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What Is Lean Manufacturing?

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Lean manufacturing addresses one of the worst things that can happen to any enterprise: waste. This insistence on eliminating waste is where the idea of lean as a management system developed. Called lean manufacturing or lean production, the truth is that the lessons learned from this methodology can be universally applied.

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Continuous Improvement: A Quick Guide

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Check Monitor and test the results of the plan to prove that it is in fact improving whatever was targeted for improvement. His work would inspire methodologies such as just-in-time manufacturing (JIT) , lean manufacturing and kaizen. Do This is the stage where you implement that plan.

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100+ Project Management Terms: PM Terminology Explained

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Change control The term for a process to systemically monitor and approve or reject any change requests made to a product or project. Modern project management software applications can streamline finding your project’s critical path to help you manage scope and monitor the project.

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Small business tips for managing projects with a lean team

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Closely monitor scope creep. Lean teams must collaborate well and trust each other. Brad Egeland is a Business Solution Designer and IT/PM consultant and author with over 25 years of software development, management, and project management experience. Let today’s specialized technology solutions do the heavy lifting.

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Connecting with Business Communities | Nicole Friedberg on “Lean Six Sigma” and the Importance of Lean Six Sigma Skills

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Nicole shares her insights on Lean Six Sigma and the importance of Lean Six Sigma skills for individuals and teams. What is Lean Six Sigma, and why is it important? Nicole Friedberg: Lean Six Sigma provides a methodology and toolset to identify and address root causes to unknown problems and ultimately improves processes.

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Project Manager Job Description (with free copy+paste examples!)

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Project managers plan, budget, monitor and report on the project with project management tools , sometimes pitching the idea of the project or being assigned to it once it’s already been approved. Monitoring Progress. Monitor and report on project progress. Define project schedules, allocate resources and monitor progress.

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5 Kaizen Principles That Underpin the Methodology

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The idea was codified by Masaaki Imai, an organizational theorist and management consultant, over 30 years ago with the publication of this book, Kaizen: the Key to Japan’s Competitive Success. The idea of always making small improvements is not dissimilar to lean manufacturing, especially with the emphasis of eliminating waste.