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Richard Zultner presented the renovated 6QT+ framework of TOC for Experiences, featuring the Customer Value Canvas & Customer Value Trees. Case studies included the 2024 Apple Vision Pro headset & Taylor Swift's approach to customer experience.
A great story on how a constraint was identified in a hospital, and Theory of Constraints (TOC) tools were used to create breakthrough solutions.
The presentation proposes a generic government goal and translates TOC knowledge into government language using TOC tools. It outlines attributes of an effective/efficient government and invites both governments and citizens to utilize TOC tools.
Alka has mastered doing turnarounds in under 90 days, applying her expertise from a dental surgery practice in upstate New York to a healthcare center in rural Mozambique.
Atul Pai Kane and Manu Raj used simple Theory of Constraints principles, similar to Alex Rogo in The Goal, to rapidly increase production output and achieve quick results with minimal changes and little to no training.
Dr Christopher Strear, author of "Smash the Bottleneck," applied the 5 Focusing Steps to a hospital. This resulted in major improvement in patient flow within months.
Buffer Management (BM), a core CCPM tool, addresses penetrated buffers (a symptom). New flow disruption metrics with BM offer earlier visibility, identifying the cause and quantifying project risk at individual and portfolio levels.
LLMs make sufficiency-based logical analysis practical, allowing untrained users to master logical analysis with AI assistance, making complex analysis accessible where it wasn't previously possible.
Explore AI's role in generating options within a TOC framework to enhance human decision-making. Address current AI limitations and risks, suggesting how TOC's win-win ethics can promote better behavior in humans and AI.
TOCICO Certification Committee hosted an exclusive presentation introducing NEW certification marks and their commitment to excellence in TOC certification.
Sanjeev Gupta discusses Vulcan Mozambique's turnaround, Africa's largest coal mine operator. Despite a 50% drop in commodity prices, the $2.5B company, with 17,000+ employees, increased profits by 50% via integrated mine-to-port ops.
Sanjeev Gupta discusses Vulcan Mozambique's turnaround, Africa's largest coal mine operator with 17,000+ employees. Despite a 50%+ drop in commodity prices, the $2.5B mining company increased profits by 50%.
Since the early 2000s, presenters have developed a comprehensive framework for transformation through theoretical developments and practical implementation, leading to a new organization design called "Network of Projects."
Mirta Fagundes dos Santos presents on AI's impact on Theory of Constraints (TOC), covering how AI can support TOC implementations, the risks/benefits of AI integration, and if AI could replace TOC consultants.
Critical Chain experts have conflicting implementation strategies. Rob Newbold explains the reasons for these differences and gives practical advice on managing them in your work.
Val King, CEO of Whitehat Virtual Technologies, discusses how using Critical Chain Project Management significantly improved his firm's IT projects, leading to better completion rates, effectiveness, and resource utilization.
Live webinar on Peter Singer's 1972 paper, "Famine, Affluence and Morality." Humberto will analyze Singer's reasoning and hidden assumptions using Theory of Constraints (TOC) tools.
This webinar uses standardized S&T Trees by Eli Goldratt and others to help management teams gain a common focus and shared understanding of how to achieve a crucial competitive edge.
Mega Mart, led by Shashwat Dhakal and TOC expert Ravi Gilani, used Theory of Constraints principles to boost throughput by 33%, sales by 28%, and profits by 200% in 6 months, while reducing inventory days and increasing shelf availability.
Dr. Curt Carlson and Dr Alan Barnard, pioneers in systematic innovation, share 30+ years of insights and examples of a new hybrid approach combining their methods with OpenAI’s ChatGPT for incredible breakthroughs.
Peter Compo wrote The Emergent Approach to Strategy: Adaptive Design & Execution to address chronic strategy failure reported by academics and consultants in companies and organizations.
Learn to manage and measure success with TOC by integrating the three financial statements. Discover how time is the ultimate constraint and how focusing on flows (throughput) and pools can drive dramatic company growth.
Focusing only on profit can lead to severe cash problems and company closures due to the erroneous assumption that profit is the correct measure. OFCS is introduced as a more robust measurement to address this issue.
