Dare to finish all your projects on time!
This approach based on the Theory of Constraints (TOC) answers 2 recurring questions:
How to finish your projects on time, within budget, fulfiling the initial scope?
How to accelerate projects (new product developments, non-repetitive productions, software development, construction, …)?
The fundamentals of the approach
Protect the project against uncertainties with the project buffer and make sure to finish all projects on time
Do projects faster
Do projects faster
Average
in projects duration*
Manage project execution using the Fever Chart to set priorities and improve synchronisation on a daily basis
Finish more projects
Average
of projects completed per time period*
Improve multi-project portfolio management and anticipate resource conflicts
Optimized output
Average
of throughput*
*Source : “Advanced Multi-Project Management” - 2013 - Book by Gerald I. Kendall & Kathleen M. Austin, p. 95
This diagram helps you understand this simple method:
In traditional planning, finishing late is almost inevitable…
…and yet each task encompasses its own margin to deal with uncertainty and overloads.
The Critical Chain aims at mutualizing the margins and challenging cycle times. The buffer absorbs any delays and protects against uncertainty.
They apply the method
and have achieved remarkable results
Latest news
Online Course Chaine Critique
Discover our new online Critical Chain Project Management course! Marris Consulting offers online training for anyone aiming to complete projects on time, faster while staying within their objectives and budgets. Learn how to effectively manage and plan projects using the Critical Chain Project Management approach, and benefit from our successful experiences across numerous projects.
Webinar Efrat Goldratt-Ashlag's Rules of Flow
More than 25 years ago, the initial description of Project Management through the Critical Chain was established. However, the landscape has evolved since then. The latest book by Efrat Goldratt-Ashlag, titled "Goldratt's Rules of Flow," published in January 2023, offers a fresh perspective on the subject. This book is now considered the essential first step to embark on your journey into the Critical Chain.
The webinar took place on 4th of July, if you missed it or would like to whatch it again:
Critical Chain 2023 Conference
Developing more new products faster in the aerospace industry through Critical Chain
Webinar Capex projects & Critical Chain
On April 05,2022, Marris Consulting organized a webinar in English about Critical Chain applied to Capex & layout changes projects
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