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Waterfall Should Have Never Existed: Part 1

MPUG

Critical Path, Resource Critical Path, Critical Chain, Earned Value, Earned Work) make an organization at least as ‘ agile ’ (in the sense of ‘ more adaptive ’) as the ‘ adaptive project management ’ technique of uppercase ‘ Agile ’ would. In my mind, implementing ‘predictive project management’ techniques (i.e.

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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow Blog

” Eli Schragenheim The lesson is: when you ask for a clear one-number estimation, without defining the level of common and expected uncertainty, then you either might face big surprises or face frequent occurrences, where the project/mission finished exactly on time. Beyond just time, buffers can cover finances, manpower, and more.

2016 52
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The Complete Glossary of 614 Project Management Terms

Workamajig

Actual dates are different from planned or estimated dates. Actual Effort: The actual effort spent to complete the activity, as opposed to the planned or estimated effort. Actual Expenditure: The actual expenditure spent to complete the activity, as opposed to the planned or estimated expenditure.

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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow Blog

” Eli Schragenheim The lesson is: when you ask for a clear one-number estimation, without defining the level of common and expected uncertainty, then you either might face big surprises or face frequent occurrences, where the project/mission finished exactly on time. Beyond just time, buffers can cover finances, manpower, and more.

2016 52