Philip Viljoen suggests that regenerative agriculture is a valid application of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) and proposes how TOC can help its widespread adoption and significant improvement of agriculture at scale.
Quickly generate TOC-Thinking Process trees without wasting time rearranging lines and boxes.
Join Ray Immelman on June 15th for insights on using TOC for impactful leadership. He will share decades of learnings on TOC-based leadership taught to executives globally with the TOC community.
AI offers value in areas like Robotics, language understanding, and facial recognition. The text raises important questions about AI and how to find value in it through TOC wisdom.
In multi-project systems, 25% of the challenge is planning/scheduling, and 75% is executing/managing. Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) offers benefits and behavioral shifts, but there is limited guidance on proper execution and management.
Forecasts are a successful science tool popular in traditional management but disliked in the Theory of Constraints (TOC). The text questions why forecasts are criticized and whether they have a valid use in TOC or should be eliminated.
The Theory of Constraints (TOC) focuses on key questions: What is a constraint? What is its purpose? How is it defined and used? These concepts are continually being refined to be more general, robust, and practical.
This text explores how pricing, a powerful tool for improving the bottom line, can be better used within the Theory of Constraints (TOC). It covers setting prices and how commercial activity can boost margins (throughput) via price connection.
An interactive webinar following up on Sanjeev's 2021 TOCICO keynote. It revisits and distills TOC knowledge, emphasizing the necessity of formalizing flow-based scheduling for wider adoption.
TOCICO held a 3.5-hour special tribute to honor the late Dr. Eli Goldratt, Father of the Theory of Constraints (TOC). Four professors presented on Goldratt's influence on their academic work and personal achievements.
An interview with Dr. Lisa Anne Ferguson, an apprentice of Eli Goldratt, discussing her experience learning to write with him and lessons gained, including the Retailer Strategy and Tactic Tree and "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants."
Putting our logic on paper, exposing it to others, and laying out the cause-and-effect as we understand it, significantly improves the likelihood of achieving our objectives.
An interview with Ian Visser, CEO of Premier Foods, about how his company went from near bankruptcy to a 7300% increase in share worth in seven years using Viable Vision, discussing success factors & pitfalls.
A three-part webinar series on applying Theory of Constraints (TOC) thinking processes for ongoing improvement. It covers: What to change (analysis/core cause), What to change to (solution design), and How to cause the change (execution).
Eli Schragenheim's presentation focuses on using the Theory of Constraints (TOC) to improve the Blue Ocean Shift process, aiming to develop and implement new Viable Visions and Decisive Competitive Edges more effectively, using an S&T strategy.
IT affects all entities, sometimes limiting products/services or causing bottlenecks. This webinar covers factors leading to misalignment between technical and business strategy and steps managers can take for alignment.
Capacity buffers are temporary means (overtime, temporary workers, outsourcing) to increase capacity for an extra cost. They are critical for TOC planning and growth strategies, allowing delay of significant investments.
The presentation examines the Blue Ocean Shift process (strengths/weaknesses) and proposes augmenting it with the Theory of Constraints (TOC) to more effectively develop and implement new Viable Visions and Decisive Competitive Edges.
An expert panel from TOCICO and ASCM discusses the recovery of supply chains post-COVID-19 crisis, offering forward-thinking insights, best practices, scenarios, and ways to minimize or avoid common mistakes.
Dr. Lisa Ferguson will address how to use TOC to turn persuasion from an art into a science for effective change management. The webinar covers the plus, minus-minus, emotional buy-in processes, and four viewpoints of buy-in. (2 hours)
Eli Schragenheim interviews Bimlendra Jha, a central figure in TATA Steel's viable vision project, about the company's journey with TOC implementation, lessons learned, and current endeavors. The webinar includes a Q&A session.
Eli Schragenheim and Mickey will discuss modifying Theory of Constraints (TOC) solutions when key assumptions don't apply. Examples from Production, Projects, & Replenishment will show how to adapt solutions while keeping the core logic.
