About this Presentation
TOC practitioners use many types of models, from the Logical Thinking Process to the P-Q Game, and they run into the same types of issued faced by Systems Engineering models. The presentation shows how we can use learning from Systems Engineering to help us improve the value of our TOC models.
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.
Both TOC and Systems Engineering aim to ensure that the pieces work together to achieve the objectives of the whole. The speaker discusses models in both systems engineering and TOC, the concept of emergence, problems about detail, and a direction of a solution.
The speaker emphasizes the importance of using multiple models for different variables, methods, and levels of fidelity, including physical models as well as computational ones.
The speaker highlights the concept of emergence, where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and how it can be intentional or unintentional. Emergence is a function of integration and can be seen in various TOC implementations.
Instructor(s)
Steve Holt
Steve Holt is a Boeing Technical Fellow with a primary focus on the socio-technical aspects of Systems Engineering, especially for the development of large scale, complex products. He was one of the leaders of the implementation of Critical Chain Project Management on several airplane programs. He is a practitioner and instructor in Theory of Constraints, Cynefin Framework, and Critical Thinking. He was a past member of the TOCICO Board of Directors and received a TOCICO Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019.