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Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM)

Client=s Results & Benefits

  • Projects completed on-time - firms that have implemented CCPM have doubled the number of projects completed by the due date (from 44% to over 90%)

  • Projects done faster - average project duration reduced by 10% to 50%

  • Lord Corporation/Mechanical Products Division reported a 50% project time decrease after CCPM implementation

  • Harris Semiconductor completed building of a fabrication plant 34 months early - resulting in $2 Billion increased revenue

  • Better Online Systems Inc - implemented a connectivity solution for an IBM midrange system in 5 months, a 4 month improvement over previous performance

  • Projects completed on budget - versus the national average of 189% overbudget

  • Saturn Development Corp applied CCPM to constructing new car dealerships, where the history was 20% overbudget. With CCPM, they came in on budget

  • Projects retain their technical content - versus the 70% national average of projects which fall short of planned technical content

  • A reliable way to measure project status - measurement is on those tasks which have the most critical impact on project completion, so management action can be focused on key areas for project success

PQA's CCPM Implementation Program

  • Phase 1 : 1/2 Day Executive Overview

  • Introduces senior management to the CCPM concepts and the changes needed in the organizational thinking to make it work


  • Phase 2 : 1 Day Introductory Workshop for Project & Department Mgrs.

  • Exposes the flaws encountered in conventional methods of managing projects and details how CCPM eliminates current chaos

  • Phase 3 : 2 Day Planning Workshop for Project & Department Mgrs.

  • Identify potential obstacles to CCPM implementation and develop solutions. Map out a transition from current methods to CCPM


  • Phase 4 : ProChain® Software

  • Provision of the software package which simplifies the CCPM process


  • Phase 5 : Implementation Assistance

  • Work with project managers during the initial implementation phase