theory+of+constraints category archives

On recommendation of a friend, I re-read Necessary But Not Sufficient, a TOC business novel. I rediscovered the rules for technology. And it gives me more to consider in my new job.

I took We All Fall Down with me on a business trip and found I couldn't put it down, once I had started it. That sounds like a ringing endorsement to me.

The concept of the supply chain is applied to talent management in a recent HBR IdeaCast with Peter Cappelli, and I am reminded of Reaching the Goal by John Ricketts.

Michael Krigsman at the IT Project Failures blog at ZDNet has an analysis of an ERP project failure. I wonder if it is the fault of the vendor or the buyer?

I was given a complimentary copy of Reaching The Goal: How Managers Improve a Services Business Using Goldratt's Theory of Constraints by John Ricketts. I am always interested in learning how people are applying TOC beyond the manufacturing sector, where it started.

Listening to some podcasts on the plane, and I came across the Get-It-Done Guy's rencent entry, "Moments of Truth." I couldn't help hear parallels to Theory of Constraints.

Tom Davenport has an interesting claim and discussion of Why Six Sigma is on the Downslope for business process improvement. He lists five big problems, and then there is the discussion of what to do next.

Chris Spagnuolo has an interesting article on multitasking, "The Myth of Managed Multi-tasking," with a great quote from Picasso. I see an interesting link to Theory of Constraints.

Martin Koser points to a survey on Social Software as Change Management infrastructure. I'm not convinced that Change Management benefits (or loses) with these tools.

Jon Miller suggests there are problems with problem statements in Top 10 Problems with Problem Statements.

My friend, Noreen Kelly of Trust Matters, sent me "Process Improvement Tools Can Add Value in Turnarounds" by Steve Beeler from the August 2007 issue of The Journal of Corporate Renewal.

I recently read a complementary copy of All Your Money Won't Another Minute Buy: Valuing Time as a Business Resource by Curt Finch of Journyx. And then this afternoon, I had a nice conversation with Curt around the topics raised in his book as part of his Blog Book Tour.

Maybe I'll start a weekly series of posts that include interesting-to-me questions from LinkedIn Answers.

Another Theory of Constraints post: Henrik MÃ¥rtensson has posted his Chain Theory Webcast to YouTube.

Kevin Fox of the TOC Center has started bloging with the obviously-titled Theory of Constraints blog. The latest entry is on CCPM, More Projects Faster.