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The Schedule Quality Index™
Learn how the Schedule Quality Index™ can give you a single schedule quality score that can predict your project's outcome.
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Deltek Acumen Software Called "Revolutionary"
In his conference recap, analyst Michael Fauscette, IDC’s group vice president of enterprise software applications, wrote about the Acumen suite and its future integration with other Deltek project and...
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What is Schedule Margin?
Schedule margin is one method used to manage schedule contingency. In theory, the margin is locked in as a component of the schedule baseline and then allocated during execution to particular...
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Why Use the UN/CEFACT XML Schema?
Standardization is the hot topic with most government and industry leaders. From DoD, NASA, NAVAIR, to PARCA, DCMA, and contractors, each emphasized the crucial role of data standardization as it...
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What Exactly Is an Integrated Baseline Review?
What is an integrated baseline review and why does every project need one to have a shot at project success? A quick look and the difference an IBR can make.
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5 Whys of Project Problem Solving
Solving a problem can rely squarely on asking the right questions. Use the five whys methodology to combine data with human intelligence for a superior solution.
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Fighting Negative Float
Negative float is one fast way to sink a project. Do nothing or take action to stay above water?
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8 Useful Metrics for Evaluating Project Performance
Every PMO and project manager has a vested interest in optimizing performance. Tracking project performance over time is a crucial part of building a project that weathers changing objectives without...
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The Sport of Project Review
The sport of project review requires plenty of time on the practice field. Take a brief look at how the planning stage determines much of a project's outcome.
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Organize. Schedule. Execute
Organizing a project with a disorganized project team is starting one step behind. Walk through some of the preferred methods to set up a scheduling team.
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Ten Factors for Prime Risk Workshop Results
Facilitating a risk workshop is an investment in your project's success. Here's how to make sure it yields the largest return possible.
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Whipping Up a Project Cake
The first in a series, this blog post will take you back to planning fundamentals and show you that putting together a successful project is not unlike whipping up a perfect cake—difficult.
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A Five-Stage Framework for Project Success
The second in a series, this post introduces a five stage schedule maturity framework that improves schedule reliability.
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A Logical Look at Project Logic
Project logic can be the straw that breaks the camel's back or the backbone of a successful project delivery. Is your schedule up to snuff? The answer lies in the logic.
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How Does Your Schedule Score?
It must be human nature to want to know the score. Quantifying or scoring and the associated use of indices is a normal part of life and should be a big part of project and portfolio management.
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Uncertainty vs Risk Events: What's the Biggest Threat?
How do you identify what the biggest risk to project success is? Is it the inherent uncertainty around the projects defined scope of work or is it the unknown factors that could occur and throw the...
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