This Focused Performance Weblog is a "business management blog" containing links and commentary related primarily to organizational effectiveness with a "Theory of Constraints" perspective. TOC is noted for its applications in Project Management and Multi-Project Management (Critical Chain) and Operations Management (Drum-Buffer-Rope), as well as in Marketing, Strategic Planning and Change Management (TOC Thinking Processes). If you are on an archive page, current postings are found here.
Friday, April 09, 2004
Call for Scrutiny - CCPM FAQ -- If you Google the phrase "Critical Chain" (without quotes), the first entry under the Amazon listing of Eli Goldratt's introductory book is my FAQ on the subject. (If you include the quotes, it might be second, after my "CC & Risk Management" paper.) I've worked hard promoting Critical Chain-based project management beyond the TOC community, and as a result, have achieved at least this level of Googlejuice.
But such a page rank carries with it responsibility. I worry that my FAQ might be getting a bit long in the tooth after several years, but fear my ability to get far enough beyond pride of original authorship. I would appreciate it if readers of this weblog (particularly and especially -- but not only -- those who are comfortable with their expertise in the subject) would mosey on over to it with scrutiny in mind. Those of you who might not be self-proclaimed CCPM experts might want to offer new questions if not new answers.
I'd like to turn my site and blog into more than just a means of promoting myself -- into an important piece of the CCPM and TOC-based Multi-Project Management community of practice. Your contributions to the FAQ could help. Any suggestions for improvements would be appreciated. New questions, revised answers, alternative answers that might replace or parallel what's there. Anything along these lines is eagerly solicited.
Feel free to offer up your scrutiny via comments below, or via email.
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