates be in hours or days?

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A Guide to Project Integration Management

Epicflow Blog

Thanks to coordination of all project processes, it’s much easier to react to changes properly and timely spot any bottlenecks or risks that can threaten the workflow. . But when changes are not documented and managed, a project can be exposed to risks. First, it helps keep projects on track. Create a project management plan.