Au-delà du chemin critique : application de la méthode Critical Effort Method (CEM) pour un contrôle d’échéancier plus réaliste.

Traditional scheduling techniques, such as the Critical Path Method (CPM), show their limitations when it comes to accurately representing the real constraints of complex projects, particularly in the construction and major infrastructure sectors. This presentation introduces the Critical Effort Method (CEM) as a complementary approach to improve schedule reliability and decision-making. Through concrete examples and real case studies, this session will demonstrate how CEM allows moving beyond a duration-only logic to integrate an effort-based analysis. It will highlight hidden constraints, resource bottlenecks, and the limitations of traditional floats. Participants will discover how to integrate CEM into their current project management practices, particularly with tools like Primavera P6, to enhance performance monitoring and forecasting in complex, multidisciplinary environments.

 

Objective Enable participants to understand the differences between CPM and CEM, identify hidden critical constraints, improve schedule control and forecasting, and integrate CEM concepts into project management tools such as Primavera P6.

 

Speaker 1
Ali Torkamani
Ali Torkamani is a Senior Project Controller at the Société québécoise des infrastructures (SQI). Holding a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering and multiple professional certifications in project and risk management, he brings extensive experience in controlling large-scale public infrastructure projects. He specializes in advanced planning, risk analysis, schedule control, and the integration of innovative methods to enhance the performance of complex projects. He regularly works with the application of project management best practices, notably with Primavera P6, quantitative risk management, and advanced planning methodologies.

 

Mohamed Idlbi is a Project Controls Leader with significant experience on large-scale international infrastructure projects. He is recognized for his expertise in planning, cost control, risk management, and the governance of complex projects. Specializing in claims analysis, he supports the delivery of major public projects by applying best practices in governance and performance.

Known for his mobilizing leadership and expertise in schedule analysis (CPM), earned value, cost forecasting, and the control of complex projects, he actively contributes to the continuous improvement of organizational practices and the development of project teams.

Areas of expertise: project controls, planning and scheduling, cost management, risk management, delay and claims analysis, executive dashboards, and project governance.