Microsoft Solutions Framework

“The difference between a boss and a leader: a boss says, ‘Go!’ -a leader says, ‘Let’s go!’”                                                                                                 – E. M. Kelly Sometime in a previous (professional) life, I worked for a company that used Microsoft Solutions Framework.  This was a very long time ago and I don’t even …

The Schedule – Risk Buffers

“The first step in the risk management process is to acknowledge the reality of risk.  Denial is a common tactic that substitutes deliberate ignorance for thoughtful planning.”                                                                                                                 – Charles Tremper With this post, we conclude the series on developing the well-formed schedule.  We have taken the WBS, which defines …

The Schedule – Resource Leveling

“Happy people plan actions, they don’t plan results.”                                                                                                                 – Dennis Wholey We are nearing the end of the series on scheduling basics.  We have taken the WBS, added the dependency chain, estimated the effort and assigned resources.  The next step to completing the well-formed schedule is to level the …