Combining critical chain project management (CCPM) and the theory of constraints yields extraordinary results quickly, boosting productivity 2-3x, reducing project durations by over 40%, and finishing nearly all projects on time.
Change agents must guide their audience toward accepting new ways, especially when current norms, rules, and regulations are outdated. The session focuses on fostering understanding to ensure acceptance of necessary changes.
ViAGO International specializes in workflow productivity solutions, increasing teamwork, efficiency, and flexibility through real-time workflow visualization, job routing, and controlled escalation. They offer consulting, software, and training.
20-year history of rescuing companies with TOC, similar to Alex Rogo. Highlights include TOC's impact during a company sale, leaving value for the buyer, the role of people in selling the plan, and using business cycles to gain a competitive edge.
The P&Q example, designed by Dr. Goldratt, exposes the flaws of traditional cost accounting. It introduces the concept of Throughput by Constraint-unit (T/CU), which requires careful consideration, as clarified in this webinar.
Join TOC experts Eli and Sanjeev for a lively discussion and debate on the core principles of the Theory of Constraints (TOC). Re-read “The Goal” and prepare your questions for the session.
Webinar: Applying TOC to government and non-profits to achieve 25%+ improvement, reengineer bureaucracy, and solve major challenges. Authored by Alfredo Mycue, it details strategies, tools (5 Focusing Steps), and proven results.
Webinar comparing generations and discussing how businesses can improve employee performance and create trust, especially given current negative management styles and workplace realities. The solution hints at individual responsibility.
'Planning and running projects' discusses CCPM, the TOC solution for running projects. A simulator developed by Eli Schragenheim is used to demonstrate the basic ideas, project uncertainty, and the problem of multi-tasking.
Sanjeev Gupta (Realization Technologies CEO) shares insights from 400+ multi-project implementations to show how to execute projects 20-50% faster and increase completion rates 10-30%. Parts 2 & 3 cover planning, scheduling, & automation.
3-part masterclass by Sanjeev Gupta, CEO of Realization Technologies, on hardcore planning & scheduling. Learn to execute projects 20-50% faster and increase completion rates by 10-30%, leveraging $6B in customer benefits.
HRO helps organizations overcome adversity, widely used in high-risk industries and healthcare. Bahadir “Baha” Inozu, Ph.D., Co-Founder/CEO of Sharp Focus, Inc., and Professor Emeritus, is a leading HRO expert and author.
The Theory of Constraints (TOC) is based on fundamental assumptions, called the Pillars: people are good, conflicts can be removed, systems are simple, and situations can be substantially improved.
Management's limited attention leads to poor decisions. Dynamic simulation modeling, shared by Dr. Barnard & Eli Schragenheim, predicts long-term impacts and accelerates manager intuition for better decision-making. (246 characters)
TOC uses buffers unconventionally, differentiating from common use. This basic webinar discusses the two common TOC buffers (time & stock) and buffer management, which monitors buffer state to answer critical questions about priorities & sizes.
The "drum" is the schedule of the most critical resource, used as a staggering mechanism for releasing projects in a multi-project environment. The presentation discusses its role, good/bad multitasking, its consequences, and the virtual drum.
Organizations often lack a holistic vision, resulting in low performance and internal conflict due to local incentives. This talk proposes strategies, rooted in TOC's five focusing steps, to guide decisions and improve bottom-line contributions.
Webinar for those new to the Theory of Constraints (TOC), covering the basics, including the Five Focusing Steps developed in 1985. It's an opportunity to learn more about TOC. Basic -TOC webinars are free for all.
Ian Heptinstall discusses win-win collaboration for big projects with Eli Schragenheim, drawing on his experience in project management, applying Project Alliance principles, and global procurement/CPO roles in pharmaceuticals and construction.
Agile CCPM fixes broken Agile scaling. This webinar shows how to combine and improve Agile with CCPM, using the method to organize the session with a backlog and burn-down curve. You will act as the product owner.
The gap between theoretical and practical Theory of Constraints (TOC) leads to inconsistent project results. The core issue is the "one-solution-fits-all" approach, ignoring that reality is dynamic and requires adjusting TOC concepts.
