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Case Study: Sunstall – Managing Resources and Workforce for Solar Energy Projects

Ganttic

With a business model based on continuous improvement, sustainability, and streamlining their work processes they were able to quickly expand from a West Coast startup to an industry leader. And he learned how to apply lean manufacturing principles popularized by Toyota, to more traditional construction project management.

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New Broom, Sweeps Lean! Four ROI, Efficiency and Productivity Hacks for The New IT Project Decision Maker

Project Accelerator News

When new to a role (in many business environments, not just IT Project Management), new managers tend to lean into making sweeping changes, it’s human nature. CASE STUDY: Simon’s promotion put him in charge of a struggling team, and he told me he deployed benchmarking to identify why they’d been missing targets.

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The Role of Standard Work in Lean Methodology

Wrike

Lean methodology is a systematic approach to improving efficiency and reducing waste in business operations. At the core of this methodology is the concept of standard work, which refers to the set of clearly defined processes and procedures that employees follow to ensure consistent and high-quality results.

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Good Scrum Master; Bad Scrum Master

Scrum.org

They help teams navigate the process of becoming a team and recognise that it’s a continuous journey. Good scrum masters also invest time in learning about Lean, Kanban and XP. Good scrum masters are active within their community, sharing stories and case studies.

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Gemba in Lean: A Guide to Real-Time Problem Solving

Wrike

Gemba is a fundamental concept in Lean management that plays a crucial role in real-time problem solving. This article serves as a comprehensive guide to Gemba in Lean, covering its origin, importance, implementation, case studies, and challenges.

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Process Perfection: Resolving Frequent Complications in Process Flows

Wrike

Organizations strive for efficiency and effectiveness in their operations, and one critical aspect of achieving this goal is through the optimization of process flows. When processes are well-designed and smoothly executed, companies can improve productivity, reduce costs, and enhance customer satisfaction.

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Top 10 Lean/ Kanban Books for IT, Software and Knowledge Work!

Digite

Several good books have been written on Kanban and its application to various business processes, especially to Scrum, since David Anderson published his original Kanban “blue book”. If you want to improve or create the flow in your product development process start with this book! By Klaus Leopold. Stop Starting, Start Finishing.

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