About this Presentation
The goal of this presentation is to illustrate two points. Firstly that, in the context of research and development or uncertain projects, the lean six sigma (LSS) approach to project management has striking similarities with critical chain project management (CCPM). Secondly that the LSS tools may be used to apply CCPM into the area of uncertain projects. We consider LSS as a project management style that can strongly resemble CCPM. The LSS toolbox can also be very useful in resolving the conflicts that arise when we attempt to introduce the theory of constraints focus into a field that is exposed to late stage failure. In the first part of the presentation, we examine the alignment of LSS with CCPM from a first principles point of view. Our findings are that the two styles are directly comparable in the context of high pushback and that the LSS style can resolve a fundamental tension between classic CCPM and uncertain projects. In the 2nd half of the presentation, we draw on examples of real projects across different industries to illustrate the usefulness of the LSS tools from a practical perspective to run fast projects by radically increasing project process effectiveness.
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