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Agile Beyond IT: Lean Thinking

The IIL Blog

It traces its roots to Lean, which is also foundational to other modern management theories. Lean’s primary focus is delivering value quickly and eliminating waste. Toyota was a Lean pioneer. Lean is a set of principles. The “House of Lean” is often used as a metaphor. Value Value is the roof of our House of Lean.

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From Servant Leadership to Shared Leadership

Leading Answers

We will examine what leadership entails and how it applies to agile teams. Then discuss the transition from servant leadership to shared leadership.   EQ as a Foundation for Leadership. As we saw in the previous articles about Emotional Intelligence (EQ), leadership is built on top of EQ.

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Servant Leadership in PMO Management: A Path to Success

The IIL Blog

However, the traditional hierarchical management approach is evolving, giving rise to the concept of servant leadership within PMOs. Servant leadership is a leadership philosophy where the leader’s primary focus is on serving and empowering team members within the PMO. Servant Leadership Approach. Tangible Benefits.

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Small business tips for managing projects with a lean team

LiquidPlanner

Lean teams must collaborate well and trust each other. I engaged the team, managed work according to our capacity, limited work to what we could reasonably deliver and earned the trust of leadership and the team. The post Small business tips for managing projects with a lean team appeared first on LiquidPlanner.

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How To Make 2023 A Successful Year for Your Projects

Rebel’s Guide to PM

And this article is a summary of what they replied. Leadership : ethical, authentic leadership is what helps get work done and set you apart from your peers. Successful project managers will be those that embrace the mantle of leadership. Throughout the project, leadership is simple: you serve your team.

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Agile Leadership — A Brief Overview of Concepts and Ideas

Scrum.org

TL; DR: Agile Leadership. I recently started aggregating my notes, links, and references related to agile leadership to understand better what it — in the context of an agile transition — may look like. Let’s examine some favorite ideas and concepts around agile leadership. Servant Leadership. “A Intent-based Leadership.

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Exploring Lean Manufacturing: Principles and Benefits

Wrike

Lean Manufacturing is a methodology that aims to streamline business operations and eliminate waste in order to achieve maximum efficiency and productivity. In this article, we will dive deep into the principles, benefits, and challenges of implementing Lean Manufacturing.