Hi, All Gee, I didn't mean to drop a lead ballon on the place the party was going on. Here is the general idea. Complex adaptive systems are simply not...
Larry, I'll bite. I don't agree that complex adaptive systems are completely unpredictable. The system evolves based on its environment. Change the ...
Hi, Jay Some such systems can be somewhat predictable in certain ranges; i.e. far removed from strange attractors. One problem is that unless you have a...
Larry, I thought you were looking at the adoption of CCPM which is an environmental issue. Within the realm of a single project, the idea is not to anticipate...
Hi folks, As I said before I'm an MBA student from Brazil and I'm doing my research over CCPM. At this point I've read some good discussions here and I desire...
Google on CCPM or critical chain project management From: CriticalChain@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CriticalChain@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Lima (Yahoo)...
Kurt, I don't want to pick Google results... I'd like to put in my paper the opinion of all professionals that read and write in this discussion. I do want you...
Hi, Jay I wasn't considering the adoption of CCPM with that thread attempt. It was in response to the risk management dicussions. I think it is another...
Hi, All I had an interestng discussion today with a leading implementor of CC. He has (to me) come full circle in recent years, now advocating that it is all...
Hi, All I had an interestng discussion today with a leading implementor of CC. He has (to me) come full circle in recent years, now advocating that it is all...
I concur that behavior is the starting point. I have had success by talking with people and management and then picking the behaviors that can be changed with...
I think that this relates to the general problem of how to achieve a culture change. The favourite platitude is "one step at a time" but it is true for all of...
... ======== I am not sure what the standard is for the MBA work but I would advise against taking on too many hypotheses at the same time. I think you will...
Hi, Allan Thanks for that feedback. I agree multitasking is one most people can buy and will seek to work on it. How about controlling WIP? I sometimes have a...
Hi, Kik Alas, with larger organizations that is harder to do than to say. While it is easy to get the "head fake" of agreement from all the managers in front...
Hi, Folks In my experience, the effects come from multitasking, Parkinson's law, and student syndrome, in that order. Multitasking is far and away the dominant...
How about attaching WIP to multi-tasking? For software project, I have had success in establishing more stringent rules during feasibility analysis. I give...
Larry, Thanks at all the two answers I got so far gave me more ideas. Does any company have recently done any survey about CCPM including % of success and...
Larry and Tony, Thanks for these last two posts, very useful. (I will give a lecture on TOC next week, and you just answered two questions that I was trying to...
Hi, Allan I can see that working fine in the circumstance you describe. My current worries are with somewhat larger organizations, I think. At least, they are...
Hi, Daniel You can get some great success stories from Realization.com. The data will give you a reasonable range for the improvements in cycle time,...
Hi, Tony While I agree with most of your post, and the point behind it, "Date driven behaviors" are indeed separate behaviors, and not caused by multitasking....
I could show you one 100 person project nearby where the staff (mostly contractors) are very carefully Parkinsons-lawing their way through the recession. No...
Hi, Larry Again excellent comment. But why, if money would not be a constraint, is 'polishing the apple' bad? Just sth that I wonder now... Grtz Kurt Sent via...
The other thing is the "baby steps" mantra. Biting off more than you can chew will lead to failure, yes, but my experience has been that baby steps that are...
Hi, Clarke Nor when times are good. My first real job was a steamfitter apprentice. I did it during college. I got to do it because my family was pretty well...
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