Overview

Projects consist of a series of dependent activities which are expected to take place, in a predetermined order to deliver the required outcome(s). Large, complex projects involving a number of resources, will also be prone to variation in their performance. The combination of dependent events and statistical fluctuations, make project management a difficult assignment, and generally lead to project overruns and loss of reputation with key customers.

The Theory of Constraints body of knowledge, which was first introduced by Dr Eliyahu M Goldratt in his bestselling business novel The Goal, dives into these phenomena, and how these detrimental effects on project performance are compounded further by normal human behaviours which are adopted in such projects.

This webinar will introduce some of these behavioural traits, which impact project performance, and provide suggestions on how to not only manage these behaviours, but fundamentally change how you project manage, to deliver projects earlier than the planned dates.

Speaker

Matthew Walton

Matthew Walton is a qualified mechanical engineer and has held senior leadership positions in a number of companies across a range of industries, including construction, automotive and oil and gas. For the last 20 years, Matthew has been stationed in Asia, occupying positions of influence in quality management and continuous improvement related disciplines.

Matthew’s most recent position was as a global lean expert for Aker Solutions Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. where he was responsible for the development of the continuous improvement and lean strategy in the business, lifting the continuous improvement maturity of the organisation year on year, as well as developing a supporting infrastructure of lean change agents, to enable sustainability, across the South East Asia region.

Prior to this post, Matthew was employed as the cost and quality assurance manager with Lotus Engineering Malaysia, and was responsible for all aspects of quality (both in-house and supplier) on a selection of vehicle development programs. Other responsibilities included the development of a local and sustainable supply base through training and coaching, in the full suite of IATF Automotive tools (APQP, FMEA, MSA, SPC, PPAP, and Global 8D).

Time

15:00—16:00 MYT (GMT+8).