Hello all, As this is my first posting on this group, may be my question is too trivial... We are implementing TOC in our organisation for software project...
Dear all can anybody guide me for Production Scheduling of Engineer to Order type industry where each order is a project. Shekhar ... Do You Yahoo!? Check out...
I recently joined a company that has "implemented" CCPM processes across multiple projects. One of the most difficult issues is the apparent lack of a single...
Hello, We are implementing CCPM for multi project implementation. Does any body have any experience in scheduling in multi project environment ? Which is the...
Be very careful of any incentives you select, they can easily create the wrong behaviors. Rewarding folks based on buffer consumption could easily cause them...
Hello, How to have an incentive plan in place in CCPM methodology ? A possible way I thought of was to link incentives to buffers used. Has any one come up...
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Greetings, My name is Kevin Relyea, and I am a graduate student at Syracuse University studying Project Management. This is my first time posting to this...
Due to a personal emergency, I had to turn around half way to Tennessee and therefore was not able to personally deliver my presentation in the PMI Symposium...
(Sorry about the illegible line breaks in the original version of this. Cutting and pasting from Word into the web-based message posting at Yahoo seems to...
As "host" of this group, I occasionally take a look at the various components of activity on this list. Obviously, it's been a bit quiet from the posting ...
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. ...
Doug Basically what u are saying is to find out what he actuals does or rather contributes to the project activity (in a way exploit and subordinate things to ...
If any CriticalChain list participants are planning to attend the Project Management Institute's annual symposium in November, let's think about using this...
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...
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...
** 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...
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...
Hi, I lead a team of 20 - which are in turn led by 4 subordinate team leadrs. This gives me an opportunity to try Multi-project CChain on a smaller scale. We...
Hello, A small issue putting in place measurements in PM typically is done at the end of the project or when there is trouble or devil in sight. By that time...
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...
For those of you out there lurking on this discussion list, especially if you're in the "intrigued but not convinced" category when it comes to Critical Chain,...
... burst is a short period of a 3-5 days where the work that was done is documented, code is cleaned up, An intergrated effort, need to understand resource ...
Niels Schieman wrote: ... I experience a real need for empirical evidence on the strength of the concept in the academic surrounding I'm active in. The cases...
It's not inefficiency. It's the fact that every household does not have 2.4 members in it. What you are doing is forcing the natural inclination to give a...
An open mind also means the ability to think and analyze. Just because my neighbor believes in something doesn't mean I have a closed mind if I don't concur. ...
Hello Frank, A lil' curious, you mentioned ... not >what they should be. Could you elaborate a further into risk management and CCPM. ( I believe you even...
