Category: Toyota Product Development System

Estimate Confidence Buffers, Risk Buffers and Management Reserve

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“If confusion is the first step to knowledge, I must be a genius.”                                                                                                 – Larry Leissner We’re nearing the conclusion of this series that started with the basics of scheduling.  I want to tie up a few loose ends, maybe clarify some inaccuracies and address some confusion I may …

The Project Manager’s Cycle – Publish the Project Status Report

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“Project status this week, in a nutshell, is that we are continuing to stay on schedule, but this is despite your team’s contribution.”  After the initial chit-chat, Srini intentionally opened the status meeting with a statement to get everyone’s attention, especially the Sponsor and Owner Jack.  “Our project team has …