Case Studies
Abbott Labs
The Bell Group
Guidant
Seagate Technology
Synergis

Working Sessions
1. Multi-Project
    Management -
    Rizzo Bead
    Experiment
2. Critical Chain -
    Single Project
    Management
3. Implementation
    Issues & Obstacles
4. TOC Measurement
    Systems for ROI

Workshops
1. Implementing the
    TOC Multi-Project
    Method
2. Solving the
    Measurement
    Nightmare

Articles
Goldratt Interview
Idiot's Guide to TOC

Conference Info
Who Should Attend
Large Group Offers
Deliverables
Special Features
Lunch with Experts
Sponsorship & Exhibits
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Pre-Conference Workshop 1
(Note: Attendance is limited to 25 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. Early registration is advised.)

Implementing the TOC Multi-Project Method

Instructor: Tony Rizzo, Product Development Institute

Here is what a few participants had to say about the
PDI workshop on the TOC Multi-Project Management Method:

"Excellent! Provided practical tools to free up capacity."
Rob Wardlow, Manager, Product Development Process, CNH Global.

"Extremely well presented. Tony demonstrated and delivered a
great deal of insight ... clarified a fairly complex paradigm well."
Rick Mueller, Ford Motor Company.

"Good content. Very powerful presentation!"
Eduardo Miranda, Senior Specialist, Ericsson Research, Canada.

Should this workshop be offered again?

"Yes! - or rather, no. I don't want my competitors
learning this before I've implemented it."
Kevin Ley, Principal Engineer, Medtronic, Inc.

Background

During the first day of this two-day workshop you will experience not only the problems that plague most product development organizations, but also the powerful multi-project management solution made possible by the Theory of Constraints. This highly effective management system will enable you to reduce cycle time, increase the number of projects that are delivered on time, and decrease the number of projects that are shelved or canceled. The first day of training will conclude with a presentation and discussion of the Critical Chain Method (a one-project model) and the TOC Multi-Project Management Method. During the second day of this workshop you will participate in the simulated operation of a multi-project organization, using a unique multi-project simulator designed by the instructor. This simulator is a visually intensive, physical simulator, with which you and other participants not only test and learn the TOC solution fully but also develop and test your own, effective implementation strategy.

If you want to propel your product development organization to unimagined speed, astounding productivity, and extreme profitability, then you must know how to use this powerful management system. More importantly, you must know what it takes to implement it successfully. This workshop provides you with this knowledge and more.

About the Instructor

Tony Rizzo was fortunate to have participated in the very first TOC Multi-Project Management Method implementation in the world while he was at Lucent Technologies. Tony personally guided that first implementation and others to success. In all, Tony has launched nearly a dozen such implementations. Today, Tony Rizzo runs the Product Development Institute, an independent management consulting firm that specializes in the improvement of profitability through TOC methods.