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Top 10 Project Management Methodologies – An Overview

ProjectManager.com

The term scrum was introduced in a “Harvard Business Review” article from 1986 by Hirotaka Takeuchi and Ikujiro Nonaka. The larger the project, the more difficult it can be to take all the data you need to diagram and make sense of it without project management software. Lean Methodology. Kanban Methodology.

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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. This is not sustainable and is an example of overburden.

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Return On Investment Vs Lean Agile Metrics for Strategic PMs

The Strategic Project Manager

However, the speed of change has made these methods less reliable – and ushered in a more lean-agile approach to metrics. This post examines the difference between ROI and Lean-Agile metrics, It identifies the key metrics of each, and the drivers behind those metrics. Value is delivered in small increments over time.

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Framing Transformation Strategy from a Learning Perspective: A Shift from Assertion

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Integrating a learning perspective shifts our approach, opening doors to more agile, responsive, and sustainable change initiatives. Historically, transformation strategies often leaned heavily on 'command and control' tactics. Data-driven decisions. What Is Transformation Strategy? Holistic change. Customer-centric approaches.

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Agency efficiency: 5 steps to boosting your agency’s bottom line (and driving sustainable growth)

Resource Guru

These agency efficiency metrics can be split into two categories: Financial (F), e.g.: Agency Gross Income (AGI) Delivery margins Non-financial (N-F), e.g.: Billable utilization rates Customer health data Let’s take a look at the key metrics in each category. Don’t want to have expensive tech debt.

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Six Sigma: A Simple Guide for Project Managers

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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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Total Productive Maintenance Essentials: 8 Things You Need to Know About TPM

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ProjectManager captures real-time data that helps you track time, workload and much more. To calculate OEE, you need five data points: planned production time, stop time, ideal cycle time, total count and good count. Doing so positively impacts profitability due to fewer maintenance costs. Key TPM Elements.