Indefinite suspensions For a long time it has been possible to allow tasks and groups of work in Mermaid to suspend, meaning that work is allowed to stop once it has started but before it is complete. There are two cases for this, Fully Suspendable which allows the vessel to come and go as it[…]
So, as we said in the first blog post of the series, we also not only have a mechanism for modelling expected breakdowns, but can use this mechanism with a systematic philosophy of failure management for modelling unexpected breakdown on short operations. Before we get into it, let’s consider the question we want to ask.[…]
In yesterday’s entry about modelling breakdown, I introduced the idea that from next week, Mermaid enables the modelling and analysis of technical breakdown. The new feature that we’re releasing is called “Occasional Tasks”. An Occasional task or group is one that only happens for certain repeats of its parent group. So, take this very simple[…]
Almost as soon I start talking to clients about Mermaid, one of the first things I’ve always said is, “This is a weather risk analysis tool; it doesn’t take technical breakdown into account – that’s something you’ll have to model yourself.” Having said that, risk of technical breakdown is a real and common problem for[…]
In our current sprint we’re working on a new feature for the Analyse side of Mermaid. We’re adding project progress burn up charts which are designed to give an idea of how a project is getting along relative to time. This is something that was requested by a member of our user group and we’re[…]