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Welcome to the World of PPM (Project Portfolio Management)!

RTConfidence is launching a FREE working session for current and prospective Chrono™ users. Sign-up is required.  Click here to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0td–opzgrEtSyW3-AfXVZtL_XX2QrCPv- Here are some of the planned Topics of Discussion: Chrono™ Training Setting up Chrono™ and Exploring Chrono™ Wizards and Features Easily Creating a Valid IMS (Integrated Master Schedule) Performing SRA (Schedule Risk Analysis) in… Continue reading Welcome to the World of PPM (Project Portfolio Management)!

Key Chrono Take-Aways!

Ask yourself “Do I really know the likelihood (or percent confidence) of meeting my project schedule commitment(s)?”   If your project is relatively complex, with an aggressive completion date (i.e., is risky), and the schedule is based on single-point task duration estimates, your likelihood of meeting that date may be close to nil – or,… Continue reading Key Chrono Take-Aways!

Three Key Project Management Tenets that Improve Team Performance

The 3 Key Project Management Tenets that Improve Team Performance   The 6 Project Constraints “Rule of Thumb” for Establishing and Maintaining a “Balanced” Project Plan The corollary is: “When one Project Constraint Changes at Least one Other Constraint is Affected”.  The 6 project constraints are Product Requirements (i.e., Quality), Project Scope, Project Delivery Schedule,… Continue reading Three Key Project Management Tenets that Improve Team Performance

Why Chrono?

I recently received the following question about Chrono™, the new Project/Program/Portfolio Management tool released by my company, RTConfidence: “What are the benefits of this tool and why is it different from its competitors?” Here was my reply:   “Most significantly, this tool solves some major problems in the Project/Program/Portfolio Management space. Today, the best tools… Continue reading Why Chrono?

The DCMA 14 Point Assessment

Some schedules represent credible tasks logically and can be used for tracking progress, and some are art projects that may be pleasing to the eye but are primarily worthless.  Tired of dealing with vendors and programs trying to manage complex and expensive efforts using art projects, the US Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) developed and… Continue reading The DCMA 14 Point Assessment