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Has your organization gone through flavor of the month changes, distracting people from the real work with no actual improvement happening?

Many organizations have tried changes such as business process reengineering, total quality, six sigma, lean and others, including the Theory of Constraints (TOC). They start with promises of making things better for everyone, including of course making a lot more money for the company. They spend large amounts of money on training, and often on software. Unfortunately, most of them never deliver the promised pot of gold.

Don't try to implement another failed process.

Why is it that these business process changes can make such a huge positive difference in one company, but not translate to another company? Many people seem to think that something has to have worked in a company in their own industry for it to work for them. (Often these are companies that claim to be the leader in their industry. Go figure.) Experience shows that is not the case: what works for one company in an industry often does not work for other companies in the same industry. On the other hand, it often works for other companies in other industries. What is going on?

The reality is that the changes are doomed to fail because they do not focus on the right thing. People continue to do what they always did, so of course the system continues to produce at the level it did before. Only now people have to do additional things to try and make the change work. TOC provides a simple answer to this complex question. Companies that improve flow through the constraint get results. Companies that do not improve flow through the constraint do not improve, even with the same input quantities of training and software.

Our path to success focuses on the unique aspects of your company to cause the change.

API knows how to help you find the key to unlock the changes necessary in your company to assure the benefits of Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM). We tailor the solution to your need. We often start with an assessment of where you are, and help your team generate a project plan to take you where you want to be. Our process has worked in a wide variety of organizations, and it will work in yours. You will experience:

• Assurance that the path you are taking will deliver results.

• Confidence that you are using an effective process.

• A clear vision of what success will deliver.

• Identified steps to cause the changes needed in your organization.

• Measurements to track your progress.

• Rapid progress.

Our full scope coaching services include training, facilitation, and consulting to improve your management systems. We provide a full suite of services to coach your team to achieve the benefits of a Project Management Office (PMO) deploying Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM), or other approaches that might fit your business better. Specific services include:

Contact us now to start your improvement!                   

PS: The solution is never just software or training. Although both can help, unless you know how to unlock the key to successful change, you will see little improvement.