THE NEED FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT - Strategic Planning for Project Management
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Job SearchSustained competitive advantages require continuous improvement for a firm to maintain its strength in the marketplace. Although new products/services are one way, strengthening one’s internal position can also effective if it results in the introduction of new and/or more sophisticated tools that allow a firm to make faster and better decisions. Tools for the future can be classified as follows:
Resource Analysis Tools
- Resource limited planning.
- Resource leveling.
- Capacity planning.
- Multiproject resource analysis.
Cost Analysis Tools
- Earned value forecasting.
- Variance analysis.
- Trend analysis.
- Crashing costs.
Risk Analysis Tools
- Risk analysis.
- Risk quantification.
- Lessons learned databases.
Forecasting Analysis Tools
- Technology forecasting.
- Forward pricing rates.
- Escalation factors.
- Market analysis.
