About this Presentation
Unlock the breakthrough approach used by global leaders like Mazda and Embraer to cut delivery times, boost productivity, and improve project outcomes. Critical chain is used by leading companies across industries to: Accelerate project timelines by 15-30%, Uncover hidden capacity to complete more projects with existing resources, Achieve 95%+ on-time delivery rates and Improve team engagement, collaboration, and motivation.
What Will You Learn
To help you get the most value from this session, we’ve highlighted a few key points. These takeaways capture the main ideas and practical insights from the presentation, making it easier for you to review, reflect, and apply what you’ve learned.
The session highlights how many project delays are driven by hidden systemic behaviors—such as multitasking, padded estimates, and unclear priorities—rather than by lack of effort or skill.
It shows how Critical Chain replaces task-level control with buffer-based flow management, enabling organizations to improve predictability, delivery speed, and team alignment using existing resources.
Instructor(s)
Joe Cooper
Joe Cooper is an Enterprise Business Architect at DMI operating at the intersection of business and technology; leveraging innovation, transformation, continuous improvement, and team-engagement to accelerate systemic outcomes for organizations. Joe has been a practitioner, implementer, and lifelong learner of the Theory of Constraints principles for 20 years, specializing in Critical Chain for project, program, and portfolio management. He is a regular speaker at global TOCICO and Project Management Institute (PMI) events and is TOCICO certified (2010) and PMI-PMP certified (2003). Other certifications include SAFe Agile Product Manager, SAFe Advanced Scrum Master, Scrum.org PSPO and PSM. Joe earned degrees in Physics, Mathematics, and Professional Pilot Technology from Indiana State University. He is an FAA certified commercial pilot (multi-engine, instrument, seaplane) and an aviation enthusiast. Joe enjoys spending time with his lovely wife and three wonderful (young adult) children. He also enjoys cultures and languages, health/fitness/nutrition, deep sea fishing, and studying Emotional Intelligence.