Inloox

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

In the last blog post on process optimization in project management we introduced you to the 5-S framework, which is also very popular in Lean Management. Therefore, we will now deepen the topic Lean Project Management. In a nutshell, these are the goals of Lean Project Management: Increase quality and customer benefit.

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MPUG

OCTOBER 16, 2023

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. Engineers use specifications to define and constrain the product or system under development and to be manufactured.

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Inloox

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

In the last blog post on process optimization in project management we introduced you to the 5-S framework, which is also very popular in Lean Management. Therefore, we will now deepen the topic Lean Project Management. In a nutshell, these are the goals of Lean Project Management: Increase quality and customer benefit.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 19, 2024

Kanban is from Japan, originating in the factories of the Toyota car company in the 60s as a lean manufacturing tool for workflow and inventory management. The name kanban means billboard in Japanese, and you can see why, as the process involves placing tasks represented by cards on physical or digital kanban boards. What Is Kanban?

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Agilemania

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

LPM also known as Lean Portfolio management, refers to how senior leadership uses lean principles and systems thinking approaches to align strategy with execution. Incorporating agile and lean portfolio management offer a path to improving business agility. What Are The Objectives Of Lean Portfolio Management?

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Proofhub

AUGUST 9, 2023

Process Improvement Methodologies Whether you have defined it or not, every business has processes. The scale and complexity may vary, but the essentials are the same —  all businesses have processes. What is business process management?

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Planview

JUNE 28, 2019

This blog is part of a series on Lean portfolio management. If you haven’t already, we recommend reading part one first, “ What is Lean Portfolio Management ,” which you can find here . In this post, we’ll discuss a fundamental component of Lean portfolio management: funding. This is where Lean budgeting comes in.

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Wrike

JANUARY 30, 2024

For ambitious companies, the solution lies in process improvement, a method of bettering your processes and aligning them with your business growth strategy. In this article, we will delve into the art of process improvement, which, if done correctly, can take your organization to unprecedented heights.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The name is apt, as the waterfall methodology is a process in which the phases of the project flow downward. When implementing the agile methodology , project planning and work management are adaptive, evolutionary in development, seeking early delivery and are always open to change if that leads to process improvement.

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Scrum.org

JULY 16, 2019

Lean Agile Procurement is designed to reduce delay in establishing the partnerships, and providing clear constraints on the business relationship. The traditional approach of RFI – RFP – Review – LOI is neither lean or agile. This often creates a protracted and unpredictable process from the supplier and purchaser.

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Project Accelerator News

APRIL 18, 2024

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. The more defined a scope is, and the more everyone buys into its alignment with business goals, the less likely it is to creep. It’s a talent that should be fully leveraged!

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

To better understand production capacity, we’ll define the term and go into greater detail as to its importance in manufacturing. Production capacity makes those manufacturers more informed about processes and that’s going to help with their decision-making as they respond to customer demand. Each step should be mapped out.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Additionally, while both roles are technically geared for the delivery of products and projects, there are different processes and best practices required. Whereas product managers might rely on agile product development, lean manufacturing processes or lean software development methodologies. What Is a Project Manager?

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Techno-PM

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The lean portfolio management is a new way to look at the old problem of balancing cost vs. value in product development projects. The use of Lean portfolio management agile has exploded in the last decade as more and more companies have found that it is a powerful tool for structuring their product development processes.

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The Strategic Project Manager

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Products and services, projects, and processes all need to add value to be strategically viable. Lean innovation management originated from startups, but is applicable in helping bring a startup mentality to a variety of types of organizations. Let’s start be defining lean innovation. In the process, you.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 31, 2023

But is it possible to structure a process of continuous improvement at your company so that it aligns with your preferred management tools, team morale and overall objectives? In other words, can that process of continuous improvement prove productive and worthwhile? Some see continuous improvement as a meta-process, such as W.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 6, 2019

That begins with defining the business, how it does business and who is doing what in the business. That guide is called business process mapping. An Overview of Business Process Mapping. History of Business Process Mapping. What’s the Importance of Business Process Mapping? Helps with Onboarding.

