Larry, Have you tried Tony Rizzo's Lean Project Planning Methodology, working backwards? From the final deliverable backwards? Do you think this method is a...
Hi, Santiago I use a system similar to that Tony uses, without the emphasis on backwards planning. I support his method, and have done some experimenting with ...
Rajeev FYI: interestingly enough, one of the blogs that i follow just happened to highlight JADs recently... from what i know of agile, they borrowed some...
All, It occured to me as I was musing on a generic CCPM FRT, that feedback may play a role in ToC that is somewhat under-emphasized. Feedback control theory...
Laurence, Good questioning. I like critical views on our current practice. Regarding the lack of a feedback loops on TOC diagrams, my first question is: are...
Before getting interested in TOC I self-taught myself a lot of stuff from Cybernetics which is communication and control in the animal and the machine. My area...
Hi, Allan I want to thank you for your reference to the books by Aubrey and James Daniels. Sorry it took a while to get and read them. I agree with you: they...
Good points, Larry. I am in synch with you here. I agree that measurement does not drive behavior BUT the consequence associated with measurement absolutely...
Good points, Larry. I am in synch with you here. I agree that measurement does not drive behavior BUT the consequence associated with measurement absolutely...
I propose a new theory of behaviour: 1. People are motivated. They are born motivated and must stay that way to survive. (Life is self-sustaining action.) 2....
... Well, this is the same as the Chaos Theory, actually. (Does ToC mean actually Theory of Chaos:-) Except for the fact that ToC is more focused, and tries to...
TOC already faces an uphill battle in the business market. I suggest that it not be associated with chaos theory. Most certainly, it ought not be associated...
Some greats points made in this post. Esp: "...management can only concentrate on one thing at a time." Why is it 999 out of 1,000 CxOs and managers in general...
Excellent post, Justin! If we allow that human behavior is part and parcel of our initial conditions, and that the business systems that we all operate in are ...
I'm not sure that the butterfly's flapping wings are relevant to the TOC environment. After all, we deliberately use protective capacity and a buffer to ...
I believe that initial conditions are extremely important to TOC. They're part of the planning process. Do you believe that the buffer eliminates nonlinear...
Justin Surely what the analogy of the butterfly’s wing flapping and disastrous weather conditions somewhere else in the world is one of a relationship. The...
Hello, Chris! Your work seems very interesting! Surely an open-source project management tool with CC will help many people to study, try and finally implement...
I've got a client who wants a copy of the goal video, but doesn't want to spend $800 or even $400. Do you have a used one you'd like to sell? Do you know...
Lawrence, Can you share more about I'd love to have some dialog with other readers of this material about how to incoporate the science of behavior into TOC. ...
Peter (and Jim) Yes, I'm suggesting that, if we measure the behaviour of the system as a whole, then TOC (in its various applications) eliminates non-linear ...
This is topic is indeed interesting. It's something I am facing everytime I work with my clients around this part of the world - Asia. And I thought I would...
Justin, I see the situation more in line with increasing the probability of completing a project on or before a specified date. We still cannot say with...
Justin The mental picture that I have of CCPM and variation doesn’t quite match the one you paint here. (But this is not the first time is it? :-)) Can you ...
I would find it helpful if those of you experienced in day-to-day implementations of Critical Chain would share specific techniques that you use to insure the...
Hi, Santiago The flurry of recent posts is just what I hoped for. Some of them express great ideas. Some of the posters need to get up to speed on the research...
Hi, Doug Great question! I too look for thoughts. Just a couple of points to hopefully add clarity. First, I'd prefer it be in terms of the question in your...
Hi, Doug That is one way, to cause temporary change, for sure. There are more reliable methods that have been proven by behavioral research, but you can also...