The traditional sales function is shifting online. Justin Roff-Marsh's Sales Process Engineering (SPE) industrializes sales by removing autonomy and commissions, formalizing workflows, and centralizing scheduling.
Goldratt’s TOC is "Focus," but what should we focus on? The text poses questions about organizational vs. individual focus and the dilemma of segmenting the market but not resources, inviting discussion after a presentation.
This presentation proposes combining the logical TOC approach with Dr. Donna Hicks' Dignity Model (emotional link) to more effectively resolve chronic conflicts in various environments, building on a 2017 conference presentation.
Alex Knight and Eli Schragenheim discuss how to develop a TOC breakthrough solution for an industry, using healthcare as an example. Topics include Alex's book 'Pride and Joy,' strategy and tactics trees, software, and educational materials.
The author uses Alan Barnard’s ProConCloud process in statistics courses to guide students in rapid, targeted research for a 12-page paper. This structured process fosters polite discussion on challenging topics. A webinar will detail the experience.
For CCPM to be the "main way," it must offer superior results on all projects. It's succeeded in "schedule-first" projects, but the question is if it can extend to "value-first" projects, strategic planning, and portfolio packaging.
Running out of cash impacts an organization's survival, leading to payment delays, vendor issues, raw material shortages, reduced sales, and eventual closure. The Theory of Constraints can reverse this cycle for financial health.
Webinar on fixing broken project management using Theory of Constraints (TOC) and Critical Chain. Covers setting up excellent management processes, ensuring resource availability, and leveraging LiquidPlanner for multi-project management.
Follow-up to the 2016 TOCICO Day 2 presentation on paradigms in TOC, summarizing results from a standing on the shoulders of giants analysis.
The text outlines a difference in perspective within TOC, distinguishing between "Small-TOC" (Goldratt's "engines") and "Big-TOC" (Schragenheim's wider view). A challenge noted for Big-TOC is the difficulty in defining outcomes for its broader scope.
Webinar covers development from thinking processes to operational methodologies (CCPM, S-DBR), replenishment, and integration for holistic management, including software, the Satellite Program, and the viable-vision concept (VV).
The webinar covers developments from OPT to DBR, five focusing steps, thinking processes, and marketing basics. It also addresses the impact of sophisticated manufacturing software on TOC's development and the "to use software or not" dilemma.
TOC for Education enhances quality using Thinking Processes to address school management challenges. It applies generic TOC insights, noting differences in goal definition, flow, and synchronizing human resources in an educational context.
Manage innovation from development to implementation using a business process based on Goldratt's 6 questions of technology and Christensen's framework of innovation.
TOC is difficult to sell, and implementations often fall short of expectations. Rob explains why focusing on "How do we get buy-in" is wrong, offering the right questions for successful TOC implementation.
This presentation details a quick-start booklet structure, utilizing TOC principles, enabling the reader to thoroughly understand any book within 20 minutes. Please prepare 1-3 books for intellectual throughput.
Webinar on how Theory of Constraints (TOC) tools, especially Drum-Buffer-Rope (DBR), improve software development by focusing on managing, planning, and scheduling development tasks instead of changing technology.
Building an effective strategy is critical for top management. The TOC's impact is significant. Eli Schragenheim will share his experience on this key topic, which includes the strategy and tactic tree (S&T), though it's not the starting point.
A debate is proposed regarding the relevance of the five focusing steps (5FS) and the term "Constraint" in today's Theory of Constraints (TOC). The discussion will also cover defining management attention as the ultimate constraint.
This webinar will build on previous knowledge to examine conflict dynamics, dilemmas, and oscillation. It will discuss how to escape oscillation by resolving dilemmas into a systemic cloud, using clues from Gregory Bateson.
Webinar on conflict resolution: Drawing clouds, using change matrices, investigating resistance, satisfaction, and security. Explores how miscommunication and confirmation bias worsen conflicts (schismogenesis), stagnation, and 3rd person dilemmas.
Final lecture shows how to apply TOC solutions (Physical Process Flows, Project Management, Supply Chain, Sales/Marketing, Finance, Human Behavior, Thinking Processes) to life, concluding with abstract philosophy.
