The Agilea Journal

S02-E05 Managing the Load / Capacity of the Softs (the continuation of the precisely wrong)

At this point, everything is going well: But, there are several projects that use the same resources. So, how do you manage this? Most people will tell you that having a project management tool that collects load and capacity will help you drive your choices. This is simply not true. Most load / capacity tools … Continued

2 Jun 2022 2 min

S02-E04 How do I focus on the right tasks for my project?

Once you have completed your project plan, sized the tasks and avoided creating a labyrinthine system with too much detail, you need to move on to the step that will identify the most time critical task sequence. At this point, we recommend that you use the critical chain approach. Unlike the critical path approach, which … Continued

19 May 2022 2 min

S02-E03 The world of precisely wrong with the project plan

You made your project plan (episode 1). Then you verified that it was at the right level of detail (episode 2)... knowing that there is an uncertainty that you will discover. How will/should you incorporate these elements into the project plan update? Whoa, slow down! We are going to integrate EVERYTHING into the schedule, aren't … Continued

29 Mar 2022 2 min

S02-E02 What if I cut my project...

In the previous article, we saw what a project plan was and the elements to start building it. We ended with the following question: When did I reach the right granularity? How can I manage a project over several years? It is to these questions that we will try to answer in this article. The … Continued

29 Mar 2022 3 min

S02-E01 A plan..., but which plan?

In the first season, you discovered the different ways to analyze a Fever Chart. It's time to start season 2, which will focus on the use of a project plan. In this article, we will describe: In the following articles, we will clarify: - how to split a project, - to which level of granulometry … Continued

29 Mar 2022 3 min

Supply chain and Sales teams, the dream team to improve your forecast accuracy!

Forecast management is a today's challenge for all industrial companies. Afterward, what about improving accuracy with the mix of sales and supply chain skills? We are working with multiple Supply Chain teams of industrial companies from different fiels (Aerospace, pharmaceutics, medical device, chemical industry,...). As a result, we identified a missing connection between sales and … Continued

26 Jan 2022 3 min

Demand Driven Supply Chain, 4 websites to go deeper into the DDMRP methodology

When we talk about the Demand Driven supply chain, people often ask for additional references to learn more about this supply chain management methodology. As demand-driven supply chain trainers and consultants, we share our top 4 websites to visit if you are in an investigative process about DDMRP methodology. Methodology and use case - … Continued

25 Oct 2021 2 min

Benefits of the Supply Chain network design analysis.

Why do we need to launch a Supply Chain Network design analysis? New suppliers, new customers, new market rules, … There are so many changes in our markets today and impacting the management of our global supply chain(s). We know that CHANGES are part of Supply Chain Management, and as part of the change management, … Continued

13 Oct 2021 5 min

The essential role of the Supply Chain Manager

He/She is now almost essential in the organization chart of our companies, whether industrial, distribution, retail... However, when we ask people to explain the role of their company's Supply Chain Manager (SCM), the vacuum quickly emerges or - conversely - we put everything in! But who is he/she? What is he/she doing? Where is the … Continued

21 Sep 2021 4 min

The survivor bias applied to DDMRP projects

The survivor bias applied to DDMRP projects. First, let's recall what survivor bias is: Survivor bias is a selection bias. It consists of overestimating the effectiveness of a method by focusing on those who used the method successfully…. (and ignoring those who used the same method and failed). Then, we can ask ourselves whether this … Continued

8 Jun 2021 10 min

Detect behaviors inherent in project management

Last article in our series on the use of visual management according to our FLOW Project Management methodology. If you first want to (re) read the previous articles, click the following links: We describe typical behaviors that we have had the opportunity to observe in project environments during the discovery day. While it's fun to … Continued

1 Jun 2021 3 min

Detect continuous improvement actions

In this series of articles intended for visual management according to our FLOW Project Management approach, we will see how the use of fever charts can help you detect and implement continuous improvement actions. If you want to (re) read the previous articles, click the following links ⤵️ So how can the fever chart help … Continued

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17 May 2021 2 min

Remake of the project’s history

Today, we will see how we can use the fever chart to remake the project’s history. Let's continue our serie of article devoted to visual management, associated with our FLOW Project Management approach, and focus on the project's history. If you would like to re-read previous articles, you can click here and here. Let's have … Continued

3 May 2021 2 min

Distribute tasks between resources & projects

In this serie of articles devoted to visual management in project management, today we will discuss how to use the fever chart to manage a project portfolio. Talking about visual management … Let's take the graph below and see what we can observe: In most of the cases, you will rightly see that two projects … Continued

22 Apr 2021 2 min

Our PhD students, our drivers for innovation!

If we have often had the opportunity to recall here the strong dynamics of innovation that reigns at AGILEA (cf. AGIRE joint research lab), we have rarely spoken of those who do. Those who think beyond the current practices and dogmas of our professions. We want to talk, of course, about our PhD students! They … Continued

19 Apr 2021 4 min

How to make your Supply Chain planning a competitive advantage and not a nightmare anymore?

If you are working in supply chain management, you know planning management could be a nightmare. Supply or demand planning in our supply chain scheduling process is complex. We can see multiple planning within one week due to changes from customers, suppliers, even internal changes. And at the same time, we have many work orders … Continued

19 Apr 2021 5 min

Inventory management tools or supply chain transformation?

"Google, what is the best inventory management software?" "Hey, Siri, what is a Demand-Driven Supply Chain?" Suppose you are like me; you embark on the exercise of doing an internet search to find the best fit for your Supply Chain inventory management. In that case, you will face a long list of results, a lot … Continued

15 Apr 2021 4 min

Analytical gain of the Fever Chart: Introduction of the concept

Usually, when we do the FLOW Project Management training, most of the people trained fall under the spell of the performance indicator called the Fever Chart (see the graph below). Its colorful side greatly helps in decision-making and becomes addictive to know the project’s status and the project’s portfolio. In a series of 5 articles, … Continued

30 Mar 2021 3 min

Supply Chain simulation: an investment, but for what return on investment?

Before imagining embarking on any improvement or transformation project, a natural and human reflex is to ask the famous questions: How much it cost? What is the cost or investment of a simulation project? A simulation project takes time from your teams and has a cost for your business. You have to define how it … Continued

15 Mar 2021 3 min

S&OP Process and NPI

There are kinds of projects defined as innovation for the next years. Some projects are incredibly ambitious and impressive in terms of their stakes and impact on the company’s market. Yet all these projects started! Some are successful, some quickly abandoned, and others remained in the project portfolio pipe, but all already started. If we … Continued