Critical Chain Project Management - CCPM

Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) is a scheduling and project control method developed by Eliyahu M. Goldratt. It focuses on managing resource constraints and protecting the project schedule with buffers, rather than relying only on task durations and the critical path.

Simple Explanation

Imagine you are planning a project with 10 activities.

In traditional scheduling, each activity owner adds extra time “just in case” something goes wrong.

Step 2: Identify the Critical Chain

The Critical Chain is:

The longest sequence of dependent activities considering both task dependencies and resource availability.

Unlike the Critical Path Method (CPM), CCPM recognizes that the same person or equipment cannot work on multiple tasks simultaneously.