Hi Simon, ... Thanks for that tip - looks promising.... ... Not so easy - I tried to do it for abstract tasks like software architecture and product planning -...
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simon.coles@...
Sep 3, 2001 4:38 pm
... Agreed - it's not easy. When I get an objective suggested to me that I cannot easily measure I usually ask a couple of questions: - how will you know if...
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Jim Bowles
jim_bowles@...
Sep 3, 2001 11:09 pm
... Agreed - it's not easy. When I get an objective suggested to me that I cannot easily measure I usually ask a couple of questions: - how will you know if...
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simon.coles@...
Sep 4, 2001 12:36 pm
... Hi Jim, What are the lessons-learnt from how you've seen it approached before ? Can you share ? If this is getting too off-topic for the list, I'm happy...
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Prashant Kelker
kelker.prashant@...
Sep 5, 2001 4:45 am
Hi Simon, Hi Jim, Keep the discussion on the list since I am (and a lot of people like me) interested in the matter :-) Rgds, Prashant...
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Douglas M. Brown
padgettbrown@...
Sep 5, 2001 12:10 pm
With regard to Simon's concern about EVM and the critical path/chain: Most people don't use EVA properly. You should only assign EV to those things that have...
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Frank Patrick
fpatrick@...
Sep 12, 2001 1:02 pm
... IMHO, Earned value is all about the past, despite the claims of predictive power by its proponents. Too often, it is susceptible to misinterpretation and...
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Frank Patrick
fpatrick@...
Sep 12, 2001 1:04 pm
... I like it. ;-) ... I like that, too. Worth seeing again. In the CC world, we tend to start the planning of a project with careful delineation of...
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Frank Patrick
fpatrick@...
Sep 12, 2001 1:04 pm
... I'm not so sure . . . ... No! No! No! ( heh, heh -- I guess I am sure.) What does it matter when project tasks are completed? The only task that needs to...
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Frank Patrick
fpatrick@...
Sep 12, 2001 1:04 pm
... Individual Performance -- sounds like an oxymoron to me, at least in organizational/team environments. One of my favorite lines comes from an American...
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riccardo_zulian@...
Sep 27, 2001 9:05 pm
Hi, I'm a project manager in a services company. Our projects are small projects(task require 8 hour - 40 hours labor for a resource) and some of the tasks are...
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Douglas M. Brown
padgettbrown@...
Sep 29, 2001 8:06 pm
I would think that only critical chain would apply in your case -- the projects are too small for detailed activity-level management. CCPM would apply because...
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Frank Patrick
fpatrick@...
Sep 29, 2001 8:13 pm
... This does not seem to be a particularly unusual situation. Is there some specific aspect of the customer work that concerns you? Does the customer...
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Frank Patrick
fpatrick@...
Sep 29, 2001 8:34 pm
... I'm not so sure. IMHO, the 8- to 40-hour tasks mentioned by Riccardo are more than manageable with the daily update of task status that is ideal for buffer...
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Douglas M. Brown
padgettbrown@...
Sep 30, 2001 11:47 pm
Hi, Frank: I meant "only CCPM" (which I interpret as being resource balancing and project chain buffering) as opposed to alternative approaches, which I think...
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Frank Patrick
fpatrick@...
Oct 1, 2001 12:42 am
... Oh, OK . . . Never mind. We're cool. I interpreted the heart of the question as the "How" in his ... By the way, in my skewed little world, I wouldn't...
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riczulian@...
Oct 1, 2001 7:20 pm
Hi Frank and hi Douglas and thany you for your answers. I wish to try to clarify my situation. 1. My projects are small project (3-6 task each of 8-40 hours). ...
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riccardo_zulian@...
Oct 2, 2001 2:34 am
Thank you Frank and thank you Douglas for your answers. My projects are small: 3-6 tasks each from 8 hours to 40 hours. If I understand correctly DOuglas says:...
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Frank Patrick
fpatrick@...
Oct 2, 2001 9:04 am
Riccardo -- I just remembered, there was an earlier thread in the CriticalChain list that touched on this. Did you check the older messages? This one . . . ...
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Douglas M. Brown
padgettbrown@...
Oct 3, 2001 12:03 am
** For Riccardo: 1. My projects are small project (3-6 task each of 8-40 hours). If I understand correctly you suggest to use CC and a ToDo list and don't...
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Frank Patrick
fpatrick@...
Oct 4, 2001 1:10 pm
... This is a perfect example of the value of the idea of a resource alert and the use of buffers to allow the (not necessarily) inevitable flex that will...
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riczulian@...
Oct 4, 2001 9:39 pm
Thank you again Patrick for your help. I will think at your inputs. About Concerto: where can I find information about it? RIccardo ... finishing ... knows ......
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Scott D. Button
chopin@...
Oct 5, 2001 10:52 am
... Web page http://www.speedtomarket.com/ If you want to schedule a webex demo, contact Vikas @ 408.271.1711, VNarayan@... They will need to...
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bfox715909@...
Oct 5, 2001 5:33 pm
Riccardo, You can find information on Concerto at www.speedtomarket.com Brendan Fox Senior Consultant The TOC Center www.tocc.com bfox@... 203/776-4877...
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Juan A. Cisneros M.
jcisnero@...
Oct 13, 2001 10:36 pm
Lately, I have been thinking on the posibility to use CC to guide the implementation of improvement (TOC)projects in a manufacturing company, but I see some...
At 10:51 AM -0500 10/13/01, Juan A. Cisneros M. wrote . . . ... I occasionally find myself consulting with smaller companies, not only on project management,...
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Juan A. Cisneros M.
jcisnero@...
Oct 16, 2001 2:36 pm
Re: [CriticalChain] Non project organizationsGreat assumptions Frank: You have captured the essence of the dilemma. As I see it, the cloud has to be borken on...
... Plus, the way the cloud is written, it's tough to question the B-D and C-D' connections. ... While this is usually thought of as protective capacity, I...
Juan: You may find the XP software development technique useful. It is the same idea as CC in that it addresses short, intense bursts of focused activity. ...
