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Summary: Common Sense from an Unusual Perspective
Review: A book for Project Managers who have succeeded on projects by applying lots of hard work. This concept can offer improved project management techniques to complete projects on time and with less stress on the team members. Clearly, an advancement in the field.
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Summary: Fantastic coverage of PM/TOC integration
Review: Books covers TOC integrated into Project management, with further integration of the TQM principles. Takes what was discussed in Goldratt's "Critical Chain" novel and puts it into a How-to format. Worth every penny!
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Summary: Another good management guide
Review: Having experience of managing strategical project I find the approach of critical chain very useful and highly applicable. Specially after reading this book I was able to clearly define the main points of this approach where I have just felt it before. It helped me to understand in more analytic way the process of project forming and managing. Really appreciable.
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Summary: Gran explicacion de la Cadena Critica
Review: He leido Cadena Critica (Goldratt), Project Management in the Fast Line (Newbold)y Critical Chain Project Management (Leach). Este ultimo da la explicacion mas exacta de las aplicaciones que tiene la Cadena Critica a la Gerencia de Projectos. Leach define clara mente que CCPM va mejorar el projectos en su totalidad (system thinking), reduciendo costos, tiempos de entrega, incremeta la confianza del equipo de Gerencia del Proyecto en tomar desiciones y sobre todo reduce la variabilidad de este. Un par de puntos en los que les falto trabajar mas a Leach fue en la aplicacion de Cadena Critica en proyectos multiples y dar mas sustentacion a la estimacion de tareas 50/50.
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Summary: NowI have an idea what to do...
Review: I read Goldratt's Critical Chain and was interested but had no idea what to do next other than pay him a bundle of money for a seminar.
Not the problem here. Now I understand what they are proposing and I can explore these ideas further without forking up more money... at least until I need some good training. Which has it's place... after you've decided to committ.
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Summary: Know I have an idea what to do...
Review: I read Goldratt's Critical Chain and was interested but had no idea what to do next other than pay him a bundle of money for a seminar.Not the problem here. Now I understand what they are proposing and I can explore these ideas further without forking up more money... at least until I need some good training. Which has it's place... after you've decided to committ.
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Summary: By a project manager, for project managers.
Review: I wrote this book for project managers. While I find Eli Goldratts writings delightful, he does not have a project management background, and does not attempt to give full understanding of his methods in his books. This book combines the knowledge base of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), principles of Total Quality Management, Systems Thinking, and my thirty years of successful project management experience to bring you a complete solution.
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Summary: Fantastic coverage of PM/TOC integration
Review: If your organization finds itself mired in delays, budget overruns, and exhausted staff 'running around in circles,' critical chain project management (CCPM) deserves your serious consideration. An excellent start on the road to dramatic improvements for managing your projects, this book by Mr. Leach includes his practical experiences and numerous tips for successful project management using the renowned Critical Chain approach created by Dr. Eli Goldratt. A key component of this work is the implementation plan, which will jump start your planning for the breakthrough solution to projects mired by bottlenecks and will set you on track for a process of ongoing improvement for your portfolio of projects. This book does a superb job of walking you through the theory, the psychology, and the practical aspects of critical chain project management. Another key thread is how Larry integrates the PMI Body of Knowledge principles with CCPM - a real plus for those who need the 'whole picture.' I highly recommend this work for those who are serious about making the dramatic improvements required to excel in the digital revolution - projects often are delivered 20% or more earlier using critical chain properly. Mr. Leach's book will get you started on the right track.
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Summary: The Best Book on Critical Chain Yet !
Review: If your organization finds itself mired in delays, budget overruns, and exhausted staff 'running around in circles,' critical chain project management (CCPM) deserves your serious consideration. An excellent start on the road to dramatic improvements for managing your projects, this book by Mr. Leach includes his practical experiences and numerous tips for successful project management using the renowned Critical Chain approach created by Dr. Eli Goldratt. A key component of this work is the implementation plan, which will jump start your planning for the breakthrough solution to projects mired by bottlenecks and will set you on track for a process of ongoing improvement for your portfolio of projects. This book does a superb job of walking you through the theory, the psychology, and the practical aspects of critical chain project management. Another key thread is how Larry integrates the PMI Body of Knowledge principles with CCPM - a real plus for those who need the 'whole picture.' I highly recommend this work for those who are serious about making the dramatic improvements required to excel in the digital revolution - projects often are delivered 20% or more earlier using critical chain properly. Mr. Leach's book will get you started on the right track.
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Summary: Book Description
Review: Plan and manage projects that yield successful results all the time in half the time you're used to with this new guide. Providing the theory, tools and techniques you need to implement critical chain project management in your organization, you learn how to reduce stress on a project team, eliminate cost and scheduling over-runs, effectively manage project resources, and finish projects that meet or exceed expectations. Critical Chain Project Management provides a breakthrough project planning and control method proven to succeed in project management. You get clear, concise guidelines that help you implement critical chain in your organization and adapt it to existing projects, and you understand how to measure critical chain project success. Contents: Begin in the Beginning. The Direction of the Solution. The Complete Solution. Start a New Project. Create the Network. Develop the (Single Project) Critical Chain Plan. Develop the Mult-Project Critical Chain Plan. Measure and Control the Plan. Implementing the Change to Critical Chain. Manage Special Cause Variation (Risk Management). Elevate Project Performance. Glossary. Index. References. Lawrence Leach is President of Quality Systems. He received his M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Connecticut and his M.B.A. from the University of Idaho.
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