Successful delivery of projects lays foundation for executing any organizational strategy. So, an organization that focuses on improving its project delivery capability can achieve excellence. Critical Chain by Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt is a 240 page business novel that introduces the idea of Critical chain. It is a method to plan and manage projects by focusing on resources required to execute the project. This critical chain idea introduced in the book is different from the concept of critical path. Critical path specifies on project activities that add up to give the longest duration. Critical chain on the other hand is the longest chain of dependent tasks. It might not be same as the critical path. The critical chain method or Theory of Constraints (TOC) focuses on dependencies related to resources, constraints etc. The author builds the concepts of critical chain to solve the questions below : Why are projects late? Are externalities really the reason that people usually co...