A broad exploration of the 3 change methods used in TOC to transform organizations. The interrelations and applicability of each method will be discussed, along with expected behaviors in terms of salability and specificity.
Through the FMER Grant Program, using TOC has helped teachers develop skills and leadership to create and implement successful projects that benefit their schools.
Exploring more aspects of the TOC distribution & retail solution, expanding on the TOCICO 2014 presentation. Topics include: essentials, supplying, fashion, life cycle, DBM implementation, and pricing.
Breakthroughs are managerial or technological (e.g., Ford, Ohno, electricity, Internet). Timeless Lean System (TLS) is considered a breakthrough when implemented via a Throughput Operating Strategy (TOS).
A presentation details a process for building unique offers for end buyers in a MTA environment, as typical TOC implementation focuses on resellers. The presenter's process analyzes end buyers and develops offers, even for commodity products.
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Eli Schragenheim & Vector Consulting India created the first phase of throughput accounting principles for product-mix decisions. He will use his MICSS simulator and new Vector Consulting software for immediate product mix and opportunity decisions.
Agile software development incorporates principles and practices from critical chain, drum buffer rope, throughput accounting, and the Theory of Constraints (TOC) replenishment solution.
An informal analysis of the psychological aspects of being a human constraint, based on experience with TOC and CCPM. This unorthodox presentation offers insights for TOC consultants to improve engagement success and will be fun.
The Little Prince Pediatric Hospital Study, developed from TOC TP diagnosis, created the LPPH Generic Transition Strategy and Tactics Tree & action plans. It is customizable using 12 Questions CRT software.
Oded will detail "focused flow" using stock buffers for the TOC solution in the production environment, which transitions from make-to-stock to make-to-availability.
Managing the Theory of Constraints (TOC) Way is "focused flow." The TOC breakthrough approach uses the concept of buffers for planning and controlling execution, with time buffers demonstrated on the TOC solution for Make-to-Order (MTO).
TOC employs a unique, structured method for system analysis and solution development. The improvement journey uses Thinking Processes and their interrelationships, displayed on the U-Shape graphic, which also records solutions.
Analyzing systems involves cloud consolidation to address core problems. Jelena will discuss logical cloud consolidation and the critical role of assumptions, offering practical ideas for working with them.
UDEs are essential for analyzing system problems and developing market value offers. Proper construction of UDE clouds is critical. Jelena will review UDE qualification criteria and common mistakes in UDE Cloud construction.
Cloud structures are unique and differ based on use, triggers, and construction sequence. Jelena will cover typical mistakes to ensure clouds provide a proper understanding of problems for solution-finding.
A 2013 TOCICO conference presentation will detail the 12 questions current reality branch model in Excel, featuring an interview with a large pediatric hospital CEO. The model and presentation will be available to participants.
The Project Manifesto covered the problem, the relay-race solution, and key takeaways: thinking backward, avoiding self-inflicted issues, aligning values with behavior, challenging assumptions, and how multitasking drives responsiveness over focus.
Session 2 reviews dialectic/didactic topics, local/global clouds, Machiavelli's change matrix, security/satisfaction, and self/common-interest. It applies drum buffer rope and throughput accounting to solve a local-to-local cloud as local-global.
The presentation covers the core problem in healthcare (costs > revenues), criteria for solutions, and the Theory of Constraints (TOC) to achieve simultaneous breakthroughs in quality, timeliness, and financial performance.
The Legal Science Institute presentation addresses the dilemma of resolving digital era disputes with physical era law. Views differ: some say existing law suffices, others want new law or Cyberlaw, and some believe no government law is appropriate.
Many organizations fail to deliver projects on time and budget. This presentation offers a maturity model based on the Critical Chain methodology to guide multi-project environments toward perfect performance.
To turn around a struggling business, a leader needs a lean/TOC hybrid approach, covering haikaku vs. kaizen, and a seven-step transformation from leadership assessment to transition, using the right tools and process.
Presentation addresses time/attention constraints and bad multitasking. Solutions include Critical Chain Project Management elements (e.g., setting priorities, buffer management, full kit) and the five focusing steps.
