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This is a FREE e-book on how to quickly learn and use the Theory of Constraints. In its original form, the Theory of Constraints - a methodology for continuously improving systems - appears complex and difficult to learn. The e-book uses the tool of the Project Storyboard to better organize the thinking tools and processes of the Theory of Constraints. Using the prepared templates and worksheets, a person can learn and apply the Theory of Constraints in far more quickly than using traditional approaches.
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Dr. Rod King
WHY USE THE PROJECT STORYBOARD FOR“THE THEORY OF CONSTRAINTS”?
The Project Storyboard, a universal visual organizer, greatly simplifies the learning and application of the Theory of Constraint (ToC) especially its thinking processes
Using the visual templates or worksheets of the Project Storyboard, a person can more quickly take notes on and learn the Theory of Constraints
Using the visual templates or worksheets of the Project Storyboard, a person can more quickly applythe Theory of Constraints
The Project Storyboard facilitates a visual knowledge management approach to the Theory of Constraints. Ideas, knowledge, problems, solutions, strategies, and tactics can be visually managed using the Project Storyboard
The Project Storyboard facilitates Visual Object‐Oriented Thinking (VOOT) as well as knowledge sharing on projects and in meetings where the Theory of Constraint is used
Using the Project Storyboard, tools of the Theory of Constraints can more easily be matched and mixed with other tools of problem solving, creativity, and innovation such as Brainstorming, TRIZ, and Six Sigma
The Project Storyboard. Dr. Rod King, 2008. [email protected] http://projectstoryboard.ning.com
WHAT IS “THE THEORY OF CONSTRAINTS” ABOUT?Developed by Dr. Eli Goldratt, the Theory of Constraints (ToC) is a problem solving methodology that focuses on system’s improvement by eliminating constraints or bottlenecks in processes and elements
Classic books on the Theory of Constraints include Dr. Goldratt’s novels, The Goal and It’s Not Luck
An underlying assumption of the Theory of Constraints is that a system can be represented as a chain or network of chains
The Theory of Constraints assumes that the critical problem in a system is its weakest link
A key objective of a Theory of Constraints project is to continuously eliminate critical constraints while pursuing win‐win goals of the system
The Theory of Constraints is a collection of problem solving and critical thinking tools including the Thinking Process, Throughput Accounting, and Drum‐Buffer‐Rope
The Theory of Constraints is weak on techniques for creatively generating ideas: strategies (conditions; requirements) and tactics (prerequisites) as well as for project planning, management, and execution
The Project Storyboard. Dr. Rod King, 2008. [email protected] http://projectstoryboard.ning.com
BLANK PROJECT STORYBOARD
The Project Storyboard. Dr. Rod King, 2008. [email protected] http://projectstoryboard.ning.com
NUMBERED STORYBOARD1. 2. 3.
4. 0. 5.
6. 7. 8.
The Project Storyboard. Dr. Rod King, 2008. [email protected] http://projectstoryboard.ning.com
THEORY OF CONSTRAINTS‐STORYBOARD
The Project Storyboard. Dr. Rod King, 2008. [email protected] http://projectstoryboard.ning.com
Improvement Questions Improvement Tasks
STORYBOARDSFOR
THEORY OF CONSTRAINTS
Thinking Tools Categories of Legitimate Reservation
IMPROVEMENT QUESTIONS‐STORYBOARD
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1. What to improve?‐ What is the critical policy/ physical constraint, weakest link, bottleneck, core problem, or root‐cause in the system?
• Use Current Reality Tree
2. What to improve to?‐ What to do with the critical constraint?
• Use Evaporating Cloud• Use Future Reality Tree
IMPROVEMENT QUESTIONS
3. How to cause the improvement?‐ How to implement the change (overcome the critical constraint)?• Use Prerequisite Tree• Use Transition Tree
(What is the current system?)‐ What are elements of thecurrent system?‐ What are undesirable effects?‐ What are desirable effects?
• Use Current Reality Tree
IMPROVEMENT TASKS‐STORYBOARD
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1. Identify the system constraint (weakest link)
‐ What to improve?
• Use Current Reality Tree
2. Exploit resources and properties of the constraint
‐ What to improve to?
• Use Evaporating Cloud
3. Subordinate everything else to the constraint
‐ What to improve to?
• Use Evaporating Cloud• Use Future Reality Tree
4. Elevate (eliminate/break) the constraint
‐ How to cause the improvement?• Use Prerequisite Tree• Use Transition Tree
IMPROVEMENT TASKSFOR
THEORY OF CONSTRAINTS
5. Go back to step 1; beware of psychological inertia
(Critically review/validate assumptions of causes and their effect or parts and their whole)
THINKING TOOLS‐STORYBOARD
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1. Current Clarity Tree (CRT) ‐ What is the current system?‐ What are (un)desirable effects?‐ What is the critical constraint, weakest link, core problem, or root‐cause?‐ What to improve?
2. Evaporating Cloud (EC)(Conflict Resolution Diagram)‐ What is the main goal or objective of the existing system?‐ What is the win‐win objective (non‐trade‐off/uncompromising/ideal/ bipolar goal)?‐What to improve to?
