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Laser Manufacturer Gains Visibility Into Project Status and Resource Utilization with LiquidPlanner

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Access Laser , a manufacturer specializing in gas lasers, has grown rapidly over the past four years. Many of the larger projects require a mix of research, experimentation, and engineering work, making them especially hard to estimate and track. Access Laser purchased LiquidPlanner at the end of October 2016.

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6 Real-World Benefits of Using Project Management Software in Manufacturing

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But, in 2016, he implemented LiquidPlanner on his team’s projects, and that’s exactly what he got. More Realistic Task Estimation. Ranged task estimates, a key feature of LiquidPlanner, make it easier for users to estimate the time it will take to complete their tasks. The Road to LiquidPlanner. Less Wasted Time.

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Software Estimating Resources

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This blog page is dedicated to the resources used to estimate software-intensive systems using traditional and agile development methods. COSMIC Software Estimation Approach,” Alain Abran, ICEAA Workshop, Portland Oregon, June 6?9, Estimating Probable System Cost,” Stephen A. Performance Evaluation of non?Markovian

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Estimating is a Learned Skill

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Estimating is a learned skill, used for any purpose from every-day life to management of projects. When I left for the airport this morning to catch my flight to a customer site I estimated, given the conditions, how much time I need to get to my favorite parking spot at DIA. So when you hear we can't estimate you'll know better.

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Main Risks of Aerospace Engineering Projects: How to Implement Wise Risk Management into Your Organization

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missing important milestones, unavailability of a critical employee), Estimating (e.g., unrealistic or inaccurate estimates), Communicating (miscommunication between the project participants). [1]. This mostly refers to the manufacturing process, which is also a part of aerospace engineering. Chances of accidents. Lavanya, N. &

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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

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” 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. 2] The TOC contribution to Healthcare , Eli Schragenheim (2016). [3]

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5 Ways Cloud-Based Project Management Software Saves Save Time and Money

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billion in 2016, according to Gartner. “As enterprise application buyers are moving toward a cloud-first mentality, we estimate that more than 50 percent of new 2017 large-enterprise North American application adoptions will be composed of SaaS or other forms of cloud-based solutions,” says Sid Nag , research director at Gartner.