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    Critical Chain Project Management: A Concept Used By The Great Military and Aerospace Companies of The World.
    Critical Chain Project Management: A Concept Used By The Great Military and Aerospace Companies of The World.
    Critical Chain Project Management: A Concept Used By The Great Military and Aerospace Companies of The World.
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    Critical Chain Project Management: A Concept Used By The Great Military and Aerospace Companies of The World.

    By Chris Scott

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    An analysis of Traditional Project Management (TPM) is undertaken to identify where the issues are with current projects and a comparison done between TPM and CC. The main body of this ebook is a detailed explanation and critique of Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) and covers the planning stage, how resources are handled, the role of buffers, the importance of monitoring and focus and the execution of CCPM. Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) is referenced and the stages of CCPM and relevant chapters identified, providing a structure that can be used to implement CCPM.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChris Scott
    Release dateMay 20, 2011
    ISBN9781458170897
    Critical Chain Project Management: A Concept Used By The Great Military and Aerospace Companies of The World.
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    Chris Scott

    Chris Scott is a New York–based chef and the previous owner of Brooklyn Commune and Butterfunk Kitchen, both in Brooklyn, as well as Birdman Juke Joint in Bridgeport, CT, which celebrates Black farmers and agriculture. He is the current owner of Butterfunk Biscuit, which highlights heritage baking at its finest. He was also a finalist on Top Chef, season 15. He lives in New Jersey with his family.

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      Critical Chain – Project Management …

      A concept used by the great military and aerospace companies of the world.

      Chris Scott

      March 2011

      Published by Chris Scott at Smashwords

      Copyright 2011 Chris Scott

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Contents

      Abstract

      Introduction

      Theory of Constraints (TOC) Description

      Traditional Project Management (TPM)

      Comparison of TPM and CCPM

      Critical Chain and Critical Path

      CCPM Outline

      Detailed Explanation of CCPM

      Critical Success Factors

      Critique of CCPM

      PMBOK and CCPM

      How did Boeing Utilise CCPM

      CCPM Implementation at NASA Dryden Research Centre

      Summary of CCPM

      Further reading and video links

      References

      Appendix 1 Critical Chain by Eliyahu Goldratt – Literature review by Chris Scott

      Appendix 2 - Implementing Earned Value Side By Side With Critical Chain and The Goal Literature reviews by Chris Scott

      Appendix 3 - CCPM Implementation Evidence

      Figures

      1 - System with output of 70 units per hour

      2 - System with output of 100 units per hour

      3 - System with output of 110 units per hour – optimum

      4 - TOC Circle

      5 - Typical challenges and symptoms with projects.

      6 - Improvements gained by implementing Critical Chain

      7 - Level of management pressure during a CCPM project

      8 - Level of management pressure during a TPM project

      9- -Effort expended over time during CCPM

      10 - Effort expended over time during TPM

      11 - Safety time wasted over time in CCPM

      12 - Safety time wasted over time in TPM

      13 - Structure of CCPM

      14 - Resource levelling

      15 - Project buffer

      16 - Feeder buffer

      17 - Buffer management

      18 - Inter dependencies

      19 - Feeding one or multiple tasks

      20 - Project schedule

      21 - Results of CCPM implementation - first application

      Abstract

      Projects have a reputation for being over schedule, over cost and under scope. What can be done to improve this reputation? This paper starts by explaining the Theory of Constraints (TOC) methodology, which is the basis of the Critical Chain (CC) method and is used to control schedules within project management.

      An analysis of Traditional Project Management (TPM) is undertaken to identify where the issues are with current projects and a comparison done between TPM and CC. The main body of this paper is a detailed explanation and critique of Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) and covers the planning stage, how resources are handled, the role of buffers, the importance of monitoring and focus and the execution of CCPM. Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) is referenced and the stages of CCPM and relevant chapters identified, providing a structure that can be used to implement CCPM.

      CCPM has been implemented in major companies throughout the world and this paper looks at how some of the great military and aerospace companies of the world, such as Boeing and NASA, have introduced CCPM.

      Introduction

      CCPM is a way of planning and managing projects by concentrating on the resources needed and when they will be needed, in comparison to traditional project management

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