3. Future Reality Tree (FRT)‐ What is the future system?‐ What will be (un)desirable effects?‐ What will be the critical constraint, weakest link, core problem, or root‐cause?
‐ What to improve to?
4. Prerequisite Tree (PRT)‐ What are strategies (requirements/ conditions) and tactics (prerequisites) for overcoming obstacles to implementing project plan?
‐ How to cause improvement?
THINKING TOOLSFOR
THEORY OF CONSTRAINTS
5. Transition Tree (TT)‐ What is the project plan or roadmap for achieving the win‐win objective (non‐trade off/uncompromising/ideal/ bipolar goal)?
‐ How to improve?
CATEGORIES OF LEGITIMATE RESERVATION (CLR)‐STORYBOARD
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Clarity Entity existence Causality existence
Cause sufficiency CATEGORIES OF LEGITIMATE RESERVATION
FORTHEORY OF CONSTRAINTS:
Checklist of criteria for the construction and logic of “trees”
Additional cause
Cause‐effect reversal Predicted effect existence Tautology
WHAT IS THE CURRENT SYSTEM‐STORYBOARD
The Project Storyboard. Dr. Rod King, 2008. [email protected] http://projectstoryboard.ning.com
Current Elements/Attributes Desirable Effects Undesirable Effects
Goals/Objectives/Targets WHAT IS THECURRENT SYSTEM?
Outputs/Results: Products/Services
Internal Problems/Conflicts/ Relationships
Constraints/Causes Environment/Resources
WHAT TO IMPROVE‐STORYBOARD
WHAT TO IMPROVE?
‐ What is the critical policy/ physical constraint, weakest link, bottleneck, core problem, or root‐cause in the system?
• Use Current Reality Tree
The Project Storyboard. Dr. Rod King, 2008. [email protected] http://projectstoryboard.ning.com
WHAT TO IMPROVE TO‐STORYBOARD
WHAT TO IMPROVE TO?
‐ What to do with the critical constraint?
• Use Evaporating Cloud• Use Future Reality Tree
The Project Storyboard. Dr. Rod King, 2008. [email protected] http://projectstoryboard.ning.com
HOW TO CAUSE THE IMPROVEMENT‐STORYBOARD
HOW TO CAUSE THE IMPROVEMENT?
‐ How to implement the improvement (overcome the critical constraint)?
• Use Prerequisite Tree• Use Transition Tree
The Project Storyboard. Dr. Rod King, 2008. [email protected] http://projectstoryboard.ning.com
CURRENT REALITY TREE (CRT)‐STORYBOARDCurrent Elements/Attributes of System
Desirable Effects Undesirable Effects
Goals/Objectives/Targets CURRENT REALITY TREE(CRT)
‐ What to improve?
Outputs/Results: Products/Services
Internal Problems/Conflicts/ Relationships
Constraints/Causes Environment/Resources
The Project Storyboard. Dr. Rod King, 2008. [email protected] http://projectstoryboard.ning.com
EVAPORATING CLOUD (EC)‐STORYBOARDREQUIREMENT(STRATEGY/RESOURCE)
PREREQUISITE(TACTIC/RESOURCE)
Effects(Desirable/Undesirable)
EVAPORATING CLOUD(EC)
(CONFLICT RESOLUTION DIAGRAM)
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐WIN‐WIN OBJECTIVE/GOAL:
CONTRADICTORY REQUIREMENT(STRATEGY/RESOURCE)
CONTRADICTORY PREREQUISITE(TACTIC/RESOURCE)
Effects(Desirable/Undesirable)
The Project Storyboard. Dr. Rod King, 2008. [email protected] http://projectstoryboard.ning.com
FUTURE REALITY TREE (FRT)‐STORYBOARDFuture Elements/Attributes of System
Future Desired Effects Future Undesired Effects
Win‐Win Goals/Objectives/ Targets
FUTURE REALITY TREE(FRT)
‐ What to improve to?
