TOC in Project Management
Six lessons on running projects for flow, each linked to a game where you can feel the problem before reading the cure.
- 6 lessons, about 76 minutes in all
- Free, no sign-up. Your progress is saved in this browser
- Certificate of completion when you pass all six quizzes
- 1 Projects and the problem with timeWhat makes a project a project, the problems almost every project shares, and why the real issue is not uncertainty but the time we waste ourselves. 12 min
- 2 The damage of bad multitaskingSwitching between projects feels productive. Measure it, and it turns out to stretch every project, waste capacity and send work downstream in waves. 12 min
- 3 WIP controlThe number of projects open at once decides how much the whole system delivers. Too few starves people; too many drowns them. Find the middle and hold it. 12 min
- 4 Full kitMost rework is born when work starts before it’s ready. Gate every phase on a complete kit, and give preparation its own management bandwidth. 12 min
- 5 High-frequency managementTwo conflicts slow every project: experts protecting their own commitments, and people torn about escalating. A short daily meeting built on elapsed time breaks both. 12 min
- 6 Visibility, buffers and congestionOne buffer at the end of the project, one chart per project, one chart for the whole portfolio, and an eye on queues in each team. How to see trouble early and act on the right thing. 16 min
- ✓Your certificateUnlocks when all six quizzes are passed.
This course follows the TOC project management sessions I teach. When you’ve finished, go deeper with Advanced Critical Chain.