2016 Defining Lean PMI 
The IIL Blog
APRIL 24, 2024
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.
The IIL Blog
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Well-defined and standardized processes are the backbone of effective project management. We’ve taken many different and evolving approaches to driving lean into our processes. Our team leans into this philosophy, strives to innovate, and reduce waste, while delivering more value to business partners of the PMO team.
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The IIL Blog
MAY 31, 2023
The underlying assumption that the work is well-defined, and the required effort can be easily estimated is a shortcoming of these approaches. Defining the scope and deliverables establishes specific and measurable performance expectations. Defining quality expectations through a definition of done decreases rework.
International Institute for Learning
APRIL 19, 2023
They build on lean-agile thinking, and standard Scrum, Kanban, and DevOps practices. Full SAFe extends the framework to Large Solutions that require coordinating many ARTs and implementing Lean Portfolio Management. DA defines “process blades” to describe common enterprise capabilities.
International Institute for Learning
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Even with these powerful tools, only about half of all projects are completed on time, as reported in the PMI Pulse of the Profession.® Traditional project scheduling follows a logical, linear set of operations: Define the project scope. Critical assumptions undergird this process: The project scope is well-defined and stable.
International Institute for Learning
JUNE 22, 2022
We simply need to start judiciously applying the principles of lean-agile management. The foundational practices of Lean, Kanban, Scrum, and SAFe (Scale Agile Framework) were designed to create the space for us to focus on “real work.”. On our traditional projects, we decompose work into small, well-defined work packages.
International Institute for Learning
DECEMBER 7, 2022
How does the Community define success? If the CoP still struggles with what to discuss at this first session, use a Lean Coffee format and allow the members to come up with topics to discuss or actions the CoP would like to take. Working agreements should cover topics such as: How often will the Community meet and at what time?
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