Define and describe the function and interrelationship of a drum, drum buffer, and a capacity constraint buffer in CCPM
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A drum is a system-wide constraint that sets the beat, effectively limiting the entire system or collection of projects. Drum buffers are extra safety that is applied to a project immediately before the use of the constrained resource to ensure that the resource will not be starved for work. A capacity constraint buffer is a safety margin separating different projects scheduled to use the same resource.
In the context of a single project the drum must be protected by an extra safety margin, the drum buffer. This extra protection is provided so the drum will not fall idle. As an organization adds more projects to its portfolio, the drum is protected by a capacity constraint buffer that separates the use of the drum from one project to the next.
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