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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 . We often still over estimate the project timeline. Critical Chain uses common sense considerations that are ignored in most other methods. Critical Chain uses common sense considerations that are ignored in most other methods.

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The Big Event and it’s Ripple Effects

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This was a classic example of an exaggerated ripple effect plaguing planners and project managers across all industries. In a previous blog post , I discussed the dangerous impact of discarding variation in task estimates and dependencies between other tasks or projects. Introducing the Big Event. Recovering from the Big Event.

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7 Questions to Ask Your Team for Better Project Engagement

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Consider applying ranged vs. fixed estimates as there are uncertainties that a range will capture in best/worst case consideration whereas a fixed date or dollar amount is unlikely to be spot on. What solutions can we present to the customer as competing priorities or critical chain roadblocks emerge? . Priceless! .

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Project Management Tools and Techniques That Really Work

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Given below are some of the most noteworthy project management techniques that are commonly used in the industry right now. They can also show you the estimated work strategy for a specific project during the planning process and even create a Kanban board that effectively monitors all of the work progress your team has made so far. .

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Case Study: Rex Materials Group Uses LiquidPlanner to Optimize Entire Value Chain

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Kohls joined Rex Materials Group in early 2015, after spending more than a decade helping major companies in the automotive industry improve throughput. His charter at Rex was simple: Increase productivity by optimizing how the business tackles every step leading up to the manufacturing phase. A New Approach, Process and Work Management Tool.

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A Guide to Project Integration Management

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Enterprise environmental factors: government and industry standards, organizational culture, marketplace conditions. . A project management plan is developed on the basis of previously created project charter, project templates, historical data and lessons learned, government or industry standards. . Direct and manage project work.

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Why You Should Use Ranged Estimation for Your Projects

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I my first 15 years, I used single-point estimation to build project schedules. The next ten years I used ranged estimations with traditional Gantt chart project scheduling software tools – this was better but cumbersome. Ranged estimation has been around since the introduction of PERT and the three-point estimation method.

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