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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. There’s the bright business brain who is taking courses in order to improve performance at his company and generate real business results. What is critical chain?

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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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The Power of Critical Chain Project Management: A Modern Approach to Project Delivery

MPUG

For project managers seeking to optimize their schedules and deliver projects more reliably, Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) offers a powerful alternative to traditional methods. What is Critical Chain Project Management?

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Using Multi-Product/Portfolio Level Product/Agility Practices To Support Your Project To Product Operating Model Journey

Scrum.org

Critical Chain optimized waterfall. Check out this free email course that goes into more depth on why and how to go about doing this. What if fixing whats broken REQUIRES focusing on the upstream thats shaping the work and context of these teams? Component Teams. Heavy coordination and integration costs across multiple products.

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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

ProjectManager.com

Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM). Customer requirements are sought and can adapt the course of the project. When to Use It: CPM works better with smaller or mid-sized projects. What It Is: In CCPM, you’re focusing on resources that you’ll be using to complete the project, such as teams, equipment, office space, etc.

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Resource Leveling & Smoothing: What lies behind the terms

Inloox

If critical paths are identified, they can be prioritized in the course of resource allocation. In this way, the critical tasks that are adequately supplied with resources can be completed according to plan, and the existing scope can be utilized for non-critical tasks in terms of efficient resource utilization.

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RIP Critical Chain?  

Proggio

Critical chain is not dead, but after many years of it being the primary technique for analyzing schedules and prioritizing tasks, there’s a better alternative today. A typical Gantt chart could easily have hundreds of similar dependencies, and the critical chain analysis helped distinguish one from the other.