1. The Looking Glass Suite
Presented to the
PS MPUG
May 20, 2003 By
Scott Button
Spherical Angle Inc.
The Looking Glass Suite
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2. About Spherical Angle
Privately held S-Corporation located in Hickory, NC.
Founded in 2001 by two IT managers from a fortune 500 company
Added managing partners Rizzo and Button June, 2002.
Part time staff includes 12 IT professionals
Development done by a supplier.
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3. Overview
is a Single Project Theory of Constraints (TOC) add-in module for Microsoft® Project.
is a multi-project TOC add-in module for Microsoft® Project
module is a graphical executive information system.
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4. Why the TOC Multi-Project Solution?
Simulation of the multi-project environment.
Simulation using Tony’s project simulator, showing that multitasking increases the duration of the projects, using the Placeholder Sheet. Also show proper scheduling and stagger according to TOC method, using the Planning Buffer Sheet.
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5. Success Stories Confluence (Software Development)
Corning Cable Systems (IT Department)
XYZ Co. (Production Assy)
Note, these implementations used the TOC Multi-project approach, with other software packages.
Three charts that show results from Confluence, Corning, and from an assembly area, company name confidential.
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6. Confluence
Client Delays (TOC)
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9. Days Late Per Project

10. Average Days Late

12. Features Network Evaluation Resolves resource contention
Identifies critical chain.
Calculates and inserts project buffers, feeding buffers, drum, bottleneck and event buffers.
Provides integrated Task Update that identifies buffer incursion
Calculates and displays buffer incursion including values less than 0% and greater than 100%.
Provides integrated, text-based project and resource reports.
Provides objective measurements for task level prioritization. (Task Damage Ratio).
Honors user-specified inputs for task sequencing.

13. Redundant Links (In Red, below)
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14. Bottleneck Buffers B D B D B D Bottleneck Res. Drum Res.
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15. Event Buffers E Important Event. Event Buffer. 11/16/2018
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16. Protection Ratio Now Protect. Ratio =100% 5 5 5 5 10 Now
Buffer Remaining/Buffer Needed
Project Buffer.
= 5/Sqrt(75)
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17. Demo
A Brief Walk Through is available on the Spherical Angle website. To view it, click on the ‘View a Walk Through’ hyperlink at the top of the cc-Pulse page.
More Information
Launch MS Project
Show toolbar
Run 4 CC scheduling buttons
Go To tracking mode
Show task updates & Buffer incursion.
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18. Features Staggers projects based on a drum resource.
Controls settings for drum feeding or bottleneck feeding buffers in cc-Pulse.
Updates the expected starts of drum tasks, across all projects, based on the availability of the drum resources.
Will not over-write user defined task constraints.
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19. Features Multi-Project View Single Project View SPC Charts 11/16/2018
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20. Multi-Project View
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21. Single Project View
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22. Run Charts
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23. Specifications OS: Windows 98, 2000, XP;NT 4.0 and later.
MS Project 2000, 2002 (98 does not support COM add-in extensions).
Tested in Win 2000 with MSP Spot testing in other environments.
Component Object Model (COM) is Microsoft's framework for developing and supporting program component objects.
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24. Partnership With Consultants and Academics
Discounts to clients when software purchased through Consultants
Spherical Angle will not compete for theory training and implementation services
No charge for software or software training for consultants.
Theory training materials available to consultants via licensee program.
Scott’s understanding of our policies.
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25. Availability June, 2003 July, 2003 Fall, 2003 Sign up for notices at:
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26. Questions Info@sphericalangle.com www.sphericalangle.com 11/16/2018