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Book review: Critical Chain

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Critical Chain by Eliyahu M. To be honest, I wasn’t keen to read Critical Chain. But Critical Chain is different. What is critical chain? Critical chain is a way to streamline processes so that you avoid bottlenecks and increase throughput. Why not ‘critical chain’?”

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Critical Chain in Managing Multiple Projects

LiquidPlanner

Critical Path invented in the 1950s. Critical Chain Method invented in 1997 . What is the “planning fallacy”? Critical Chain uses common sense considerations that are ignored in most other methods. The planning fallacy happens to the best of us. What is Critical Chain Project Management?

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Critical Chain in Project Management: A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

Project managers love a good plan. Every phase of a project is important, but perhaps the most critical to a successful end is the planning and managing of resources. Think of it as a critical chain. This is Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM). What Is the Critical Chain Method?

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In defense of Critical Chain

Kiron Bondale

One of the more subtle changes in the Sixth Edition of the PMBOK Guide is the elimination of all references to Critical Chain Method (CCM). Given that a fair bit of padding remained in each activity duration estimate, the buffers ended up being bloated and milestone dates were later than would have been previously planned.

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Quick and Easy: The Difference between Critical Chain And Critical Path

Inloox

Critical chain The critical chain is a resource-oriented method and represents the longest chain of tasks, taking into account limited resources and is used with the aim of achieving the minimum project duration. This chart helps you identify which projects to prioritize with the critical chain method.

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Quick and Easy: The Difference between Critical Chain And Critical Path

Inloox

Critical chain The critical chain is a resource-oriented method and represents the longest chain of tasks, taking into account limited resources and is used with the aim of achieving the minimum project duration. This chart helps you identify which projects to prioritize with the critical chain method.

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How to Improve Demand Planning

LiquidPlanner

This is called “Forecast Planning,” where the forecaster hopes their guess is correct, and then all the planning in the organization stems from this educated guess. A lot of people use this forecast to make critical business decisions. So, most people in an organization are highly critical of forecasters.

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