How delivery actually works
The methods behind the tooling, explained properly and worked through with real numbers. No sign-up, no product tour, and useful whether or not you ever use Depentra.
The critical path method, with a worked example
How to calculate the critical path by hand: the forward pass, the backward pass, and total float, worked through a six-task network.
Total float and free float: the difference that matters
Two different kinds of slack, why confusing them causes missed dates, and a worked example where a task has eight days of one and none of the other.
The four dependency types, and when each one is right
Finish-to-Start, Start-to-Start, Finish-to-Finish, and Start-to-Finish explained, with lead and lag time and when each link type is the honest one.
Earned value management explained, with the numbers worked through
What earned value is, how CPI, SPI, EAC, ETC, and VAC are calculated, and a worked example of a project heading $125,000 over budget.
What a RAID log is, and how to keep one that gets used
What each letter in RAID means, how risks differ from issues, how to score a risk, and why most RAID logs quietly stop being maintained.
What hypercare is, and how to run one that ends on time
What a hypercare period is, how long it should last, which metrics decide when it ends, and how to staff it as volumes change.
How to run a go-live readiness review
The six categories a readiness review should cover, how to write criteria that cannot be fudged, and who signs off on what.
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