Necessary but Not Sufficient

By Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Eli Schragenheim, Carol A. Ptak

Categories: Business & Money, Literature & Fiction

In this business novel, Eliyahu Goldratt, with Eli Schragenheim and Carol Ptak, applies his Theory of Constraints to software and enterprise technology. The story follows a software company that sells enterprise resource planning systems and discovers that technology alone does not bring customers the benefits they expect. The book argues that technology is necessary but not sufficient, unless the rules and processes around it also change.

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• Shane Parrish: “ The title of this book is a great mental model. Distinguishing the relationship between things at this level helps focus on what matters. Perhaps an easy example will help illuminate: swinging at a pitch in baseball is necessary to hit the ball, but not sufficient to do so.”