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Today I was trying to think of ways to integrate some of the methods and benefits of Critical Chain project management into the traditional PM methodology most companies use. I wanted to pick out one element of CC that would potentially yield the most benefit without much, if any, additional overhead to the project manager. Perhaps this has been written of before, but I haven't come across it. Most of the CC proponents I've come across have an all-or-nothing mentality, so they wouldn't normally write about this kind of hybrid approach. Here's what I came up with.Critical Chain Benefits From Traditional PM
Today I was trying to think of ways to integrate some of the methods and benefits of Critical Chain project management into the traditional PM methodology most companies use. I wanted to pick out one element of CC that would potentially yield the most benefit without much, if any, additional overhead to the project manager. Perhaps this has been written of before, but I haven't come across it. Most of the CC proponents I've come across have an all-or-nothing mentality, so they wouldn't normally write about this kind of hybrid approach. Here's what I came up with.Using PERT Analysis
Improving the accuracy of schedule estimates
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There are a few ways that you can increase the accuracy of your estimates for task duration in your project schedule.
One way is to use your own past experience and the past experience of others who have done something similar in previous projects. For example, you could ask questions related to past projects, such as:
