About this Presentation
This presentation was facilitated by Eli Schragenheim. One of the most powerful “solutions” of the Theory Of Constraints is Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM). It allows you to finish nearly all your projects on time. It reduces by about 40% the duration of projects. It increases the efficiency of the resources by over 60%. Qualitatively it provides excellent visibility and creates a much better working environment with much less stress and firefighting. In this TOCICO webinar Philip Marris, who has over 30 years of TOC implementation experience, will describe both the traditional elements of the CCPM approach (how to plan, how to execute and how to improve further) and will add his own points of view and recommendations. He will present how he usually mixes in TOC’s 5 focusing steps within a CCPM portfolio implementation which often results in increases in productivity of well over 100% (2 or 3 times more projects completed per year). He will also comment on the possibilities of combining Agile with CCPM and the relationship between CCPM and the PMI’s (Project Management Institute) body of knowledge. This 2 hour webinar will combine a presentation of the concepts and many case studies.
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.
TOC ICO is a global organization dedicated to providing resources and certification for TOC practitioners.
The Theory of Constraints (TOC) is a management paradigm that views any manageable system as being limited in achieving more of its goals by a very small number of constraints.
Critical Chain Project Management can be combined with other methodologies like Lean, Six Sigma, Agile, and DDMRP for better results.
Instructor(s)
Philip Marris
Philip Marris started his Theory Of Constraints (TOC) journey in 1986 when he started working with Eliyahu Goldratt. He founded Marris Consulting in 2003. The companies’ assignments are nearly always TOC based. He has implemented TOC over 270 times in over 25 different countries over the past 30 years. He has for instance assisted: Louis Vuitton, McDonalds, Siemens, GSK, Safran and Ariane rockets. Half of Marris Consulting’s assignments are Critical Chain implementations. He is the author of a bestselling TOC textbook in French. He is bilingual and bi-cultural French/English and lives in Paris, France. Marris Consulting has extensive aeronautical MRO experience: Embraer, Air France, ABS Jets, Dassault, French Air Force, SABCA.
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.