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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Page by Page, Chapter by Chapter Review

Posted on April 5, 2023 by flybrand1976

If you’ve read the original The Goal, Rules of Flow is worth reading. If you’re choosing which to read first – I recommend those new to theory of constraints start here. Continue reading →

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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Part 3, Chapters 20 – 27 60 Second Video Summary

Posted on April 3, 2023 by flybrand1976

In the final chapter, Marc and his sister are summoned to their parent’s house where Isaac hands the business over to Marc, compliments him for the changes he has created using the Theory of Constraints he’s learned in Professor Silver’s course, and let’s both of them know about his terminal disease. Continue reading →

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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Part 3, Chapters 20 – 27, Pages 117 – 171: The End

Posted on April 1, 2023 by flybrand1976

Marc and his sister are summoned to their parent’s house where Isaac hands the business over to Marc, compliments him for the changes he has created using the Theory of Constraints he’s learned in Professor Silver’s course, and let’s both of them know about his terminal disease. Continue reading →

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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Chapter 24 – “Buffer Management”

Posted on March 10, 2023 by flybrand1976

Marc realizes that a lot of the minutiae he tracks from his team has now become busywork as he has cut the number of projects and increased the flow of WIP. Continue reading →

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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Chapter 22 – “What Changes to Expect?”

Posted on March 8, 2023 by flybrand1976

Her father extended the topic and its impact to give it depth; her master stroke here is instead to bring the topic together to show its impact and drive home the importance of short communication loops and psychological safety when working on projects. Continue reading →

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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Chapter 17 – “Full-kit Before Production”

Posted on March 2, 2023 by flybrand1976

By having clear checklists and only kicking off projects that have the necessary ingredients for success, Marc sees his department is getting more done and the people appear to be happier. His sister, Sam, running the company’s plant is unhappy and calls to tell him so – because Marc’s team increased throughput is releasing more to her team than she is prepared to handle. Continue reading →

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Goldratt’s Rules of Flow: Chapter 7 – “Removing the Nice-to-Haves”

Posted on February 19, 2023 by flybrand1976

[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.] [Click here for a 60 second video summary of the first 8 chapters of … Continue reading →

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Project Planning: Stay out of the (San Francisco) Mud

Posted on August 29, 2016 by flybrand1976

San Francisco’s $350 MM Millennium Tower is sinking into the mud beneath it.  Finished in 2009, some now believe that it could sink as much as 3 feet – greater than initial estimates of ‘possibly an inch in the event … Continue reading →

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