White webinars offer new ideas for the TOC BOK. Watch and suggest improvements, and judge its worthiness. The webinar summarizes "Learning from experience," a methodology by Eli Schragenheim and Dr. Avner Passal to learn from unexpected events.
Dr. Alan Barnard presents the Change Matrix Cloud (CMC), a new TOC method combining Goldratt’s evaporating cloud and the change matrix. It's a systematic, step-by-step process for collaboratively solving planning/execution conflicts.
Webinar explores Dwek's fixed/growth mindsets and how TOC exposes 'win-win' and 'scarcity' mindsets. It focuses on scarcity's negative impact and how TOC provides a scaffold for developing desired mindsets for better communication/cooperation.
Dr. Lisa Anne Ferguson's book details her experience as an apprentice to Eliyahu M. Goldratt (1947–2011), founder of TOC, sharing lessons, humorous, and dramatic stories. The accompanying webinar features excerpts.
The Thinking Process (TP) tools improve critical thinking through generic processes for addressing what to change, what to change to, and how to cause the change. Tools include the evaporating cloud, reality trees, and transition tree.
TOC tools enable effective strategic planning, helping organizations satisfy the market and employees, make money, and synchronize actions through the strategy and tactic tree to achieve organizational goals now and in the future.
The TOC M&S solution offers a competitive edge via an "unrefusable offer" (WIN for all) from Marketing and a managed Sales process. This combined approach achieves an 80%+ conversion/hit rate.
The TOC application for finance provides insights for managerial decisions based on constraints, not a complete accounting solution, helping to fix common data-based mistakes that hurt financial performance.
The TOC pull distribution application improves availability, sales, ROI, and cash flow by reducing inventory shortages and surpluses, switching from preparing to forecasted consumption to reacting to actual consumption.
Webinar: Typical mistakes in surfacing cloud assumptions & how to correct them (Part 2). Focus on getting assumptions right, Four Assumption Rules for A-B, A-C, B-D, C-D’ arrows, and two D-D’ Rules. Practice exercises included.
The webinar will address common errors and use examples to develop and improve good quality assumptions, which are crucial for the quality of cloud-breaking solutions.
Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM), developed by Dr. Eli Goldratt, improves project flow and completion, resulting in high due-date performance (>95%) and fewer compromises on content, quality, and budget.
DBR and buffer management, a TOC application, improves flow in manufacturing and service organizations. Described in The Goal by Dr. Goldratt, it reduces lead times, improves performance, and reveals excess capacity.
The discussion highlights the importance of buffering, citing Eli Goldratt's insight ("Never let something important to become urgent!"). It covers the 'Red-line' concept in buffer management and the key indicator of monitoring the 'number of reds'.
Product variety includes total offering & end-items within a category. Decisions involve uncertainty, affecting space/cash. Customer value is based on need, status, or esthetics. Dilemmas are discussed, along with variety in fashion/electronics.
Webinar series No. 4 discusses Eli Goldratt's idea of using money and time together, including value-days and the 'flush' concept for investment assessment, and why these prominent TOC applications have few implementations.
This presentation covers: strategic commitment to availability; replenish-to-availability (TOC); replenish without commitment; DBM (advantages/limitations); managing clients/suppliers (TVD role); and a full supply chain management overview.
CCPM boundaries cover key assumptions, how TOC planning/execution fits CCPM, required changes for certain projects, capacity management in multi-projects, and performance measurements in projects.
The presentation defines constraints, questions policy constraints, and discusses how constraints shift. A new claim is introduced: organizations face two simultaneous constraints, one controlling the flow of T and the other controlling growth.
Companies improve performance, flow, commitment, and productivity by using drum-buffer-rope (DBR) for production and critical chain project management (CCPM) for projects, even when operations blend characteristics of both.
Lessons learned while writing and teaching others to write transformational strategy and tactic (S&T) trees, building on TOC and Dr. Eli Goldratt's work, including the six-step SOSG process and the five levels of S&T.
