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Agile Beyond IT: Lean Thinking

The IIL Blog

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.

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What Is Lean Portfolio Management? A Quick Guide

ProjectManager.com

There are many ways to do this and one of which is lean portfolio management. Let’s first define lean portfolio management and then delve into how it works. This will give you an idea if it’s the right strategy to execute your portfolio management. What Is Lean Portfolio Management? What Are the 5 Lean Principles?

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Lean Startup and Scrum

Scrum.org

I remember the first time I heard about Lean Startup. A member of the audience asked, “What do you think about Lean Startup?”. Honestly, I had not heard of Lean Startup. After the conference, I bought Eric Ries’s book - Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses.

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What Is Lean Manufacturing?

ProjectManager.com

Lean manufacturing addresses one of the worst things that can happen to any enterprise: waste. Industry is, of course, rife with waste. Industry is, of course, rife with waste. This insistence on eliminating waste is where the idea of lean as a management system developed. An Overview of Lean Manufacturing.

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What is Lean Portfolio Management? Primary Focus | Objectives

Agilemania

LPM also known as Lean Portfolio management, refers to how senior leadership uses lean principles and systems thinking approaches to align strategy with execution. Portfolio management teams apply these principles and approaches to strategy and investment funding, Agile portfolio operations, and governance.

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Which SAFe® Certification Course is the Best Pick for You?

Agilemania

In this article, I would like to provide a simple guideline to select the right SAFe course for you, if you are willing to take up one. Note : I am not going to provide course details but just an overview of learning objectives and the audience for which that course is directed. – Lean -Agile Leadership. Architects.

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

ProjectManager.com

Of course, these roles can also vary greatly depending on the types of products or projects being executed in the organization. Whereas product managers might rely on agile product development, lean manufacturing processes or lean software development methodologies. Here’s a screen shot of the whiteboard for your reference!