What do you think about adding slack to individual task estimates (sometimes called padding estimates)? What do you think about adding a project buffer for the entire project, as critical chain scheduling suggests? What are some ethical considerations when using slack and buffers? ANSWER:

Slack and Buffers

It is important to add slack time in your project as it a good way to stay within stipulated schedule. Project managers know that the unknown is one thing you can always rely on hence flexibility is a valuable project management tool (Freeland, 2016). Project management professionals like to give themselves extra time to finish their work because problems flare up at the worst times. Padding individual task estimates brings problems to the project managers. Extra time...