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Lean Construction Principles & Best Practices

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From the world of manufacturing comes an approach called lean construction. But lean manufacturing and lean construction are two different things. Let’s explore lean construction, defining what it is and its key principles. What Is Lean Construction? ProjectManager has Gantt charts to manage your lean construction.

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Kanban in Manufacturing: Main Uses & Benefits

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Kanban in manufacturing and production has many uses, which we detail below, as well as how it relates to lean and just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing. Done properly, kanban can reduce expenses, improve customer satisfaction, create more efficient processes and limit risk. This led to improvements in manufacturing efficiency.

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How Usable Working Products Are Your Ultimate Weapon Against Risks

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TL;DR; The only way to mitigate risk when employing Agile practices is by continuously delivering a usable working product. Keep It Lean and Mean It’s a battlefield out there. Your protection in this ruthless world is a lean, mean, and functional product. Yes, you read it right! The markets are evolving faster than ever before.

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Product Manager vs Project Manager – What’s the Difference?

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Whereas product managers might rely on agile product development, lean manufacturing processes or lean software development methodologies. Project managers are in charge of managing teams during the initiating, planning, scheduling, monitoring and closing phases of a project. What Is a Project Manager? Develop a project plan.

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The Agile Manifesto from a Lean Perspective

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To what extent, for example, is the Manifesto a reflex of “lean thinking”? There’s a clear synergy between lean and agile practice, and attempts to tease them apart can often seem contrived and artificial. Interestingly, in the published history of the Agile Manifesto, the word “lean” does not appear even once.

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Troubleshooting in Lean-Agile Development

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Many project managers utilize a Lean-Agile approach when there is high change or churn in project requirements, significant lack of clarity in scope, high complexity to their projects, and/or a larger number of risks associated with such. Two Lean-Agile Types. Iteration-based Lean-Agile. Flow-based Lean-Agile.

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Trello vs. Asana: Side-by-Side Comparison

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Let’s closely compare Trello vs. Asana. Basic task creation and management Lean task management Team collaboration Workflow automation Integration with other software Who Uses Trello? The kanban system is a popular methodology that’s found in lean management. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.