About this Presentation
The Royal Air Force Hawk MRO team implemented Critical Chain PM methodology to accelerate and reduce costs for complex Hawk Jet maintenance projects. Key innovations included optimized schedules, improved scope management, parts availability, resource de-confliction, and daily recovery actions, with insights from Hawk-Australia, the US Air Force, Boeing, and BAE Systems' PM Function.
What Will You Learn
To help you get the most value from this session, we’ve highlighted a few key points. These takeaways capture the main ideas and practical insights from the presentation, making it easier for you to review, reflect, and apply what you’ve learned.
The use of Critical Chain Project Management significantly improved the performance of the BA Systems Australia fork maintenance contract.
The implementation of this method led to a 100% achievement rate, surpassing the initial target of 95%.
The success of this approach led to its implementation in other areas, including the UK's Hawk training aircraft maintenance.
Instructor(s)
Simon White
Simon White works for BAE Systems Australia as Manager of Project Controls. His current role is to ‘Deliver Reliable and Repeatable Project Control’ across a multi-billion dollar portfolio of +220 defense projects, spread over Air, Maritime and Software/Cyber domains. He was part of a successful application of CCPM to an Aerospace MRO environment, and this has been shared widely within the BAE business globally, as well as via TOCICO Global Conference, CCPM Global Conference, Project Control Expo UK and Aus, and more.
Ms Alka Wadhwa
Alka Wadhwa is an experienced consultant and process improvement expert with over 24 years of expertise in the Theory of Constraints (TOC), Lean Six Sigma, and organizational performance optimization. She has successfully led projects in healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing, driving significant improvements such as a 67% boost in hospital operations and a 140% increase in outpatient visits.
Previously, Alka Wadhwa spent 17+ years at GE Global Research Center, where she led initiatives to enhance various GE businesses through advanced technologies, process redesign, and system optimization. Founder of Better Solutions Consulting, LLC, she specializes in using TOC, Six Sigma, and data analytics to streamline operations and build high-performance teams.
Her work has earned her multiple accolades, including the Empire State Award of Excellence in healthcare.
Dr Gary Wadhwa
Dr. Gary Wadhwa is a Board Certified Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon with extensive experience in the field. He completed his Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery training at Montefiore Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY, and has served as an Attending at prestigious institutions like St. Peters Hospitals, Ellis Hospital, and Beth Israel Hospital in NY. With a career spanning over two decades, he was the former CEO and President of a group specialty practice in NY from 1994 to 2015. Dr. Wadhwa holds an MBA from UT at Knoxville, TN, and has undergone additional training in System Dynamics at MIT, Health System Management at Harvard Business School, and Entrepreneurship and healthcare innovations at Columbia Business School. Committed to expanding access to Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery care, he is currently engaged in a meaningful project to provide healthcare services to underserved populations in inner city and rural areas through non-profit Community Health Centers.