An interesting statistic -- in May we only had 9 new messages, but about 20 new subscribers. Hey new folks -- why not jump in with a post on why you've...
Hi I'm NOT impressed!! This is a mickey-mouse enging when compared to the standards set by Google (www.google.com) and others Peter Bruyns ... From:...
... Please, don't encourage spammers who take advantage of the ease of use of lists like this. As moderator, I've deleted the original message from the list of...
I've been interested in Critical Chain and have read several of the recommended texts on this list. However, I have a problem that has been vexing me, and...
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Matías Birrell
mbr@...
Jun 10, 2002 5:15 pm
My first thought is that one should know in what lines of work is likely to have changes because of new feedback. If one expects posible changes this means...
... The "late as possible" issue frequently seems to beg for a bit of clarity. In CC planning, we set tasks as late as possible to identify the critical chain....
Thanks Frank, this does help a little - your point about dependencies helped to shed some light. A lot of project networks I see do show too coarse a level of...
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Clarence Maday
cmaday@...
Jun 11, 2002 2:04 am
Mark, Suggest you look into www.ideo.com/ideo.asp for starters. IDEO uses dedicated teams to cover business, engineering, design and more for their product...
... Exactly -- I believe I may have mentioned in an older thread that the idea of leads and lags are tools for lazy project managers. Any set of tasks that use...
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Eugene Kania
ekania@...
Jun 12, 2002 11:39 am
mkwillms wrote: One of the central tenets of Critical Chain Project Management is the concept of starting tasks as late as possible to provide focus in the ...
I am a consultant in Brazil, with some experience in Critical Chain implementations, and good results so far. The point I would like to discuss here comes up...
Sorry, I forgot to sign my previous message! Edgard Calia São Paulo, Brazil ... From: Edgard Calia To: CriticalChain@egroups.com Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002...
Hi All, I'm in a bit of a quandry. I'm working with a large software development company and I've convinced them to utilize several CCPM techniques including...
Marty, Check out http://home.att.net/~ccpm/index.htm. Merges CCPM & EV techniques (somewhat...) . Good luck, Fred Wiersma ... From: martin.wartenberg@......
Thanks Fred, It looks like I will find enough at the referenced site. I will pass this one on to my Earned Value friends. Marty...
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Ketan Vijay Kamat
kvk@...
Jun 27, 2002 9:47 am
We are using Scitor Project Scheduler -8 (PS8) Software for manging our projects thru' Critical Chain Methodology. I wish to know whether it is possible to...
Dear Ketan: The closest to what you want is in the ENCP field for the buffer. This is the Task ID of the Earliest Non-completed Chain Predecessor (ENCP). This...
Is there a way to see buffer penetration of multiple chains with Scitor? For example if the project buffer is 50% penetrated I would assume that the ENCP field...
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GARGAS_RICHARD_J@...
Jun 28, 2002 4:47 pm
As I analyze the root cause of buffer incursion, I make great use of the "See All Predecessors" flag and filter. This provides visibility of the entire...
Sorry, I've been out of touch a bit. ... I've noticed that on another list on which Edgard posed this question, he got a pretty good answer that I will second...
On 6/25/02 5:58 PM, "martin.wartenberg@..." <martin.wartenberg@...> ... I'm confused. They understand and are going to use buffer management, but also...
Frank, They have a lot invested in a Professional service package called change point and they paid the company extra to build an earned value capability tied...
Frank, I think your considerations are perfect. However there are cases in which there is a deadline for the final implementation, said to be market driven ,...
Does anyone have any direct comparison of Scitor vs Concerto? Specifically why did you choose one product versus the other? Are there features you would like...
... Just because a piece of software allows you to do something doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. All project management software lets you assign ...
... They both support CC and Buffer Management sufficiently. From the implementations I've been involved in, here are a few surface differences to consider. If...
... As I re-read this, I want to add clarity that by "simple networks," I was NOT referring project dependency networks, but rather computer networks for file...
Hi All, Let me take the opportunity to introduce our company and product, WebPros. WebPros is a collaborative tool for Enterprise-wide Project Management and...
Guido: I'm not sure exactly what you are getting at, or why, but it seems to me that you could do a "What-if". Mark the task that is currently the ENCP as...
