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  • Project Time Management and the Law of Attraction

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    In the metaphysical realm, there is a truth called the Law of Attraction, which states that everything that befalls or confronts us is a manifestation of our thoughts. It also instructs us that whatever vibes we put out, is what comes back to us. No doubt, it is behind that old adage: “be careful what you wish for.”

    This thought-provoking article begs us to rethink how we approach Project Management, and Project Time Management in particular.

  • Realistic Schedules Require Prudent Expectations

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    This article offers a deep treatment of the controversial practice of “padding a schedule,” something most Project Managers and Schedulers have done from time to time notwithstanding standard contractual prohibition.

    Since padding is going to happen — rather than saying “never pad,” this article offers practical guidance on when to pad, where to pad, and by how much to pad. This article is a Must Read for anyone who “adjusts” a Project Schedule during the life of the project.

  • Rethinking Schedule Updating Objectives

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    When we perform a Schedule Update, should we be more concerned with forging a better Way Forward — or merely adhering to a previously-established Plan of Attack?

    This article reminds us that, as the Project progresses, we surely know more about the current situation than we did back before the project started! it argues in favor of a change in Scheduling Best Practices as relates to what we do on a cyclical basis (usually monthly), when we status the Schedule as issue Progress Reports.

  • Schedule Logic Dependency Objectives

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    In the Critical Path Method of Scheduling a Project’s work, Activities are linked together by way of dependencies. In the old days, these linkages were rated as either Hard Logic or Soft Logic.

    This article suggests that such linkages — which ICS-Research refers to as “restrictions” — can be categorized into one of four types: Mandatory, Natural, Practical, and Logistic.

  • Schedule Mining: GRASPing the Schedule’s Best Advice

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    There are few areas where Cognitive Project Management is more different than Dominant Project Management than when it comes to how we are guided to use the Project Schedule during Project Execution. Dominant Project Management ideology is immersed in Command-and-Control and an unrelenting fixation with Compliance. Cognitive Project Management ideology is focused on the End Goal.

    This article argues that Schedule Data gets more reliable over time, and that we must constantly recalibrate our Project Execution trajectory. Meanwhile, Dominant scolds us if ever we dare to work “out of sequence.”

  • The Art of Stacking Dominos

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    In the Critical Path Method (CPM) of Project Scheduling, linking activities together is at the heart of what makes the Schedule a powerful, dynamic modeling tool.

    But knowing which Logic Tie to use in a given circumstance is a talent that is rarely taught in conventional Project Time Management literature. This article provides much food for thought as to when to use a basic Finish-to-Start, or when to overlap Activities using some combination of Start-to-Start and Finish-to-Finish.

  • The CPM Schedule as a Multi-Dimensional Model

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    This article provides an in-depth discussion of a concept brought to us by ICS-Research, called Schedule Tense, and how it clarifies the strengths and limitations of data from our Project Schedules at every stage of the Project life cycle.

    Learn about how Activity Durations, Logic Ties, Calculated Dates, and all other elements of a Critical Path Method (CPM) schedule are affected by Schedule Tense — Past, Present, and Future.

  • The Human Factor within Project Time Management

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    Projects are human endeavors. But when we talk about Project Management in terms of “control,” we are seeking to control human behavior. Humans resist being controlled. By contrast — and certainly more positively — most humans are open to suggestion, motivation, inspiration, and encouragement.

    The Dominant Project Management model is based on Command-and-Control. It doesn’t work! Cognitive Project Management encourages innovation and an open response to Change, the ever-present constant on every Project. This article asks us to rethink our love affair with Control, and instead consider a different management style.

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