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Critical Chain in Managing Multiple Projects

LiquidPlanner

The best-known modern methods of managing projects efficiently are: The Gantt chart developed by Henry Gantt in the 1910s . Critical Path invented in the 1950s. Critical Chain Method invented in 1997 . Critical Chain uses common sense considerations that are ignored in most other methods. Sound daunting?

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RIP Critical Chain?  

Proggio

Critical chain is not dead, but after many years of it being the primary technique for analyzing schedules and prioritizing tasks, there’s a better alternative today. A typical Gantt chart could easily have hundreds of similar dependencies, and the critical chain analysis helped distinguish one from the other.

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Why Use What-If Scenario Planning in Project Management

LiquidPlanner

New thinking prompted action, a plan was approved,, budgets authorized, and training developed. Passion can also emerge from success like being on a team that has achieved a tremendous win with throughput or lead time. But a crisis, such as the lack of money or disruption in a supply chain, can kill this passionate effort.

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Theory of Constraints: A Guide for Project Managers

ProjectManager.com

Think of it like the old axiom, “A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.” That applies to processes, organizations, individual team members, whatever or whoever is a risk to the successful completion of the project. He focused his theory on project management with another book, Critical Chain , which came out in 1997.

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6 Best Gantt Chart Examples For Project Managers

Proofhub

Say Hello To These Gantt Chart Examples Finishing a project on time and on budget is every manager’s goal. But instead of setting yourself and your team up for success?—?Are Do you often have to remind your team members about their task lists and deadlines? Is your client texting you incessantly for project progress update?

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Student Syndrome in Project Management: Real Constraint or Just Human Factor?

Epicflow Blog

It’s commonly believed that the term has been introduced in the novel “Critical Chain” by Eliyahu M. He drew a parallel between students who postpone their learning activities until the deadline and project team members who do the same regarding their project tasks because they think they have enough time for doing everything.

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Guide to project onboarding (checklist and common problems)

Resource Guru

Years ago, I was handed a brand-new project to manage and needed to get my team up-to-speed—with a tight two-month deadline to launch and no room for errors. It’s a time to define why the project is important, who the stakeholders are, and which people on the team are responsible for what tasks. Poor stakeholder management.