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Title:
Critical Flow -- How to Operationalize Critical Chain and The Theory of Constraints  with Ernst Meijer
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6/19/2006 12:00 AM
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In Project Management the Theory of Constraints (TOC), laid out in Goldratt’s best-known books “The Goal” and “Critical Chain”, has many readers but few practitioners. The main reason is that TOC literature makes a good read as theory, with intriguing promises like cutting the lead time of projects with 40%, but at the same time seems to depart so radically from “how business is normally done” that most readers’ fascination stops on the moment the books get closed.<br><br>
Ernst Meijer continues to develop practical and operational translations of the main concepts of this theory for Project Management in an automotive environment. In “Critical Flow” he describes these concepts and resulting practical methods and will argue that they can be utilized as powerful Risk Management tools that radically refocus the way Project Management is done.<br><br>
Ernst Meijer received his Masters in Agricultural Sciences from the Agricultural University in The Netherlands and his EMBA degree from Michigan State University. He headed the Contracting and Project Management department of an engine development company in Ann Arbor until 1998 when he became consultant for Ford Motor Company. Since August 2004 he joined Ford as Engineering Throughput Management supervisor.
Ernst lives with his wife, Lydia, son Marijn and 15 pets and farm animals on a hill near Saline. In his spare time he shuffles manure.

Cost:
$15.00 for PMI-HVC members<br>
$20.00 for Non-members<br>
Agenda:
5:30-6:00 pm Registration, Networking, and Appetizers<br>
6:00-7:30 pm Main Meeting<br>
Meeting Location:
Holiday Inn - North Campus<br>
3600 Plymouth Road<br>
Ann Arbor<br>
Phone: (734)769-9800<br>
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