James Holt
Professor Emeritus
Washington State University, Pullman
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Email: jholt@wsu.edu
Visual Project Management prototype software is available at http://www.visualprojmgmt.com/.
Desktop or smart phones can use this web based software to allow multiple users to work together on common projects.
Links
Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO)
TOC as applied to Charitable Giving (TOCICO presentation 2018 in Las Vegas) )
Wondering what TOC means? View the Constraints Management Overview
TOCICO Fundamentals Exam Review Seminar Materials
Constraints Management Graduate Certificate
ETM admission and registration information.
Research and areas of interest
- Theory of Constraints
- Critical Chain Project Management
- Accelerated Replenishment
- Complex Systems Analysis
- Simulation
- Algorithmic Scheduling
Solution to the Engineering Management Dilemma
TOC Solution for Charitable Giving:
Video: Intuition Trainer
You already know how to think. Then why haven’t you solved every problem? There is an answer!
Video: Visual Project Management
This is a Simplified Critical Chain Project Management Approach. So simple, a busy manager can keep up-to-date on a Smart Phone.
Video: The Job Shop Game
Projects are just job shops. The key to fast and predictable delivery with high content quality is Choking the Release.
Video: The Dollar Game
Once system efficiency is the goal, are there other things we can do to get more success out of the same resources?
Video: The Nickel Game
Everyone should try to be as efficient as possible, right? Well, maybe individual efficiency is not the goal of the organization.
Video: The Sixes Game
Ever wonder why projects are so hard to manage? Play the Sixes Game and understand why highly variable tasks and interdependency lead to management behavior full of multi-tasking.