Critical Chain Project Management

We carried out a comparative analysis of the functionalities of the various project management softwares for critical chain planning.

David Updegrove describes his book "The Critical Chain Implementation Handbook". He explains why he wrote this "How to Implement" guidebook and why he based it on the Theory Of Constraints' Critical Chain "Strategy & Tactics Tree".

Presentation during the annual Critical Chain International conference in April 2023 by Frédéric Grehal, Vice-President and General Manager of Circor Aerospace & Defense. “Implementing Critical Chain to accelerate new products development in the aeronautical industry”.

[…] The project durations were reduced, and the projects finished on time. The efficiency and throughput of the New Product Development also increased. Following the success of the pilot projects, they then rolled out the Critical Chain Way on their entire portfolio. […] better managerial alignment, improved communication and better problem escalation […] provided Circor Aerospace & Defense with better, more challenging and more realistic, project schedules, and gave them much better visibility on the project’s progress.

Presentation by Etienne Lecerf, Marris Consulting: 3 levels of project control, the Critical Chain pyramid.

The Critical Chain method is often mentioned for its most recognized elements related to single-project management: identifying the longest task sequence, load levelling, buffer management, and using the fever chart.

However, two other levels of management practices should not be overlooked:

• managing the entire project portfolio to reduce work-in-progress and multitasking structurally,
• micro-level management involves handling daily tasks, identifying obstacles, and establishing a quick and effective feedback mechanism.

In this webinar, Philip Marris explains how to develop the products of tomorrow using the Critical Chain Project Management approach. He covers the theoretical approach of planning and managing a project the Critical Chain way. The conference also includes recent case studies from Marris Consulting in various industries.
01:52 Single project management
14:46 Case Study: Pharmaceutical Industry
18:55 Portfolio Management
23:49 Case Study: Textile and Recycling Industry
28:26 Portfolio Fever Chart
30:14 Case Study: Airplane Seats

The initial description of Critical Chain Project Management is over 25 years old. Her recent book published in January 2023 is the new introduction to the subject. It is the new first step to begin your Critical Chain journey.

The first part of this webinar tells the story of the origins of the Critical Chain. Efrat draws parallels between her father's book "Critical Chain" written in 1997, and her new book "Goldratt's Rules of Flow" published in January 2023.  The second part is dedicated to multitasking and the bad effects of switching between projects.
Then, she goes through "full kitting" and its benefits. The webinar ends with a question and answer session.

Philip Marris presents the cases of:

• A Engineering To Order company in the Oil & Gas sector
• The maintenance of business jets at Embraer
• Aerosud, whose project performance exceeds 98% OTD
• A world leader in the luxury industry
• The increase in the rate of production of rockets at EuroCryospace
• The flash reorganization of all the machines in a plant of Safran group
• The construction of a satellite for a European space leader
• The development of new products in the pharmaceutical industry

Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Limited (KFIL), undertakes blast furnace shut down project , one every few years , as a way of improving the blast furnace performance, while ensuring technological upgrades.​
​Most of the time , these brown field projects have schedule overruns impacting plant performance.​ [...] implemented innovative project flow solutions , given the constraints of the environment like restricted space , limited skilled resources etc. ​to achieve a 36% reduction in project timeline while enhancing productivity of resources.​

The Critical Chain Project Management implementation in Embraer, Le Bourget, France enabled the EMEA service centre for business jets to divide by 2 th

En este video, Natalia Pérez, Consultora en Marris Consulting, presenta la Gestión de Proyectos por la Cadena Crítica en 5 minutos. La Gestión de Proyectos por la Cadena Crítica es uno de los componentes de la Teoría de las Restricciones, aplicada a la gestión de proyectos. El objetivo es eliminar los márgenes individuales de cada tarea y mutualizar esta protección necesaria al final del proyecto, en un amortiguador (o buffer).
El método de la Cadena Crítica (Critical Chain Project Management - CCPM) ha demostrado su eficacia y ha permitido obtener excelentes resultados en miles de empresas en los últimos 25 años. [...] La Cadena Crítica se utiliza tanto para proyectos individuales como para la gestión de portafolios de proyectos.

The Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) approach appeared in the late 1990s. Today it is used by thousands of companies around the world: Embraer (who was award the Best Project Of The Year 2019…

This video is a conversation between Philip Marris, CEO of Marris Consulting and Ian Heptinstall, professor in project management at the University o

The Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) approach appeared in the late 1990s. Today it is used by thousands of companies around the world: Embraer (who was award the Best Project Of The Year 2019 by the PMI for its CCPM development of an airplane), Boeing, Lilly, NASA, Medtronic, US Air Force, Siemens, Louis Vuitton, Mazda … The results obtained by traditional methods of project management, such as the Critical Path method, are disappointing. Too often, there are significant delays and budget overruns. Philip Marris, founder and CEO of Marris Consulting, explains the logic behind this innovative and alternative method. How does Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) work?

What is a Fever Chart, the iconic KPI of the Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) approach?In this video Philip Marris, CEO of Marris Consulting, explains how…...

How to manage a project in the highly regulated Biomedical Industry? This is the topic of a webinar organised by Marris Consulting and hosted by Philip Marris, CEO of Marris Consulting. After a brief overview of the concepts of Critical Chain Project Management, Philip Marris presents the specificities of the biomedical sector. He then explains how Critical Chain Project Management can be applied. The presentation is illustrated by several case studies of assignments carried out by Marris Consulting in the context of single projects and project portfolios.