Start of 2008 Theory of Constraints Program

After the workshop conducted in August 2007, follow-up communications through emails were done to coordinate the official cooperation between the City Government of Iligan and InWEnt, Germany for the capability building assistance through the conduct of series of workshops on Theory of Constraints.

First schedule proposed by InWEnt was for the workshop to be held in December 2007 but it did not push through because Engr. Christine Orbe, City Waterworks System Manager, could not be available.   It was then moved to January 2008 however this time, the Consultant, Mr. Adolfo Held has a tight schedule.   At last, the 1st workshop proper for the program was finalized to be conducted on March 10-14, 2008. 

On January 24, 2008, Ms. Karena Kimmel, InWEnt Coordinating Staff, emailed me for the details of the March workshop.  I was tasked to submit the profiles of the participants for their review.  Then I booked the consultants at Cheradel Suites.   Because of the tight schedule of Mr. Adolfo Held, a second consultant was sent by InWEnt, Mr. Thomas Shoemaker from the United States of America, a consultant and expert not only in Theory of Constraints but also in water management.   Ms. Kimmel will also be coming with them to assist them during the workshop.  The proposed topics for the 5-day workshop include building the current and future reality trees, solving conflicts using conflict resolution diagram, and practical application of finding constraints in the Iligan Waterworks.   To view the details of the proposed topics click here.

A Dinner to Discuss the Next Step for the Theory of Constraints Program

On August 21, 2007, a dinner at Patio Alejandra was sponsored by Engr. Christine Milagros A. Orbe of the Iligan City Waterworks System (ICWS).   The dinner was sort of a venue for an informal discussion about the two-year program offered by InWEnt, Germany to the City of Iligan.

 

Mayor Lawrence Ll. Cruz, Councilor Moises Dalisay, Jr. and Consultant Adolfo Held

 

In photo, left side :  Mayor Lawrence Ll. Cruz, Engr. Christine Milagros A. Orbe (ICWS Manager), Engr., Jaime Sato (ICWS Employee),  right side : Councilor Moises Dalisay, Jr., Consultant Adolfo Held, Pat D. Noel (Tourism Officer)

After the Consultant left for Germany on August 22, 2007, a series of emails was then sent by InWEnt to make concrete the workshop schedule for the two-year program.  Below is a summary of the details of the proposed workshop proper compiled from the emails sent by Mr. Michael Funcke-Bartz, InWEnt Senior Project Manager on August 20, 2007 and by Ms. Karena Kimmel, Inwent Coordinating staff on October 18, 2007.

1.   Submission of Letter of Commitment by the City to InWEnt, Germany
         through email before December 2007.

2.   Letter of Commitment contains :

      -   allocation of necessary man- and woman power to this working 

            process (team of change-agents) and to maintain this team during

            the process

      -  provide the data which are necessary for analysis and planning

      -  be willing to implement changes which have been proposed together 

             with the team of change-agents

      -  provide workshop facilities inside the waterworks and to care for the 

             catering

3.  Based on the Letter of Commitment, InWEnt and the Iligan City 

         Government will sign a Memorandum of Understanding for the 

         two-year program implementation.

4.  Tentative Schedule of next Workshop is on December 10-14, 2007.

5.  The German-Consultant Lecturer will come to Iligan once every 3 months

6.  City Counterpart

     -   venue to include meals and snacks (25 participants, 1 lecturer, 3 

            facilitators, 1 documentor)

     -  materials and equipment needed during the workshop (3 pin boards, 

            meta cards and push pins, permanent and whiteboard pens, 

            manila papers, whiteboard, LCD projector)

     -  vehicle for the lecturer (hotel to venue and back,  fetch & ferry at CDO 

            airport)