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title: "Part 3: Let’s make Critical Chain a science"
description: Project Delivery Project control Project Execution Project Management Construction Infrastructure Project Flow Critical Chain CCPM Theory of Constraints
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# [Part 3: Let’s make Critical Chain a science](https://blog.realization.com/missing-link/lets-make-it-a-science-part3)

 Written by [Dr Sourav Basu](https://blog.realization.com/missing-link/author/dr-sourav-basu) | Sep 30, 2022 2:30:00 AM

*Recap Part 2: In the last blog post, we learned about how Critical Chain works within a scientific framework. However, Susan raises a valid point questioning if the Critical Chain can be applied to more complex cases. This got Sanjeev thinking and he promised to come back with answers.*  
  
**Part 3: Let’s make it a science**

 

**Critical Chain for complex projects**

**Rule 0:** Create a Focus-&-Finish plan

**Rule 1:** Concentrate Resources on batches

**Rule 2:** Full Kit batches

**Rule 3:** Create Feeding Buffers (compulsory), Add Project Buffer (optional)

**Rule 4:** In case of resource shortages, resource-load batches based on Buffer Priorities

 

Find this article interesting? Watch this space for Part 4: What software do we need to manage this?

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