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Streamlining Success: Lean Principles in Project Management

MPUG

First, our last article touched on waste in the context of lean. Second, I am the father of a recent engineering graduate who is now working as an engineer, and part of the onboarding was a class on lean. This is where Lean principles come into play. The class began by asking the students to draw a pig. The overarching goal?

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Six Sigma: A Simple Guide for Project Managers

ProjectManager.com

There has been some backlash against Six Sigma over the recent years, some of which is warranted and will be discussed, but overall the process proves a valuable tool in reducing defects in product manufacturing, especially when paired with Agile thinking, lean manufacturing and capable project management tools. Lean Six Sigma.

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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.

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Continuous Planning Equals Business Agility

Planview

You need to consider flights, lodging, cities to visit, where to eat, ground transportation, and more. The ability to be agile or flexible in your planning process is crucial – even when the plan is already in action. Add agility into your continuous planning process, which offers an important benefit.

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Sprint Retrospectives with Kanban

Scrum.org

“At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly” — The Agile Manifesto. A few weeks ago we considered the Agile Manifesto from a lean perspective. You see, an agile team will consider every aspect of their work in terms of its empirical outcome.

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From Order Taker to Opportunity Maker…IT’s Digital Transition for Driving the Business

Leading Agile

Professions such as Medicine, Law, Beauty, Teaching, Transportation, Security, Accounting, Engineering, and Project Management all have one thing in common; certifications and internal governance. Think of all the breakthrough advancements in just the last 20 years in the medicine, transportation, accounting, and engineering professions.

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Understanding Muda, Mura, Muri for Waste Reduction in Business

Wrike

Introduction to Muda, Mura, Muri Muda, Mura, and Muri are concepts rooted in the Toyota Production System, also known as Lean Manufacturing. The seven different categories are as follows: Transportation waste: Unnecessary movement or transportation of goods or information.