Theory Of Constraints: The Key To Better Decisions with Dr. Alan Barnard

Feb 6, 2023

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ANECDOTE

Condo Team Halved Lead Times

Dr. Barnard worked with a condo construction team and had them focus on one unit at a time.
They cut lead times from 120 days to about 70 days by stopping multitasking and prepping full kits before starting.

INSIGHT

Assumptions, Not Conditions, Limit Potential

Organizational limits often come from bad starting assumptions, not starting conditions.
Finding and challenging hidden assumptions uncovers large, latent potential.

ADVICE

Five Steps To Better Decisions

Use a five-step decision process: define, map conflict, create win-wins, plan for objections, and run experiments.
Turn each 'yes but' into a 'yes and' and test assumptions with quick experiments.

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