Risk Buffers – An Example

“President Bush has said that the economy is growing, that there are jobs out there. But you know, it’s a long commute to China to get those jobs.”                                                                                                 – Tom Daschle In The Schedule – Risk Buffers, the concluding post of a series on developing the well-formed schedule, I …

The Project Manager’s Cycle – Review Risks & Mitigation Actions

“Jack, we’ve allocated five days in the plan for you to review each of the major deliverables,” Alice, the Sr Project Manager, explained to the Executive VP (HR), during the schedule review.  “If you can complete those reviews and provide signoff within three days, we have the opportunity to knock …