[If you haven’t read the original version of The Goal – it’s a better book. Here’s a chapter-by-chapter video summary, and a <60 second summary too.]

Pages 81 – 86

Marc and Abbie roll out the ‘full-kit’ concept to their team. Marc shows Abbie his ‘WIP Board’ and learns that when he caught Abbie on the Saturday evening, her blind date had gone poorly. Abbie and Marc seem lonely, and the ‘will-they-won’t-they’ tension in the writing feels like the constant tension between Alex and Julie Rogo. I wonder if there will be a “You bastard!” misunderstanding scene like there was in Chapter 24 of The Goal.

Best Writing, Quotes

“Yeah,” Abbie smiles, “that was a good save when you asked everyone to use their phones.” – Page 81

“From now on, we will open the gate and start working on the next project only if it has a full-kit.” Marc to Noah, Page 82

“The WIP board has five columns and a row for each of the project managers.” Page 83

“I’ll incorporate my tasks from the projects that I’m managing, plus the tasks for the other projects that need my assistance.” Abbie to Marc, Page 84