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Critical Chain in Managing Multiple Projects

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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. What is Critical Chain Project Management? How LiquidPlanner Delivers a Critical Chain Project Plan. Why does this happen?

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Critical Chain in Project Management: A Quick Guide

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Think of it as a critical chain. This is Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM). What Is the Critical Chain Method? At it’s core, the critical chain method plans and manages project resources. Think of it like the adage that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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The Best of This Year: Presenting Your 10 Favorite InLoox Blog Posts from 2019!

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6: Process Optimization in Project Management (3): Lean Project Management Lean Project Management relies on efficient processes: With the customer benefit always in mind, unnecessary efforts are eliminated. That's exactly what we're going to examine briefly in this blog post. #1:

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

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The name is apt, as the waterfall methodology is a process in which the phases of the project flow downward. When implementing the agile methodology , project planning and work management are adaptive, evolutionary in development, seeking early delivery and are always open to change if that leads to process improvement.

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Project Management Framework Types, Key Elements & Best Practices

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A project is executed by a team within an organization that has some sort of a project management framework established to enable the process. A project management framework is a framework that maps out the methods, processes, tasks, resources and tools needed to take the project from beginning to end. But it’s simple to untangle.

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How to Improve Demand Planning

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But how can we forecast a new scenario at the beginning of a new product or process? We see different results when we include LiquidPlanner’s Critical Chain Project Management as part of their demand planning. Demand Planning using LiquidPlanner’s sophisticated DDMRP methodology eliminates the chaotic forecasting process.

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Theory of Constraints: A Guide for Project Managers

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There is always at least one constraint, and the theory of constraints uses what is called a focusing process to identify that constraint, and then restructures to address it. Think of it like the old axiom, “A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.” What Is the Focusing Process? It is a five-step process.