Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM)

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Buffer Management

Priority

Resources use Buffer Management to decide which task to work on next.

• Critical Chain
• Buffer Penetration
• All Other Work

Critical Chain

Priority goes to critical chain tasks first. Priority between two critical chain tasks goes to the one with the greatest relative Project Buffer penetration.

Buffer Penetration

Priority goes to critical chain tasks first. Priority between two critical chain tasks goes to the one with the greatest relative Project Buffer penetration. Priority between or more tasks on feeding chains goes to the one with the greatest relative feeding buffer penetration.

All Other Work

All non project work is lower priority than project work, unless you have another system; such as giving higher priority to unscheduled field maintenance or emergencies.