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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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6 Ideas to Improve Your Project Resource Management

Brightwork

6 Definitions: Make sure you understand these six core principles of resource management – Resource Levelling, Critical Chain Planning, Resource Capacity Planning, Resource Tracking, Resource Communications, and Resource Commitments – before tackling your next project. Do You Know This Simple Approach To Resource Management?:

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Webinar Recap: Understanding Dependencies, Leads, and Lags with MS Project

MPUG

You have to find out the critical path, if you are following a critical path measurement method, or if you are following a critical chain method, that time you have to follow another approach. Also, it has, with respect to other concepts such as fast-tracking, crashing, you have near-critical path.

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The Complete Glossary of 614 Project Management Terms

Workamajig

Acceptance Test: A process through which a project's end users run through the project to identify any potential issues before it can be formally accepted. Allocation describes the process for assigning resources for different project activities in the most efficient way possible. Allocation: Another term for Resource Allocation.

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Project Management Glossary: 200+ Terms PMs Frequently Use

Epicflow Blog

is a process of detecting risks related to the time allowances for activities in particular or a project in general, with the width of estimates range indicating a respective level of risk. is a process of appointing or providing a team member with a responsibility to perform a task. Activities . Activity Attributes . Assignment .

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Project Management Glossary: 200+ Terms PMs Frequently Use

Epicflow Blog

is a process of detecting risks related to the time allowances for activities in particular or a project in general, with the width of estimates range indicating a respective level of risk. is a process of appointing or providing a team member with a responsibility to perform a task. Activities . Activity Attributes . Assignment .