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Critical Chain in Managing Multiple Projects

LiquidPlanner

Project management methods have evolved for centuries, from records at the Pyramid at Giza to rebuilding London churches after the Great Fire of London in 1666, to the Great Western Railway. The best-known modern methods of managing projects efficiently are: The Gantt chart developed by Henry Gantt in the 1910s . Why does this happen?

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The Illusion of Control: Data-Driven Project Management

Epicflow Blog

Welcome to register for the webinar with project management experts Jan Willem Tromp and Mario Vanhoucke and participate in a discussion of Prof. Vanhouke’s recent book “The Illusion of Control. Is there a better more efficient way (Control Efficiency)? What can a project manager control in his/her projects?

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Level up your project schedules: 5 advanced techniques

Rebel’s Guide to PM

However, project managers should know about their project’s critical path, especially if there are lots of dependent tasks and the dates are a challenge. Critical path method (CPM) has its roots in the US Navy back in the 1950s. Contingency plans form part of your overall project risk management.

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Critical Chain Project Management

ActiveCollab

Critical Chain Project Management is a schedule network analysis technique that takes into account task dependencies, limited resources availability (people, equipment, physical space), and buffers necessary to successfully complete the project. The origin of Critical Chain. Why we need CCPM?

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Project Management Framework Types, Key Elements & Best Practices

ProjectManager.com

A project is executed by a team within an organization that has some sort of a project management framework established to enable the process. Read on to learn how to make a trustworthy project management framework that can help guide your projects to successful conclusions. What is a Project Management Framework?

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What is Visual Project Management?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Today I’m interviewing Mark Woeppel, author of Visual Project Management. But what is visual project management? Mark, what is visual project management? Why do you think projects are still late and over budget when professional project management techniques have been around for years? Let’s talk about the unexpected.

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Theory of Constraints: A Guide for Project Managers

ProjectManager.com

Project management is everywhere—the term is experiencing a moment. People have come to realize that much of the work they do is a project with a beginning, middle and end, and that the discipline of project management offers proven methodologies and tools to get their jobs done more productively and efficiently. Fundamentals.