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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow Blog

TOC has fully developed methodologies for determining the right location of buffers in projects as well as in manufacturing. We’ll emphasize the limitations of relying solely on time buffers and advocate for a real-time dual-buffer approach that monitors both time and capacity. We need an early warning that the system might crash.

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Fighting Uncertainty in Organizations, Including Matrix Ones

Epicflow Blog

TOC has fully developed methodologies for determining the right location of buffers in projects as well as in manufacturing. We’ll emphasize the limitations of relying solely on time buffers and advocate for a real-time dual-buffer approach that monitors both time and capacity. We need an early warning that the system might crash.

2016 52
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The Complete Glossary of 614 Project Management Terms

Workamajig

Critical Chain Method: A method for scheduling projects with uncertain deadlines and limited resources. In the Critical Chain Method, project managers rely on placing buffers on project schedule paths to make room for unexpected contingencies. This makes negative variance an important measure of project performance.