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Contents
Begin at the Beginning — Project Success. Defining the Problem. Success With Critical Chain. Summary.
TOC, PMBOK™, Lean and Six Sigma— Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK™) Lean. Agile, or Light, Project Management. Six Sigma. System of Profound Knowledge. Theory of Contraints. Change Management. The Grand Synthesis. Summary.
The Direction of the Solution — Deciding What to Change. Toward a Core Dilemma. Toward Desired Effects. Solution Feasibility. Determining What to Change To. Summary.
The Complete Single-Project Solution — From System Requirements to System Design. Developing the Critical Chain Solution. Buffer Sizing. Exploiting the Plan Using Buffer Management. Features (More or Less) from PMBOKTM. Common Misunderstandings.
Starting a New Project — Project Initiation Process. The Project Charter. Stakeholder Endorsement. The Work Breakdown Structure. Responsibility Assignment. Milestone Sequencing. Work Packages. The Project Work Plan. Change Management. Project Closure. Summary.
Developing the (Single-Project) Critical Chain Plan — Process. Good Enough. Examples and Practice. Buffer and Threshold Sizing. Cost Buffer Sizing. Methods to Create the Plan. External Constraints. Reducing Planned Time (a.k.a. Dictated End Dates). Enterprise Wide Resource Planning. Frequently Asked Planning Questions. Summary.
Developing the Enterprise Multiproject Critical Chain Plan — Identifying the Multiproject Constraint. Exploiting the Multiproject Constraint. Features of Multiproject Critical Chains. Introducing New Projects. Frequently Asked Multiproject Questions. Summary.
Measurement and Controlling the Plan — Project Roles. Buffer Management. Cost Buffer. Quality Measurement. Responding to the Buffer Signals. Milestones. Change-Control Actions. Frequently Asked Measurement-and-Control Questions. Summary.
Implementing the Change to CCPM — Implementation Model. Vision of the End. Implementation Theory. To Pilot or Not to Pilot? Plan the Change. Move Ahead! Measure and Control Implementation. What If Implementation Progress Stalls? Summary.
Project Risk Management — Defining Project Risk Management. Risk Management Process. Identifying Risks. Planning to Control Risks. References.
Theory of Constraints Thinking Process Applied to Project Management — Synthesizing the Principles. Applying Goldratt’s Thinking Process to Project Management. Current Reality Tree. Prerequisite Tree. Transition Tree. The Mutliproject Process. Future Directions. Summary. Conclusion.
Glossary. List of Acronyms. About the Author. Index.
Begin at the Beginning — Project Success. Defining the Problem. Success With Critical Chain. Summary.
TOC, PMBOK™, Lean and Six Sigma— Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK™) Lean. Agile, or Light, Project Management. Six Sigma. System of Profound Knowledge. Theory of Contraints. Change Management. The Grand Synthesis. Summary.
The Direction of the Solution — Deciding What to Change. Toward a Core Dilemma. Toward Desired Effects. Solution Feasibility. Determining What to Change To. Summary.
The Complete Single-Project Solution — From System Requirements to System Design. Developing the Critical Chain Solution. Buffer Sizing. Exploiting the Plan Using Buffer Management. Features (More or Less) from PMBOKTM. Common Misunderstandings.
Starting a New Project — Project Initiation Process. The Project Charter. Stakeholder Endorsement. The Work Breakdown Structure. Responsibility Assignment. Milestone Sequencing. Work Packages. The Project Work Plan. Change Management. Project Closure. Summary.
Developing the (Single-Project) Critical Chain Plan — Process. Good Enough. Examples and Practice. Buffer and Threshold Sizing. Cost Buffer Sizing. Methods to Create the Plan. External Constraints. Reducing Planned Time (a.k.a. Dictated End Dates). Enterprise Wide Resource Planning. Frequently Asked Planning Questions. Summary.
Developing the Enterprise Multiproject Critical Chain Plan — Identifying the Multiproject Constraint. Exploiting the Multiproject Constraint. Features of Multiproject Critical Chains. Introducing New Projects. Frequently Asked Multiproject Questions. Summary.
Measurement and Controlling the Plan — Project Roles. Buffer Management. Cost Buffer. Quality Measurement. Responding to the Buffer Signals. Milestones. Change-Control Actions. Frequently Asked Measurement-and-Control Questions. Summary.
Implementing the Change to CCPM — Implementation Model. Vision of the End. Implementation Theory. To Pilot or Not to Pilot? Plan the Change. Move Ahead! Measure and Control Implementation. What If Implementation Progress Stalls? Summary.
Project Risk Management — Defining Project Risk Management. Risk Management Process. Identifying Risks. Planning to Control Risks. References.
Theory of Constraints Thinking Process Applied to Project Management — Synthesizing the Principles. Applying Goldratt’s Thinking Process to Project Management. Current Reality Tree. Prerequisite Tree. Transition Tree. The Mutliproject Process. Future Directions. Summary. Conclusion.
Glossary. List of Acronyms. About the Author. Index.
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