Dr. Goldratt’s Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Process is detailed, including its six steps, S & T tree levels, and the components of strategy, parallel assumptions, tactics, and sufficiency assumptions, with application examples.
Prof. Ferguson will present the plus and minus-minus buy-in process steps, compare/contrast these methods for overcoming resistance to change, and discuss writing S&T trees using each process. The webinar ends with an open discussion.
12-question template for organizing thinking processes content. Part 1 was presented in 2011. View an introductory presentation: [prezi.com/adjczxnrd8qq/12-questions-sog-for-toc-tp/](https://prezi.com/adjczxnrd8qq/12-questions-sog-for-toc-tp/)
The presentation offers a 12-question template for organizing thinking processes content, proposing a universal current reality branch that can aid in constructing conflict clouds and standardized current reality trees for TOC solutions.
Learn to develop a 'Mafia offer'—a market offer customers can't refuse and competition can't match—using cause-and-effect logic in a Q&A webinar with Dr. Lisa. Read Chapter 22 of the TOC Handbook for details.
Projects are late due to uncertainty, not poor planning. Challenges include scope changes, vendor delays, and more. Project management is broken; the solution is synchronizing execution in real time to make projects 20-50% faster.
This presentation covers the impact of culture on change initiatives like TOC, the leader's role in shaping culture, the leader's focus, a suggested leadership model, and how to create culture.
Eli Goldratt developed six questions in 2000 for assessing new technology, which relate to the five focusing steps. Eli Schragenheim explains how to use these questions for new products and defining target market segments.
Q&A webinar with Eli Schragenheim, author of Management Dilemmas. The topic is learning/teaching using fictional case studies. Eli will use a new case for the session, not the published riddle. Prepare your questions.
When throughput is insufficient to cover operating expenses, the sales department often faces aggressive pressure to increase sales due to internal objectives or financial concerns, which can sometimes lead to paranoia.
The webinar uses TOC and lean principles for B2B value stream improvement, e.g., fixing delivery issues or supplier disturbances. It suggests small-scale SCM improvements focused on the most critical value streams for max benefit.
The webinar promotes adopting the Theory of Constraints (TOC) using the elucidate solution. Broad implementation eliminates the "whipsaw effect," ending recessions and fostering strong confidence and investment ("Prosperity Bomb").
Robert's research shows that combining Theory of Constraints (TOC) with storytelling boosts 10-year-olds' emotional literacy. The method reduces stress, improves social and learning skills, and helps students achieve and flourish.
Managers and leaders must make decisions informed by assumptions. Conflict and paralysis can arise from competing decisions and dominant paradigms, which impedes progress toward goals.
After struggling to generate sales in the US, Justin Roff-Marsh developed a low-cost, effective lead-generation formula. His webinar details this formula, which uses social media essentials without requiring an all-in commitment.
This webinar explores four questions: What is thinking and its limitations? Why improve thinking? What are the benefits of clearer thinking (self-reliance, peace of mind)? And how to think clearly.
Webinar to clarify program points, discuss participant reservations, and explore how TOC guides decision-making. Focus on 'hard decisions' and how TOC handles complexity through focusing, but is limited with uncertainty.
CCPM is a systemic business methodology and project management paradigm shift. Success requires addressing people (leadership, coaching, change management), metrics (changing measures), and investing in people to sustain progress.
An effective process for high-level managerial decisions is needed. The absence of a unified approach leads to behavior driven by local interests, as existing tools and current Throughput Accounting methods are inadequate.
Q&A webinar with Dr. Lisa about "Mafia Offers: Dealing with a Market Constraint," Chapter 22 of the Theory of Constraints Handbook. Read the chapter first, then ask the expert questions about your specific offer or implementation challenges.
Webinar on management accounting decisions. Focuses on the faulty assumption of 'cost-per-unit' & misunderstandings of TOC concepts (T/CU). Addresses how TOC handles complexity, but lacks a systematic way to deal with uncertainty in 'hard decisions'.
This webinar addresses two types of uncertainty in organizations, focusing on "common and expected uncertainty." It introduces "the reasonable range" and "buffer" concepts from TOC, applying them with statistics and POOGI to improve decision-making.
