Day: December 14, 2006

Critical Chain Within Project Management Within the project management process, the critical chain is based off the older critical path technique. The Critical Path Method was an algorithm that was designed for the purpose of scheduling the activities of a specific project. It was created during the 1950s by both DuPont and Remington for the purpose of managing a variety of projects that were undertaken by the companies. The process known as critical chain was derived from this older method of managing projects. A number of studies have indicated that… Read More

History and Approach of Project Management The history of project management is a diverse one. Different aspects of this process where taken from multiple fields and applications. Some of these fields are engineering, military applications, and construction. In the United States, one of the leading pioneers of project management is Henry Gantt. He was famous for using a bar chart in order to track the process of completing his projects. The process of project management is also closely connected to scientific management. Frederick Winslow was responsible for promoting scientific management,… Read More