http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/ Critical Chain Project Management, Program Management, TOC and Projects Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:37:31 GMT Nicos Leon http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10735 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10735 Larry, Very good topic for discussion. When I hear that question, I always make the analogy with some category of patients (fortunately only a few think like Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:07:26 GMT Crispin ("Kik") Piney http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10734 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10734 Larry I realize that the idea of an availability parameter could be used as a basis for multitasking, but that was not my intention. In my scenario, Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:33:20 GMT Clarke Ching http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10733 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10733 Just in case you hadn't noticed ....Eli Goldratt's new business novel "Isn't It Obvious" is very nearly out. It's an excellent book, this time looking at the Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:40:48 GMT jblists http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10732 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10732 Larry, The best way I know how is to add yet a third class of task: the lower priority project task. The process is roughly to assign people to projects taking Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:22:01 GMT Potter, James Brian http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10731 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10731 Larry, We both know that (except in movies, scary novels, and the _Lone Ranger_) there are no silver bullets. As long as top executives are satisfied with Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:43:57 GMT lawrence_leach http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10730 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10730 Hi, Jack You clearly understand the situation. Yes, one can reduce the available resource for projects by either sequestering them; i.e. leave them out of the Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:29:48 GMT lawrence_leach http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10729 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10729 Hi, Tony Full agreement. I am still looking for how to prioritize the non-project work tasks amongst the project work tasks. Regards, Larry Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:28:33 GMT lawrence_leach http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10728 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10728 Hi, Brian Yes; wish I could find the silver bullets. Regards, Larry Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:26:15 GMT lawrence_leach http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10727 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10727 Hi, Kik Planned multitasking? Not on my watch! Regards, Larry Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:14:06 GMT Jack Vinson http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10726 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10726 All- For what it's worth, non-project-work of this variety shows up in more than engineering environments. I particularly like the way Larry described it: Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:48:15 GMT Tony Rizzo http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10725 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10725 Hello Larry, If an effective resource-control function is in place, I prefer the use of capacity-buffers, enough to account for most of the non-project work. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:20:41 GMT Steven Kass http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10724 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10724 Hi Tony, I have not seen the question asked this specifically. What was asked was how to priroritize the tasks in general. Though some of the answers actually Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:12:17 GMT Crispin ("Kik") Piney http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10723 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10723 "These are Engineering organizations that support both capital projects and maintenance engineering" One standard mitigation approach in such organizations is Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:56:17 GMT Potter, James Brian http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10722 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10722 Larry, This may be part of what some of my acquaintances and I (among ourselves) sometimes call "Big Company Disease." It essentially refers to circumstances Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:16:16 GMT lawrence_leach http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10721 http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/CriticalChain/message/10721 Hi, Tony I recognized one of the respondents (Oliver). He is aware of multiporject CCPM, although his answer wouldn't let you know that. The others were