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    • Publisher: North River Press Publishing Corporation, The
    • Pub. Date: January 1996
    • ISBN-13: 9780884271536
    • Sales Rank: 23,026
    • 246pp
     
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    Synopsis

    Powerful yet simple techniques to solve project management’s toughest problems. This book teaches companies to drastically cut project development times resulting in early completion within budget and without compromising quality or specifications.

    Project managers and your teams will benefit from Goldratt’s techniques of how to remain focused on the few critical areas and how to prevent your attention from being divided among all of the how to prevent your attention from being divided among all of the projects’ tasks and resources.

    Especially useful for dealing with one of the most difficult and pressing management challenges: developing highly innovative new products.

    About the Author:

    One of the world’s most sought after business leaders – author and educator, Dr. Eli Goldratt. Eli Goldratt had been described by Fortune Magazine as a “guru to industry” and by Business Week as a “genius.” His charismatic, stimulating, yet sometimes unconventional style has captured the attention of audiences throughout the world. Eli is a true thinker who provokes others to think.

    Eli Goldratt is the creator of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) and is the author of 8 books, including the business best sellers The Goal, It’s Not Luck, and Critical Chain. Goldratt’s Theory of Constraints is used by thousands of companies, and is taught in hundreds of colleges, universities, and business schools. His books have sold over 3 million copies and have been translated into 23 languages. Goldratt’s fascinating work as an author, educator and business pioneer had resulted in the promulgation of TOC into many facets of society and has transformed management thinking throughout the world.

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    This book...is valuable to two main audiences: project managers and senior managers…useful for dealing with one of the most difficult and pressing management challenges: developing highly innovative new products.

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    Biography

    Eli Goldratt is an educator, scientist, philosopher, and business leader. But first and foremost he is a thinker who provokes others to think. Often characterized as being unconventional and stimulating, Dr. Goldratt exhorts his readers to examine and reassess their business practices with a fresh new vision.

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    Critical Chainby Anonymous

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    January 17, 2008: This is an excellent book that focuses Critical chain implementation in projects. This is written in form of a business novel and in a simple english. This is MUST-READ for all those who are aspiring to use their time effectively in projects and get better results.

    Critical Chainby Anonymous

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    March 02, 2006: The concepts that are presented in The Goal and then extended to Project Management in Critical Chain are exquisite in their simplicity. However, their deviance from classical thinking keeps them from being universally accepted. I don't disagree with Mr. Mitchell's review, however, if we take these concepts in their appropriate context, scheduling is a critical aspect of Project Management (albeit only a portion of the puzzle). Even though I have not used these techiques specifically as outlined here, the techniques expoused here are extemely consistent with my own estimating and scheduling techniques which have resulted in an unprecented track record of completing software development projects on-time and on-budget. I highly recommend this book, just be aware that it is not a silver bullet. Taken within the context of a mature and effective Project Management framework, they can add several more points of accuracy to your project execution.


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