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Theory of Constraints, Critical Chain Project Management, Lean : industry consulting & training - Marris Consulting
8th edition of the Global Energy Conference
Energy 2026
ENERGY 2026 is a free, fully online conference taking place on 6 and 7 October, bringing together around 100 speakers and 2,000 live participants from across the global energy sector. The purpose is to support Energy Transition in the very widest sense. It's an opportunity for colleagues at every level to hear directly from industry leaders, ask questions, and build their understanding of where energy is heading — without leaving their desk.
This year's programme is organised around ten themes:
1. Game Changers — the breakthroughs reshaping the energy landscape
2. Resilience & Geopolitics — navigating energy security in an unstable world
3. Carbon Removal on the Rise — the growing momentum behind carbon capture and storage
4. Powering Data Centers — meeting the energy demands of AI and computing
5. AI & Energy — how artificial intelligence is transforming the sector
6. Energy Startups to Watch — the innovators shaping tomorrow's energy system
7. Mastering Major Projects — delivering complex energy infrastructure on time and budget
8. Investing into the Future — where capital is flowing in the energy transition
9. Smart Assets — digitalisation and optimisation of energy infrastructure
10. The Future of Gas — natural gas and LNG's evolving role in the transition
Marris Consulting intervenes in the 7th theme, introducing Critical Chain Project Management to the audience.
Date & Information
Date: 6th - 7th of October 2026
Conference by Philip Marris on October 7, at 10:00am (CET)
Free online conference
Details & registration via Energy2026 website
Philip Marris' Conference de Philip Marris - Deliver more projects, faster with Critical Chain
The energy sector is evolving and entering a new operating paradigm. Companies in the industry are facing new challenges and must now more often manage a portfolio of a multitude of smaller, more interdependent projects, often competing for the same critical resources. The result is conflicting priorities, fragmented teams, slipping schedules, and customer commitments that are becoming increasingly difficult to meet.
What if the problem does not lie in the individual performance of each project, but rather in the way the entire project portfolio is managed?
Taking into account the actual capacity of existing teams and accepting the inherent variability of projects are two key principles—often overlooked by traditional project management methods—on which Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) is based.
CCPM, which is part of the Theory Of Constraints, helps the organization focus on its real capacity constraints and provides both teams and management with clear visibility into true priorities and the actual health of each project.
The benefits can be substantial: faster project completion, more projects delivered with the same resources, greater reliability of committed delivery dates, less expediting and fewer daily crises, and an increased ability to absorb a growing project portfolio.
These principles will be illustrated through a real-world case study from a Siemens subsidiary operating in a complex project-based business environment: how Critical Chain helped accelerate projects, make more effective use of constrained resources, and greatly simplify prioritization and decision-making, in particular through the use of the Fever Chart.
A presentation to discover how to move from a project portfolio that controls you to a system that you control.
About Philip Marris
Philip started his Theory Of Constraints journey in 1986 when he joined Creative Output and worked with Eliyahu Goldratt, the founder of TOC and author of the worldwide bestseller “The Goal”. In 1994 he wrote a bestselling TOC textbook in French.
He is also a recognized Lean expert and combines Lean (Manufacturing/Engineering/Management) with TOC. He founded Marris Consulting based in Paris France in 2005.
Half their business is outside of France in Europe and the rest of the world. He is bilingual and bi-cultural French/English. He is very active in the TOC community. He has implemented TOC over 350 times in over 30 countries. His clients include: Air France, ArcelorMittal, Ariane Group, Embraer, Emerson, GSK, McDonald's, Louis Vuitton, Procter & Gamble, Rolex, Safran, Siemens, SKF, Société Générale, TDK, Thales and Valeo.
To know more about the Theory of Constraints and the Critical Chain
About Marris Consulting
Marris Consulting is an industry consulting and training company specialized in the Theory of Constraints (ToC) and Critical Chain Project Management. We focus on improving the performance of manufacturing and process industries by using Constraints Management combined with Lean and Six Sigma. To boost project performance, we also use Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM), which we sometimes combine with Lean Engineering. Our 2-day performance audits, our performance consulting services and our project management, Lean, ToC & CCPM training by our industry consultants offer a wide range of solutions to help our clients around the world reach the highest possible levels of performance.