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Critical chain approach and its impact on the project management process. Articulate why this process is essential.

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This posting discusses the importance of critical chain method in project management.

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The critical chain method prioritizes project resources such as tools workspace, and manpower, and strives to keep going with them and at the same time maintain workforce flexibility. The critical chain shows a combination of precedence and resource-dependent tasks that facilitate the project to be finished in a shorter time with restricted resources. The critical chain is used in project management to enhance performance by working on resource constraints and considering the reality that people often overestimate how ...

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