Projects in Less Time: A Synopsis of Critical Chain

Mark Woeppel


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Level of TOC knowledge acquired:

Introductory

Length:

134 pages

Designed for:

Consultants, Implementers and Project Managers

Topics:

Project Management

Application:

Critical Chain

Language:

English

Format:

Paperback and Download

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The purpose of this book is to provide an overview of the Critical Chain project management solution. I´ve used Eliyahu Goldratt´s book, Critical Chain, as a framework to help you understand the main components of the solution. Therefore, this book attempts to be a faithful synopsis of his book.

While the synopsis of the Critical Chain chapters in his book are limited to the concepts expressed in Goldratt´s original text, I added my own observations and interpretations to enhance your understanding. Projects in less time provides an introduction to the ideas introduced by Critical Chain in an easy-to-digest form and then round it out with glossary terms, and reference materials.

According to many project management professionals, Goldratt´s Critical Chain is “required reading”. It´s thought to be the most significant contribution to project management since the introduction of PERT system and the critical path method.

Content

  • There is a problem at Genemodem
  • Meet Rick Silver
  • Meet president Vonbraun
  • The problem with projects
  • Business school enrollments are declining
  • Projects are inherently uncertain
  • Declining enrollments are caused by customer dissatisfaction
  • Project Managers lose sight of the objective
  • How to manage the project?
  • Start early or as late as possible?
  • The theory of constraints and project management
  • Erroneous measurements created erroneous behaviors
  • Why projects take too long
  • Increasing throughput is the main goal
  • Projects are similar to production
  • Developing the criticar chain solution
  • Managing the project
  • Managing subcontractors
  • What if the project is cost plus?
  • A solution to declining enrollments
  • Defining the critical chain
  • TOC offers real solutions to business problems
  • What if the bottleneck moves?
  • How to manage a portfolio of projects

Content:

  • There is a problem at Genemodem
  • Meet Rick Silver
  • Meet president Vonbraun
  • The problem with projects
  • Business school enrollments are declining
  • Projects are inherently uncertain
  • Declining enrollments are caused by customer dissatisfaction
  • Project Managers lose sight of the objective
  • How to manage the project?
  • Start early or as late as possible?
  • The theory of constraints and project management
  • Erroneous measurements created erroneous behaviors
  • Why projects take too long
  • Increasing throughput is the main goal
  • Projects are similar to production
  • Developing the criticar chain solution
  • Managing the project
  • Managing subcontractors
  • What if the project is cost plus?
  • A solution to declining enrollments
  • Defining the critical chain
  • TOC offers real solutions to business problems
  • What if the bottleneck moves?
  • How to manage a portfolio of projects