Projects in Less Time: 3 Secrets to Reducing Project Lead Time, On Time

by Mark Woeppel

Are your projects at risk?The research into project management results fount that 75% of all projects are completed late, and a staggering 39% with budgets over USD $10m fail completely.Unsurprisingly, the experiences of the project tend to be similarly poor. If you have worked on a project at any time over the last few years, it's likely that you have found the experience to be frustrating and unrewarding.You know you’ve got trouble when you see symptoms •Late deliveries, excessive changes, and rework•Priority and resource battles •Late milestones – frequent reschedules•Unsatisfactory budgetary performance•Making compromises to scope or budget to make deliveries All of these problems stem from 3 root causes. This eBook examines these causes and show how simple, proven strategies can reduce project durations, improve resource productivity, and reduce project costs. It shows how using critical chain project management (CCPM) can improve your plans, how getting control of your work in progress simplifies managing your execution, and how dealing with the human behavior side of the project will boost productivity and reduce project durations.Finally, it discusses the implementation aspects of CCPM and common objections to the methodology, so you can start seeing improvements immediately.

Kindle Edition

First published April 20, 2015

About the author

Mark J. Woeppel is the founder and President of Pinnacle Strategies International, a management consulting firm focused on improving productivity in production, project management, and knowledge work. The author of two earlier books—Manufacturer’s Guide to Implementing the Theory of Constraints and Projects in Less Time: A Synopsis of Critical Chain—Woeppel has also penned numerous white papers and eBooks and has taught or lectured at several universities, including Northwestern Kellogg School, California Institute of Technology, and the University of Kansas. Married to the same fantastic woman for over thirty years, he is also the father of three wonderful adult children.