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Unfortunately, when we use tools and techniques for managing time, the vast majority of the time do not stop to distinguish between the time we have estimated our plan and we actually use in the project.

mean, look, for example, full days when in fact part of the journey is truly a work of the project.

What we are missing? Well, actually, what happens is that there are different kinds of weather. Let's see what

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1. chronological or calendar time: indicating the total duration of a project activity, since it formally began until the ending. Time is the type generally considered when building plans through these tools (networks, CPM, etc.). or which are considered in programming software such as MS Microsoft Project. This takes into account the days, without distinction as to how much of that time schedule is truly dedicated to the work schedule. An obvious example: these units of time (days) are considered, of course, 24 hours, when it is possible that the majority of resources are working all the time.
2. Working Time: is the percentage of calendar time available depending on the resources we manage. Depending on how we plan the activities and the nature of the project, working time will be 8, 10, Working 12 hours a day or day chronologically.
3. Value Added Time: this is the kind of time more difficult to determine. But is the center of an efficient time management of projects. It is the working time customers really willing to pay . It is time, then, that in designing the customer adds value (guess how this would affect our calculations !!!). Earned Value Value Added Time could be reasoned as follows: if our customers could spy on us throughout our time associated with our Gantts Chronological could see every moment of the 8, 10, 12 hours of our time working and how dedicated we are to distinguish "their" project. Thus, they could decide how long you would really be willing to pay. Every time it does not add value adds cost to the customer, it would be considered a waste .

Now ... Why do these types differ Times? For the reasons are many and varied, and depend on each particular project. But if we had to try a generic explanation, we could say that the main causes are lack of information, shifting priorities, waiting times (queue) the time spent to put out fires, the lack of resources and multitasking (associated with resources used in various project activities, or directly to a multiproject environment.)

Thus, friends, if we take the trouble of doing the exercise to see how much of each type of stroke is associated with the activities we have in a day (even as project managers) we would be big surprises. What would you say if I tell them that I have studies that accuse our Value Added Time (without waste which) is in an order that is less than 20% of our time job?

To think. Time to time ...

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