About this Presentation
Part 1 of this masterclass covers the planning and scheduling problem including: 1. Do your projects have a planning & scheduling problem? 2 What the planning & scheduling problem is costing you; 3 Why the planning & scheduling problem exists; 4 PLANNING vs. SCHEDULING, the key differences; and 5 Focus & Finish as the umbrella tactic for planning & scheduling. Projects are the lifeblood of growth and development. Projects are how we build and maintain physical and virtual infrastructure; projects are how we bring products that save and improve our lives to market; and projects are increasingly how we execute new strategies. It's therefore vital that we figure out how to execute projects faster and more efficiently. Sanjeev will draw upon the 400+ multi-project implementations done by Realization Technologies, as well as more than 50+ infrastructure projects managed by the Realization team around the world, to show you how to execute projects 20% to 50% faster and increase project completion rates by 10% to 30%. This 3-part masterclass is about hardcore planning and scheduling, not about soft skills or the gobbledygook of thinking processes. Sanjeev Gupta is CEO of Realization Technologies. Realization's customers have achieved more than $6B in bottom line benefits using the knowledge he will share in this Masterclass. Sanjeev has been honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by TOCICO for his contributions to enterprise planning and scheduling, especially projects. P.S. The projects S&T tree authored by Dr. Goldratt is based on Realization's implementation process, as proven and presented by its customers at its Project Flow conferences.
What Will You Learn
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Instructor(s)
Sanjeev Gupta
Sanjeev Gupta Bio Most recently, Sanjeev Gupta was the CEO of Vulcan Mozambique, Africa’s largest coal mine. Within the first 90 days, he led impressive improvements in profitability, mining production, and logistics, setting the mine on a path to sustained success. Sanjeev’s journey in turnarounds began early in his career at Xerox, a Fortune 100 company, where, as a junior manager, he turned around its worst-performing factory and made it the best-performing one. This initial success led him to found Throughput Technologies, where his team provided software based on the Theory of Constraints for factories. He worked with companies ranging from $5 million to $5 billion, improving throughput by 20% to 50% and reducing lead times by over 50%.
He later founded Realization Technologies, offering similar software and consulting services for project-based organizations. There, he achieved comparable throughput improvements, with lead time reductions varying between 25% to 75%. His clients included organizations such as ABB, BHP Billiton, Boeing, L & T, Medtronic, Siemens, and the U.S. Armed Forces (Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy). Sanjeev is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Virginia Tech, and Carnegie Mellon University.
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.