I will be out of the office from 01/06/2006 until 05/06/2006. I will respond to your message when I return. If you have questions related to the Core TCMS...
Hi, All Thank you for the kind comments on my book. Wish I had a garage full! BTW, have all of you read the May APICs article: Continuous Improvement Trio: The...
In my opinion Larry's book is the best way to understand the real meaning of CCPM in the real world, and can be very helpful to implement it as well. ... De:...
Right - we have four copies of Critical Chain in our department alone. :) What do you mean check?!? I thought this was a cash transaction! Best regards, ...
todd i would suggest that larry is a big boy... and would appreciate feedback. regardless the tone. i do. in fact, i love the fact that a number of people hate...
ski, I was not so concerned about Larry's feelings (sorry Larry); I have asked questions like this in the past and did not realize the author was a major...
Hello We are a small group of consultants specialized in implementing a constraint based finite scheduler using Drum Buffer Rope as its core architecture. It...
I recently downloaded Larry's e-book on Lean Project Managment which so far proves to be very useful as well. I like his "real book" as a detailed reference...
Hi, Folks I did have a little discussion with one of the APTCs article authors. IMHO, he was not very forthcoming. He claimed that the synergy was the whole...
hi to all I am management grad working on CCPM software devlopment which should be compatible to MS project or enterprise software if anybody having experience...
I will be out of the office from 15/06/2006 until 19/06/2006. I will respond to your message when I return. If you have questions related to the Core TCMS...
As time goes on I'm becoming more and more convinced that adoption of CCPM should really be viewed and executed as a Quality Initiative. And I use the term QI...
Hello all, Has anybody an idea about resource assignment (allocation) in projects like Software (new product) delopment projects? As you know in this kind of...
... If one project among several is in deep buffer, so to speak, the best thing to do is to pause briefly and use a reverse planning process to optimize the ...
It is precisely in the cases where resources are not interchangeable that CCPM takes on its greatest value. Projects need to be scheduled with deliberate...
Microsoft Project: Customizing MS Project <http://www.pmconnection.com/modules.php?name=News&file=categories&op=ne\ windex&catid=3> PMP: How to Maintain Your...
Hi, I am relatively new to CCPM and TOC as well as this discussion group. I have read The Goal and Critical Chain. I am currently reading Critical Chain...
A resource buffer does not affect the rules that you apply to determine task durations or the project or feeder buffers. The best way to think of a resource...
Out side of one anomaly, I haven't met anyone that really uses resource buffers. If you have project team status meetings once a week, you can get all the...
Unless you are in a zero-cost environment, the use of the schedule buffer also has a resource impact. Therefore I load the buffer with resources that...
I am looking for effective ways of implementing PROGRAM management, where each individual sub-project is using its own critical chain schedules. I am...
Jenny, ProChain Pipeline (V8) has the functionality you are requesting. The capability exists to have a high level schedule that is linked to sub-schedules....
... management, [REZ] I believe what you are asking for is MULTI-PROJECT Critical Chain. That is, applying the principles of Theory of Constraints, and...
Hi I am new to CCPM . I have gone thro' whole lot of documentation from the net. I am looking for some example which explains buffer sizing. I am planning to...
I guess you are new to CCPM... This group has seen a number of debates around how to do buffer sizing. Eli Goldratt suggests that (on the first few projects)...
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