About this Presentation
Let’s see what happens when instead of implementing CCPM, we help project portfolios to go from PUSH to PULL. And we focus on the bare essentials of what is needed to do that. All under the idea that less is more!
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.
Execution discipline is the key to bringing projects to flow. It ensures that people do not compromise and give in to short-term pressure, which can erode the benefits of any project management method.
Creating a pull environment in project management can significantly improve project flow. This involves establishing a project release mechanism, focusing on reducing project wait time, and implementing a daily stand up method to quickly identify and resolve issues.
Change management is crucial when implementing new project management methods. This involves a synergetic approach that combines both top-down and bottom-up approaches, with senior management committing to the 'why', consultants bringing in the 'what', and the workforce defining the 'how'.
Instructor(s)
Menno Graaf
Menno Graaf is working with CCPM and other agile methods for the last 20+ years. He is doing this under his own company, Execution Excellence. He has been implementing, or was part of the implementation teams, in many small and big implementations. He worked with companies like Lucent Technologies, Medtronic, Mitsubishi, Amdocs, Siemens, L&T, Daiwa House, Philips Medical, Rio Tinto, SAP, FMC Technologies, Lufthansa and many others. He worked with many of the top TOC/CCPM delivery companies, like Realization Technologies, Pinnacle, Goldratt Consulting and others. My aim, as reflected in my companies logo, is to always try to find the inherent simplicity behind a seemingly complex reality.
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.