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Resource Leveling and Resource Smoothing Explained with An Example

October 6, 2018 By Manickavel Arumugam 22 Comments

Resource leveling vs Resource smoothing

What is resource leveling? What is resource smoothing? Are they the same? If not, what is the difference? We will try to answer the above questions in this article. Resource Optimization Resource optimization is a tool/ technique used in the Develop Schedule process of Schedule Management knowledge area. Resource optimization is a schedule … [Read more...]

How to remember ITTOs of Project Schedule Management?

April 11, 2018 By Manickavel Arumugam Leave a Comment

How to remember ITTOs of Project Schedule Management?

This is the third article in the series “How to remember ITTOs”. You can refer to my earlier articles on this series here: How to remember ITTOs of Project Integration management?  and How to remember ITTOs of Project Scope Management? ITTO is an acronym that stands for Inputs, Tools and Techniques, and Outputs. In this article, we will focus on Project schedule … [Read more...]

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