01
Identify
Where is the constraint?
Analyse the system to find what is limiting performance.
Finance · Data · AI · TechnologyI GET THINGS
DONE FASTER.
I help businesses turnaround and projects finish faster by identifying what limits performance and focusing execution on the constraint.
Method
Theory of Constraints (TOC) — Five Focusing Steps
02
Exploit
Get the maximum performance from the constraint.
Use existing capacity better before adding more resources.
03
Subordinate
Align the rest of the system around the constraint.
Everything else supports the work that matters most.
Project controls · Planning · Automation · Decision support04
Elevate
Change the system when execution alone is not enough.
05
Repeat
Analyse again.
Did performance improve?
Is the constraint still there?
Has it shifted?
IDENTIFY→EXECUTE→RE-ANALYSE→
TURNAROUND / FASTER PROJECT COMPLETION
TOC APPLICATION — EXPLOIT + SUBORDINATE
Focus & Finish — execution analysis
THE PROBLEM
Resources were spread across too many fronts and repeatedly shifted between priorities, stretching cycle time and delaying completed handovers. Working all planned fronts simultaneously would require about 900 people, while only 134–464 were available.
MODE A — PLANNED VS ACTUAL
Resources spread. Cycle time stretches.
AVG CT2.95×
HANDOVER34%
PlannedActual / in progress
Front 01
Front 02
Front 03
Front 04
Front 05
Front 06
Front 07
Front 08
Front 09
Front 10
Many simultaneous fronts → manpower dilution → long WIP → delayed handovers
MODE B — PLANNED VS RESOURCE-CONSOLIDATED
Stagger capacity. Focus & Finish.
AVG CT1.02×
HANDOVER77%
PlannedMode B / resource-consolidated
Front 01
✓
Front 02
✓
Front 03
✓
Front 04
✓
Front 05
✓
Front 06
✓
Front 07
✓
Front 08
✓
Front 09
✓
Front 10
✓
Stagger resources → Focus & Finish → achieve cycle time → handover → move to next front
With the same manpower availability as Mode A, resource consolidation shows what could have been achieved by holding crews to front completion.
Thinking
Constraints & Execution
Business & Finance
Technology & AI
Science & Systems
About
I work on business turnaround and faster project completion using Theory of Constraints (TOC) / Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM).
10+ years across power, steel and industrial infrastructure, in both execution and consulting roles.
My experience comes from large industrial projects, but my interest is broader: difficult businesses, projects and systems where better focus improves performance.
Interested in science, technology, health, fitness and continuous learning.