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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 . 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

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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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Resource Leveling & Smoothing: What lies behind the terms

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Only a fully transparent resource management enables the project manager to understand the following aspects: Resource planning and scheduling: For this it is essential to know which resources are available in which time period. Resource capacity: In a realistic scenario, the resource cannot be used completely for the planned time.

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

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A project management methodology is a set of principles, tools and techniques that are used to plan, execute and manage projects. We’ll go through some of the most popular project management methodologies, which are applied in many sectors such as software development, R&D and product development. Agile Methodology.

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Project Management Framework Types, Key Elements & Best Practices

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Popular ones include PRINCE2, CCPM (critical chain project management), scrum (primarily used in development environments) and the waterfall methodology. Many Gantt charts employ the waterfall methodology into their makeup, so it’s an easy transition to make should you migrate from software to software.

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What is Visual Project Management?

Rebel’s Guide to PM

The main emphasis of the project management body of knowledge is “control”, which typically means more or better planning. There are assumes that with a plan, the outcome will match. Making a detailed plan doesn’t give real control; it gives the illusion of control. Very little of the body of knowledge is devoted to execution.

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The Best of This Year: Presenting Your 10 Favorite InLoox Blog Posts from 2019!

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#10: Time Management: How to Work More Productively with Timeboxing Do you handle far too much tasks at the same time and without a proper plan? 4: Back to Basics (Part 11): How to Create a Phase-Milestone-Plan A new project is about to start and you want to get a first overview of the schedule and important milestones?