Task Safety Time
How do you estimate task durations in the face of uncertainty? This picture illustrates why any realistic duration estimate will include safety time. Task X needs somewhere between 3 and…
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Posts by Rob Newbold
What’s New in Fusion Online 16.0
Learn what’s new in Fusion Online version 16.0, including our new MCP server that allows you to hook up your Fusion Online account with your favorite AI.
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Prioritization Quiz
Take this quiz to gain insights into different methods of prioritization.
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Critical Chain Overview
Planning the Project Project workers face a difficult challenge: they have to create schedules that will never be correct. Task deadlines can only be met if they have lots of…
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Uncontrolled Project Starts
Play this game to understand the impact of too many active projects.
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Going with the Flow
Over the past few years, the concept of “Flow” has become more and more popular in Critical Chain circles. The basic concept is easy: value “flows” from an organization in…
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Fever Chart Regions
I am sometimes asked how one should decide where the red, yellow, and green regions for a fever chart should go. In this post I will talk about the basics.…
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Earned Value and Critical Chain
Two questions were asked on the LinkedIn “Earned Value Management” forum: “Q1. What are the WEAKNESSES and LIMITATIONS of EVM? Q2. Can EVM schedule forecasting methods provide us RELIABLE EARLY…
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