About this Presentation
Discuss how different Critical Chain experts have different ideas about how to implement their strategies. Although these ideas might seem conflicting, Rob Newbold shares why they exist and offered practical advice on how to deal with them in your own work.
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 concept of freezing and defrosting projects is a strategy used to reduce work in process and increase the flow and rate of flow.
Project pacing, or staggering the induction of new projects to accommodate internal resource limitations, is another strategy discussed.
An alternate implementation approach involves starting with a pilot project, which can be more suitable for certain types of companies.
Instructor(s)
Rob Newbold
Rob Newbold, CEO and founder of ProChain Solutions, is one of the world’s leading experts on Critical Chain project scheduling and management. He has forty years’ experience developing process improvements in various fields. Rob is a frequent writer and speaker and holds degrees from Stanford University, SUNY Stony Brook, and Yale University. He is the author of the books Islands of Stability (ProChain Press, 2019), The Project Manifesto (ProChain Press, 2014), The Billion Dollar Solution (ProChain Press, 2008) and Project Management in the Fast Lane (St. Lucie Press, 1998) and was a contributing author to the TOC Handbook from McGraw-Hill. He was presented with a TOCICO Lifetime Achievement award by TOCICO in 2023 and a TOC Excellence Award by TOCPA in 2024. ProChain Solutions has been a leading provider of software, methodology, and implementation services for Critical Chain solutions since 1997.