They may understand completely all of the theory and mechanism of Critical Chain, but when they are challenged, they may still hesitate. The implementation team is prepared to address this hesitation when they see it. By assigning a critical chain assistant, organizations can save thousands even millions. Nonetheless, this simple means of accelerating projects is often overlooked. The costs of delays come from a number of sources.
Days mean dollars.
Another key idea behind critical chain project management is to focus on the tasks that pace project completion. The critical chain is the longest chain of tasks through the project, given both task and resource dependencies. When these tasks take longer than planned, so does the project. When these tasks are done more quickly than planned, so is the project. Typically, a critical chain task is assigned to someone because of an important skill set.