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Critical Chain in Project Management: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

Think of it as a critical chain. This is Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM). What Is the Critical Chain Method? At it’s core, the critical chain method plans and manages project resources. Think of it like the adage that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.

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Bubble Graph: Critical Chain Fever Chart Re-Imagined

Epicflow Blog

Let’s examine the way Epicflow’s team has made a classical critical chain (CC) tool called “Fever chart” more powerful with Bubble Graph. . A “fever chart” term is closely related to the Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) from the Theory of Constraints (TOC). Fever chart shows limited project-related information.

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Why You Should Use Ranged Estimation for Your Projects

LiquidPlanner

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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Level up your project schedules: 5 advanced techniques

Rebel’s Guide to PM

It uses the contractual agreements and workload estimates to accurately work out how much money you’ll need on the project in any given month. Critical chain : Uses the slack in task time to act as a buffer at the end of a chain of tasks or at the end of a project. Get your estimates.

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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.

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What Is Resource Leveling in Project Management?

Teamweek

With this data at your fingertips, you can create more realistic schedules and make more accurate project time estimates. As you compress the project schedule, you have enough time and resources to dedicate to critical tasks. With this visual information, you can level and manage resources more efficiently.

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Death March Projects Explored

Alan Parker Blog

Companies spawn death marches at an alarming rate, with schedules, estimations, budgets, and resources so constrained or skewed that participants can hardly survive, much less succeed. Leaders' delusional ambitions can lead them to create death march projects with constrained schedules, estimations, budgets, and resources.