Projects in Less Time:: A Synopsis of Critical Chain - Softcover

Mark Woeppel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1419620533 ISBN 13: 9781419620539

Publisher: BookSurge Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

Everyone who has managed a project (or been involved in one) knows how difficult it is to finish on time. If you've managed many projects, your frustration is even greater; you not only have to finish on time, but in less time. Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) has been hailed as the biggest innovation in project management in 40 years. Projects in Less Time; A Synopsis of Critical Chain by Mark J. Woeppel explains the main ideas behind this breakthrough concept. Woeppel builds on a short, easy to understand synopsis of Eliyahu M. Goldratt's pioneering book, Critical Chain, by deftly augmenting it with commentary, case studies and implementation advice. Readers not only gain a meaningful appreciation for the ideas behind CCPM, they clearly see significant implications for real projects.

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About the Author

Mark Woeppel is a master of positive transformation of organizations, with a history of successful turnarounds. He is a recognized expert in the Theory of Constraints, teaching hundreds of executives around the world. Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt, author of The Goal, called him the most skilled implementer of Constraint Management in North America. He is an internationally known author, speaker and lecturer on the topics of Continuous Improvement, Synchronous Flow Manufacturing, Cost Accounting, Organizational Measurement, and Project Management. He is the author of The Manufacturer's Guide to Implementing the Theory of Constraints, published by APICS/St. Lucie Press, and Projects in Less Time, published by Booksurge, in English, Spanish and Japanese. Notable speaking venues are: Northwestern University Kellogg School of Business, University of California, Los Angeles, American Production & Inventory Control Society, and Institute for Management Accounting. His industry experience includes the Graphic Arts, Industrial Equipment, Consumer Products, Automotive, Oilfield Equipment, Electronics, and Steel Fabrication, Subsea Oilfield Development, Project Management, and Semiconductor product development. He serves as President for Pinnacle Strategies, a provider of consulting, training, and technology solutions.

From the Back Cover

"Mark brings to bear his extensive experience in leading organization change with TOC to help organizations that do projects perform better with the critical chain method. This book fills an important niche between Goldratt's Critical Chain, which does not provide enough how to information for most readers, and the overall project management oriented books (including mine) that provide too much detail for many practitioners."
Lawrence Leach, Author, Critical Chain Project Management

Anyone who has ever managed a business project or been involved in one knows how difficult it is to finish on time. Multiply that one project by two or three or six, and you have a management nightmare. but it doesn't have to be that way. Not with the greatest innovation in business in forty years: Critical Chain Project Management. Based on the Theory of Constraints (ToC), a revolutionary methodology created by Eliyahu M. Goldratt in his book Critical Chain, this way of doing business makes lagging productivity a thing of the past.

In Projects in Less Time, leading ToC expert Mark J. Woeppel provides an overview and synopsis of Goldratt's breakthrough book in clear, easy-to-understand prose. His incisive observations, interpretations, graphs and case studies, are all guaranteed to enhance your understanding and improve your business.

Why do all projects fail to meet expectations? What is the effect-cause-effect method and why should you make it your business to use it? With Woeppel's help, you'll discover that to go fast, you have to go slow; when best to start a task and how to focus on it, and you'll find real solutions to business problems and planning. Knowledge is always power, and with Projects in Less Time: A Synopsis of Critical Chain, it will never be just "business as usual."

Edition details

• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1419620533
• ISBN 13: 9781419620539
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 134