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Critical Chain in Managing Multiple Projects

LiquidPlanner

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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6 Top Project Management Books for Engineers and Manufacturers

LiquidPlanner

While engineers learn a lot of valuable skills in school, project management isn’t always one of them. Many engineers end up learning PM skills on the job and on their own time. If you’re an engineer looking to grow your project management skillset, you’re in the right place. Critical Chain by Dr. Eliyahu M.

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The first thing you do to reduce risk.

Musings on Project Management

This is a concept from System Engineering (buffers, dampers, redundancy; but also loose tolerances; fuses; barriers and walls. anything that inhibits propagation of effects) This is a concept from scheduling (Critical Chain by Goldratt; Create buffers; remove dependencies; install redundancy.

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What is Visual Project Management?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

As teams master the basics of execution, they’ll be able to integrate a well-constructed plan with the understanding of variation to monitor the critical chain and manage a time buffer to know the probability of delivering on time throughout the life of the project. Few teams are there yet. That sounds like a powerful formula.

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How to Improve Demand Planning

LiquidPlanner

Understanding the lead time with more confidence is one unique feature of LiquidPlanner’s demand planning engine that delivers timeline predictions with 90% confidence by using the power of Planning Intelligence. We see different results when we include LiquidPlanner’s Critical Chain Project Management as part of their demand planning.

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Resource Management at Enterprises: Exploring Multi-Project Environments

Epicflow Blog

As a consultant, Jan Willem also implemented TOC’s Critical Chain application in various project organizations. He is certified as a TOC (Theory of Constraints) expert and is a partner of the Goldratt Implementation Group, Europe (GIG).

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A Super-Quick Guide to PERT, Critical Path, and All the Other Ways to Manage a Project

Redbooth

In this short guide, we’ll look at several established project management systems, including PERT, Critical Path, and Critical Chain, to help you find new ways to make your next project a success. Henry Gantt came up with his famous chart after working as a mechanical engineer for steel manufacturers.