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Bubble Graph: Critical Chain Fever Chart Re-Imagined

Epicflow Blog

Let’s examine the way Epicflow’s team has made a classical critical chain (CC) tool called “Fever chart” more powerful with Bubble Graph. . A “fever chart” term is closely related to the Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) from the Theory of Constraints (TOC). 1997), Critical Chain, 1st ed.,

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Project Management Tools and Techniques That Really Work

nTask

The projects are very properly monitored while using this technique and all the steps are accountable and are actually evaluated to confirm that the process is seamless and without any issues or worries. Program Evaluation and Review Technique.

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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow Blog

” Eli Schragenheim The lesson is: when you ask for a clear one-number estimation, without defining the level of common and expected uncertainty, then you either might face big surprises or face frequent occurrences, where the project/mission finished exactly on time. We need an early warning that the system might crash.

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A Guide to Project Integration Management

Epicflow Blog

Project integration management consists of a series of activities that correspond to the main phases of a project lifecycle (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring/control, and closure). A project management plan is a fundamental document that represents how a project will be implemented, monitored, and controlled.

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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. 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. Critical Chain . Bubble Graph. Budget View . Group Risk Factor.

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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow Blog

” Eli Schragenheim The lesson is: when you ask for a clear one-number estimation, without defining the level of common and expected uncertainty, then you either might face big surprises or face frequent occurrences, where the project/mission finished exactly on time. We need an early warning that the system might crash.

2016 52
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The Complete Glossary of 614 Project Management Terms

Workamajig

Actual dates are different from planned or estimated dates. Actual Effort: The actual effort spent to complete the activity, as opposed to the planned or estimated effort. Actual Expenditure: The actual expenditure spent to complete the activity, as opposed to the planned or estimated expenditure.