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Where are this week's fires?

The firefighting question for the start of the week: Where do I need to look first? The AI combines delays, workload, and schedule pressure into a short, prioritized list.

Check the active project and name the five most urgent problems of this week: tasks behind schedule, overloaded resources, and endangered milestones. Sort by urgency and suggest one concrete countermeasure for each item.

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Monte Carlo Simulation in Merlin Project: Compute It in One Sentence with the MCP Server

How Claude runs a Monte Carlo simulation through the MCP server in Merlin Project: setup, example prompts and two fully worked case studies.

02.07.2026 Read the blog post ›

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Is my project plan internally consistent?

Check the active project for inconsistencies: tasks without dependencies, unrealistically short or long durations, missing buffers before milestones, and tasks that depend on a single person. Create a checklist with …

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Where is the biggest schedule risk?

Where is my biggest schedule risk right now? Justify your assessment using the dependencies in the plan.

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Where does my project depend on others?

Which tasks depend on external parties according to the plan, such as authorities, suppliers, or service providers? For each task, name the party, the planned date, and the buffer until the next milestone.

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