This series explores how Theory of Constraints (TOC) guides better decision-making, especially for "hard decisions" caused by complexity and uncertainty. TOC handles complexity well, but uncertainty needs a more systematic approach.
G-MAC Limited reduced its 24-week contract process by 75% using the Theory of Constraints (TOC) approach and the evaporating cloud technique, as detailed in a webinar on contract management.
The presentation shows the need and advantages of integrating TOC, Lean Production, Six Sigma, and BMP into a coherent system for organizational development, improved business performance, and continuous competitiveness.
Presents a generic Strategy and Tactics tree for hospitals implementing Theory of Constraints (TOC) to boost healthcare quality, staff environment, and finances. Includes TOC implementation experiences in public and private hospitals.
Structuring intermediary relationships is difficult as tight integration is needed, but intermediaries must remain autonomous. Roff-Marsh presents a detailed, practical approach, including an acid test, for mutually beneficial relationships.
John introduced constructing Strategy and Tactic trees (S&T), covering framing the subject, generating the S&T, history of thinking processes, rules for astute observation, and building an S&T framework.
The presentation shows that while many try to implement the Toyota Production System (TPS), only Toyota achieves the best results. It details TPS as one pillar of Toyota's approach, supported by a framework of forces, principles, and culture.
TOC thinking processes are rarely used in rigorous composition despite their use in business/education. Logical argumentative writing demands a critical thinking framework, which this presentation details for effective composition development.
This presentation connects Strategy and Tactic Trees (S&Ts) and Thinking Processes (TP), showing how their logic and communication map to one another. It defines where they intersect, their boundaries, and how to use them together for large projects.
A five-step innovation approach, based on critical chain project management, focuses on profitably servicing unexpressed market needs. Key metrics are throughput and new product cycle time. Constraints and guided innovation mapping are included.
Intel implemented drum-buffer-rope scheduling in their warehouse with three steps: 1. Accurate data, 2. Using existing continuous improvement programs, and 3. Training staff through "game" exercises. (199 characters)
The presentation defines strategy/tactic, introduces the strategy node template, and discusses growth/stability curves (red/green). It explains the S & T tree structure and node details (necessity, strategy, parallel, sufficiency assumptions).
The structure of an S & T tree step is presented, including necessary assumptions, strategy, parallel assumptions, tactic, and sufficiency assumptions. The five steps of the plus buy-in process are described and illustrated using the RRR S & T tree.
The three question change sequence is a system framework to identify, solve, and implement a plan for a core problem. It uses methods like the current reality tree or three cloud approach.
The presentation examines the 2009 economy (9%+ unemployment, 3%+ GDP decrease) and the potential of TOC to help, citing First Solar's 200% annual growth with TOC and the Japanese Ministry of Public Works' use of critical chain.
The presentation details an exam with an intro, outcomes, and three components: project management fundamentals, TOC thinking processes/critical chain, and CCPM/logistical applications. It also covers the baseline critical chain competency.
CCPM tackles project failures (schedule, budget, scope) for faster delivery and better team quality of life. This presentation details CCPM's core concepts in execution, planning, and portfolio management.
A paper details the old (rational), middle (emotional), & new (decision-making) brain, noting six old brain stimuli. It links the four selling steps (diagnose, differentiate, demonstrate, deliver) to the buy-in process.
The presentation details the five focusing steps, constraint identification, defining and managing a cash constraint, increasing cash-to-cash velocity, and elevating cash, with rules and guidelines provided.
ASR is a materials synchronization solution that provides material/component availability tied to consumption, maintains stock/BOM visibility, supports pull-based systems (e.g., lean, DBR), and can improve performance in traditional MRP environments.
The presentation addresses the difficulty of sustained change in implementations (ERP, EPM, etc.). It proposes thinking from the "changes'" perspective, suggesting a "cycle of results" framework for implementation plans to make change stick.
Simplified Drum Buffer Rope (SDBR) is Goldratt Consulting's official production management choice. New concepts like the planned load, a unique make-to-stock approach, and capacity reservation for rapid response orders are discussed.
