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Critical Chain
Project Management
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 Learning
Continuous learning is the key to long-term organizational success. People that are not continuously
learning are not able
to stay productive.
 TOC
Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt defined the Theory of Constraints (TOC) in his famous book The Goal. The Theory
of Constraints
(TOC) starts with defining the goal of the system. It states that there is always a constraint to achieving
more units of the
goal.
TOC states that a system can have, at any one time, only one constraint per Throughput path. The way
to optimize a
system is to optimize the Throughput per unit of constraint utilization. All non-constraints must have
excess capacity to
operate the system efficiently.
Statistical fluctuations and dependent events are key elements of TOC understanding of a system.
TOC causes realization of a different way of thinking about business systems when compared to present-day
cost world
thinking. In the cost world, costs through the system are additive. Improving any part of system is
considered of value. In
the TOC world, only improvement at the constraint improves system performance (increased Throughput
of the Goal).
TOC poses a five step process of ongoing improvement to IDENTIFY to constraint, EXPLOIT, SUBORDINATE,
and
ELEVATE the constraint, and then to not let INERTIA prevent you from doing it over again.
» See also: Constraint
Technical
Technical learning must be an ongoing process for individuals if a company is to be a learning organization.
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