Future Outputs/Results: Products/Services
Potential Internal Problems/ Conflicts/Relationships
Potential Constraints/Causes Environment/Resources
The Project Storyboard. Dr. Rod King, 2008. [email protected] http://projectstoryboard.ning.com
PREREQUISITE TREE (PRT)‐STORYBOARDStrategies(Requirements/Conditions)
Tactics(Prerequisites)
PREREQUISITE TREE(PRT)
‐ How to cause improvement?‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐Critical Constraint/Obstacle:
Win‐Win Goal/Objective:
Activities/Actions/Tasks(Injections)
Plan
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TRANSITION TREE (TT)‐STORYBOARDStrategies Tactics
TRANSITION TREE(TT)
How to improve?‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
Win‐Win Goal/Objective:
Activities/Actions/Tasks Program/Activity Chart
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PLAN STORYBOARD
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Vision/(Dream) Outcome Goals Objectives
Targets & Success Criteria
PLAN(WORK/HOME/SCHOOL/ OUTDOOR PROJECT):
Resources
Strategies (Map/Scorecard) Activities (Program Chart) Tasks/Actions (Calendar)
THE BASIC CONCEPT OF THE PROJECT STORYBOARD:a family of boxes (fractal box: box of boxes)
The Project Storyboard. Dr. Rod King, 2008. [email protected] http://projectstoryboard.ning.com
EVERY PROJECT STORYBOARD VISUALLY SHOWS A SYSTEM TOGETHER WITH ITS RELATED ITEMS, PARTS/SUB‐SYSTEMS, OR SUPER‐SYSTEMS
The Project Storyboard. Dr. Rod King, 2008. [email protected] http://projectstoryboard.ning.com
DESCRIPTIONOF
SYSTEM
Part/Element/Sub‐system 1
Part/Element/Sub‐system 2
Part/Element/Sub‐system 3
Part/Element/Sub‐system 4
Part/Element/Sub‐system 5
Part/Element/Sub‐system 6
Part/Element/Sub‐system 7
Part/Element/Sub‐system 8
ADVANCED PROJECT STORYBOARDING:See example at http://search.galaxyit.com
The Project Storyboard. Dr. Rod King, 2008. [email protected] http://projectstoryboard.ning.com
HOW TO MASTER USE OF THE PROJECT STORYBOARD1. Go through, in presentation mode, the entire set of slides to get a “big picture” view of the Project Storyboard
tool. Present a free talk or seminar on The Project Storyboard for GRTD.
2. Go through, in two‐pane viewing mode, each slide and read the accompanying notes. Do selected exercises.
3. Print, store (in a Life Storyboard Folder), and regularly use ‐ for each Project ‐ the set of 8 templates for the following main sections of the Life Storyboard:
HomeSchoolWorkOutdoorsArchive/Garage
4. Print and daily use the Blank Storyboard for recording and organizing information for any task or topic. Put each Project Storyboard under the appropriate section in the Life Storyboard File.
5. Join the following groups to rapidly increase mastery of the Project Storyboard tool as well as regularly share with the public your Project Storyboards:
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=707447Ning: http://projectstoryboard.ning.com/Scribd: http://www.scribd.com/share/upload/3123283/251abqmo6jwc097obznw
The Project Storyboard. Dr. Rod King, 2008. [email protected] http://projectstoryboard.ning.com
TARGETED USERS OF THE PROJECT STORYBOARDKnowledge Workers
CEOs, Managers, and Supervisors as well as Entrepreneurs
Trainers and Life Coaches
Students
Practitioners and Users ofTo‐do Lists, Tasks, Scheduling, and CalendaringProject Planning, Management, and ExecutionStrategic Business Planning and Management including the Balanced Scorecard and Strategy MapsTime ManagementIntuitive and Systematic Decision‐makingGetting Things Done (GTD)Mind MappingSix SigmaBusiness Process ManagementTotal Quality ManagementTheory of Inventive Problem Solving (“TRIZ”)Theory of ConstraintsVisual Thinking and Problem SolvingInnovation and Product DevelopmentVisualization
The Project Storyboard. Dr. Rod King, 2008. [email protected] http://projectstoryboard.ning.com
10 POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF HAVING EVERYONE IN AN ORGANIZATION OBTAIN AND USE A NOTEPAD AND LIFE FOLDER OF PROJECT STORYBOARDS
1. Transparency and accountability become more natural and pervasive throughout the organization
2. Physical and mental clutter are virtually eliminated: in the office as well as online3. Nearly all tasks and projects get done right4. Nearly all tasks and projects get done on time5. Teamwork, productivity, and better decision‐making flourish in the organization6. Creativity and self expression flourish in the organization7. Creative problem solving is dramatically improved8. Innovation flourishes in the organization9. Everyone is empowered and speaks the language of the Project Storyboard10. The organization becomes more profitable as well as “happier”
The Project Storyboard. Dr. Rod King, 2008. [email protected] http://projectstoryboard.ning.com
ABOUT DR. ROD KINGInventor of the Concept and Theory of the Fractal Notecard, which is the Basis for the Project Storyboard
Chief Evangelist for the Project Storyboard Tool , 1‐Page Life Management, and “Getting the Right Tasks Done (GRTD)”
World‐class Expertise in:Visual Brainstorming and Problem SolvingVisual Ideas ManagementVisual Project Planning, Management, and ExecutionPersonal Productivity Planning, Management, and ExecutionTechniques for Enhancing Creativity, Problem Solving, Innovation, and Supersmart Learning“Getting the Right Tasks Done (GRTD)”
Multi‐disciplinary Academic Background:B.Eng. (Hons) in Civil EngineeringMaster of Infrastructure PlanningPh.D. in Regional Development Planning.Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Academic Studies
Dr. Rod King has written two books on the theory and applications of the Project Storyboard tool:“The 3 Faces of Infinite Genius: How to be a Supersmart Learner and Problem Solver”“2‐Page Customer Problem Solving: How to Use the Project Storyboard to Simply Satisfy and Delight Customers”
Inventor and publisher of several conjuring tricks
The Project Storyboard. Dr. Rod King, 2008. [email protected] http://projectstoryboard.ning.com