Presentation by Etienne Lecerf, Marris Consulting: 3 levels of project control, the Critical Chain pyramid.

The Critical Chain method is often mentioned for its most recognized elements related to single-project management: identifying the longest task sequence, load levelling, buffer management, and using the fever chart.

However, two other levels of management practices should not be overlooked:

• managing the entire project portfolio to reduce work-in-progress and multitasking structurally,
• micro-level management involves handling daily tasks, identifying obstacles, and establishing a quick and effective feedback mechanism.

Improves the Quality and Cost-effectiveness of Healthcare.
Don Mueller, CEO, FACHE. Average LOS reduction 2.2 days saved on over 800 patients. Better throughput, reducing expensive overtime. Unit Net Income increased 8%. Avoided expensive capital expansion. NICU expansion avoidance $2.8 million

The Critical Chain Project Management implementation in Embraer, Le Bourget, France enabled the EMEA service centre for business jets to divide by 2 th

The critical chain technique was developed by Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt, and first published in his 1997 business novel, Critical Chain. It is an approach to scheduling and managing the execution of projects. It consists of a set of formal techniques and associated work and management practices.
Critical chain was originally developed as a method for managing a single project, and then expanded in scope to cover portfolios. Proponents claim its use brings improved project performance and that it isn’t ‘just’ an alternative technique. This document will not discuss the pros and cons of critical chain, and limits its scope to describing the approach....

Part of the Praxis network community documents.

https://www.praxisframework.org/en/library/schedule-management

TOCICO Annual conference 17-18th April Online. Free.

Selim Ben Mlouka and Christian Schan will present how Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) offers a strategy to improve efficiency in military aeronautical maintenance, crucial for a rapid response in today's volatile political climate.
By prioritizing resources and streamlining processes, CCPM ensures that maintenance tasks are completed quickly and efficiently. CCPM enables a state of constant readiness amidst global uncertainties, thus maximizing the availability of aircraft.
The presentation will be based on lessons learned from several practical cases of CCPM implementations in aero MRO.

[...] webinar with Philip Marris [...] on Critical Chain Project Management. During this webinar, Philip talks about the different elements of this methodology [...] A highlight of the webinar was his explanation of two key concepts: 'Focused' and 'Pessimistic' task durations. These terms, used in the Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) methodology, were explained.

Presentation during the annual TOCICO Critical Chain International conference in April 2023 organised by TOCICO (Theory Of Constraints International Certification Organisation). Engineering to Order boosted by the Critical Chain approach, presented by Etienne Lecerf.
- How to Implement Critical Chain in an Engineering To Order environment
- How to solve Common problems faced during the launch of a project.
- Case Studies from different industries

Every company does projects. This video tells how to do projects better. It was made for my company Shippers Solutions but is applicable to everybody. Just change the names for your company.

Is there a way to consistently finish projects on time, within budget and without compromising on the scope? Join Engineering and Technology Management (ETM) guest speaker Dr. Efrat Goldratt- Ashlag as she discusses the TOC approach to managing projects.

This is the recording of a live conversation I had with Dr. Efrat Goldratt-Ashlag to explore how the principles from the Theory of Constraints can be applied to multi-project environments (Digital …

Miłosz Garbarczuk, Plant Director at Hager Group, explains how they managed to achieve the record-breaking success of building a 1000-people factory in 11 months using Critical Chain Project Management. The project was then awarded the first place at the Polish project excellence contest in the infrastructure category.

The first edition took place in 2020. Ian Heptinstall was one of the key figures behind its inception and was heavily involved in the organization. The success of this first edition was such that it became the largest annual public focused on Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM). It attracts over a thousand registrations every year.

Discover the transformative insights in our latest white paper, “Why Scheduling Matters.” The white paper presents a comparative analysis of scheduling tools, highlighting the superior performance of the LYNX Scheduling Engine in comparison to traditional tools like MS Project. Explore real project examples, witness the impact on resource efficiency, and understand how LYNX improves due-date performance.

Tata Steel - Plant Maintenance and Upgrade. By Sudipto Sarkar, Head TQM, TOC Taskforce on CCPM

Before:

-300-500 days for boiler conversion.

-Routine maintenance took too long.

-11 days planned for shutdown.

-$2M revenue generated per day.

After:

-120 - 160 days completion time (68% faster).

-10 - 33% reduction in 2007 cycle time.

-5 - 33% additional reduction in 2008 cycle time.

-8.8 day shutdown achieved.

-$4M revenue gained.

-Set net operating hours industry record (6700 hours per year).

I had a client attempting 400 projects at once. They showed me a vast wall with all the index cards stuck to it. Almost filling an entire conference room. "How many people work on these?" About 100.

Were they ok with permanently blocking 75% of their work?

Definitely not. The goal was faster delivery times. Their typical 18-36 months for a project was painful for business. Over the next 6months, we worked to cut that list down. Soon we hit our goal of 15 items at a time, maximum.

3-minute animation video by Marris Consulting on Vimeo.

Marris Consulting invites you to this new webinar Critical Chain Project Management hosted by Philip Marris.