Sciforma Corporation, the project and portfolio management (PPM) software innovator, announced the implementation of robust Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) Methodology into Sciforma 4.0.
CCPM is a single- or multi-project planning, execution and management approach which emphasises resource utilisation rather than individual task start and stop times. Critical Chain-based project management was introduced by Eli Goldratt, in his book “Critical Chain” in 1997.
Project managers are often frustrated to deliver on schedule and within budget given limited resources. Critical Chain has a proven track record of dramatically improving both metrics of project performance given the same set of deliverables and resources. Sciforma 4.0 implements a robust version of the Critical Chain methodology, which can be selectively implemented together with Critical Path scheduling in one integrated solution.
Sciforma 4.0 CCPM supports features such as planning backwards from a target end date, removal of resource contention, critical chain identification, automatic buffer calculation and insertion, and automatic buffer absorption during project execution. Maximising project throughput in your organisation is also simplified in Sciforma 4.0 by Multiproject Synchronisation with the identification of drum resources. These features are seamlessly integrated into Sciforma 4.0 to help speed up projects and ensure their success.
As a result, implementing CCPM with the Sciforma 4.0 tool is simpler and requires less effort by the project team in both the planning and tracking phases of the projects.
Sciforma 4.0 CCPM benefits
* Faster completion of projects.
* Identification of all tasks which directly affect the project end date, which is not possible with conventional Critical Path scheduling in a resource constrained environment.
* Managing buffers to protect the Critical Chain and the project finish constraint.
* Effective decision-making method and a simpler performance evaluation.
* Integration of both the human behavioural elements and algorithmic methods into an effective operating unit.
"The CCPM methodology was implemented in Sciforma 4.0 by popular request from the Sciforma customer base. In Sciforma 4.0, the project managers have a tool that will improve the planning and execution of projects, often resulting in their completion ahead of schedule and on or under budget," said Francois Retief, MD of local distributor Management Planning Systems.
Contact MPS or visit www.mpsys.co.za for more information.
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