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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow Blog

“I remember being invited by the Olympic Committee of a country to consult on their planning for the Games. Monitoring the Buffers In the context of managing uncertainties in multi-project environments, buffer monitoring is intricately linked with the “fever chart” of Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM).

2016 52
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The Complete Glossary of 614 Project Management Terms

Workamajig

Critical Chain Method: A method for scheduling projects with uncertain deadlines and limited resources. In the Critical Chain Method, project managers rely on placing buffers on project schedule paths to make room for unexpected contingencies. This makes negative variance an important measure of project performance.

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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow Blog

“I remember being invited by the Olympic Committee of a country to consult on their planning for the Games. Monitoring the Buffers In the context of managing uncertainties in multi-project environments, buffer monitoring is intricately linked with the “fever chart” of Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM).

2016 52