Bob I think there is another positive potential benefit from feeding buffers rather than simply considering them to be 1) protection and 2) monitoring ...
Kik - Good point, I should add that to the list, thanks. Rob ... Posted by: "Crispin ("Kik") Piney" kik.piney@... pineyk Date: Thu Apr 1, 2010 12:58...
Hi, Kik Great point. Perhaps that is why we haven't seen a need for the orgiginal "drum buffer". Although the drum resource and the critical chain are...
Hi, All I came across the following while completing my next book: https://www.createspace.com/en/community/docs/DOC-1043 I think it is interesting because to...
Tony recommended a book on design process called Axiomatic Design (developed by Dr. Dr. Suh Nam Pyo, Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT). It is a...
Thanks for the intro to something I was just about to post. Also at MIT is John Sterman and one of his crew, Nelson Repenning http://web.mit.edu/nelsonr/www/...
Hello Charley, Regarding the Thinking Process Tools, Axiomatic Design, and systems of people, I’m happy to share my thoughts, even though you may not like...
Larry, The WBS is optional, a project file is optional. The identification of what to do in what order is not. The difference is the amount of risk you want to...
Larry, There's always a question of how granular the planning needs to be and for larger projects, single tasks can be projects in themselves, depending how...
what's your new book about Larry? I've learned a lot from all of your earlier books. Cant' wait. ... Clarke Ching - * Check out "Rocks Into Gold" ... a biztech...
Hi, Jay I am OK with people who are clearly knowledgabe in what a WBS is and skilled in creating one who make a choice not to use one. I just haven't found any...
Hi, Clarke I am delighted you ask, as I just got the final proof today, which I am going to push the "Approve" button on tomorrow. It should be on Amazon in a...
Rob I can mention a third purpose: A project can be made of several chains running in parallel, with comparable sizes and similar importance. Then the...
... to the same individuals, and B) engineering and project-management assigned to the same individuals. Someone who is not aware of Axiomatic design also is...
... to the same individuals, and B) engineering and project-management assigned to the same individuals. Someone who is not aware of Axiomatic design also is...
Thanks Tony. That's a great example. Our showers each have a single head which has two different controls - one which controls the temperature and one which...
Charley I haven't been following this thread as closely as I would like to but I think it relates to our experiences quarantining your experienced engineers...
Folks, I would love for anyone to state the "detail" conflict as a conflict cloud. I just don't see it. What's the problem with "more detail"? If I want to do...
Here is one attempt, not so much as a cloud but as my experience. Let's say in a larger project, you need to get a document written, reviewed (by the experts...
Richard, I believe this is a combination of a false argument and a misunderstanding. People frequently use the words Schedule and Plan interchangeably. But, of...
Hi Richard, Is there any point where you get too much detail? I mean, there must be some point where you stop adding detail because it's good enough. For me...
Hi Richard, We offer production / project scheduling software based on rigorous finite capacity scheduling logic. The output is very detailed containing...
Clarke - you make an important point about delaying elaboration of the details because that can provide strategic agility. If everything could be known in...
Prasad Your response honed a question for me that has been forming as I have read the recent replies to this question. My questions is: what time scales are ...
Hi Richard For some time now I have been coming to the conclusion that the road map analogy is not helpful to our discussion on detail versus not detail. But ...
Hi Jim, Much of your post touches on Axiomatic Design described by Nam Suh. (I recommend his book but it ain't cheap). Design includes hardware, software,...
Hi Jim, The lead times of projects vary greatly. Some may take a couple of weeks while some others may take months or years. I mainly deal with projects in...
Hi Clare Thank you for your thoughts - these again helped me clarify some of the issues we are debating. You have elaborated on the ideas put forward by Tony ...
Yes, Clarke! The design of your shower is a good example of a successful application of the Independence Axiom. Rate of flow can be changed without affecting...