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The Strategic Project Manager

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Agile and lean are not the same thing but are closely related. This post looks at the idea of ‘lean agile’ and its application to project management and strategy. What Is Lean Agile Project Management? In the case of waterfall, each step or process must be completed before starting the next step.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 28, 2018

It can mean different things within various organizations or circumstances, but there is a way to broadly outline this business process improvement methodology and define its beginnings, its, rise, its use and its implementation. To start, let’s define the term Six Sigma. What Is Six Sigma? What Are the Features of Six Sigma?

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nTask

OCTOBER 29, 2020

According to surveys conducted, as of 2016, 66% of enterprises run a business process improvement program occasionally or never. What is Business Process Improvement? Before you can work towards improving your company’s business processes, it is imperative to understand what a business process is.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Cycle time includes processing, moving, inspection and queue time for the item. That is, cycle time covers the entire process, even inactive time when a product is being moved from one part of the facility to another. It’s a KPI as it shows the average time it takes to process raw materials into a finished product.

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Leading Answers

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

David Anderson has done much to popularize and explain lean and the Theory of Constraints thinking. The Kanban Method (usually capitalized) is a complete process for defining, managing, and improving the execution of knowledge work. These kanban boards typically show queues and work in progress (WIP).

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nTask

APRIL 28, 2021

To generate a clear business case, organizations need to write business operations with sustainability in mind, which can be done by the following two steps: Document their business processes. Implement effective process improvement techniques for sustainability. At the core of every business are business processes.

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Resource Guru

JANUARY 17, 2023

It’s what we lean on throughout the project life cycle. As project managers, defining and planning projects is what we do. Simply put, a project scope defines all the work and considerations required to deliver a specific outcome. Well, a poorly defined project scope, a forgotten project scope (or not having one at all!)

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Scrum.org

JULY 24, 2023

That would be the job of the process that feeds into the Product Backlog: product discovery. Why the Scrum Guide Lacks Product Discovery as a Concept The Scrum Guide 2020 emphasizes the role of the Product Owner in managing the Product Backlog but does not define the product discovery process.

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Wrike

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Lean operations are a strategic approach that aims to improve efficiency and profitability in businesses. By reducing waste and streamlining processes, companies can optimize their operations and achieve better results. Value Stream: Understanding and improving the end-to-end processes that deliver value.

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Resource Guru

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The problem is that when there’s no agency processes in place, and your team isn’t organized properly, the latter tends to take up a lot of time, and may make up more of your day than is spent on your client-facing projects. Enter the realm of agency processes — an essential way that you can win back your time.

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Wrike

JULY 29, 2023

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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Henny Portman

JULY 26, 2020

Levine wrote with People Over Process – Leadership for Agility a very pragmatic and down to earth book about leadership and agile projects. Furthermore, neither agile or scrum contemplates how the agile team should be connected to a larger organization and to external partners who will likely have differing development processes and cadences.

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Leading Agile

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Lean Thinking starts with identifying customer-defined value, and proceeds from there by focusing on ways to maximize the delivery of that value. Anything that directly contributes to the delivery of customer-defined value is deemed “value-add activity.” A manual, after-the-fact, formal review process is optional.

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Taskque

JANUARY 23, 2020

This would not have happened if you have implemented lean six sigma or paid attention to improving the quality of the product. So what’s lean six sigma all about? What is Lean Six Sigma? Lean Six Sigma is a methodology used to minimize defects and errors and improve the process. Improves Customer Satisfaction.

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Wrike

JULY 29, 2023

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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Techno-PM

MARCH 24, 2022

A Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt is someone who has completed the six-sigma certification process. This certification shows your commitment to the Lean Six Sigma methodology and process improvement. Lean Six Sigma is a set of business practices that can be used to improve efficiency and reduce errors.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 25, 2023

How COQ does this, especially in project management, is what we’ll define. The book Quality Control Handbook, published in 1951 and written by quality expert Joseph Juran, defined cost of quality as having both tangible and intangible costs. Let’s first define these terms. This concept has been around for a long time.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Agile , lean, predictive methods, iterative approaches – and the guidance from professional bodies like APM, PMI, and the Standard for Project Management now all includes content on values, and soft skills that underpin how we work. Developing your own philosophy doesn’t have to be a complicated process. Define your values.

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Wrike

JULY 21, 2023

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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Kiron Bondale

MARCH 27, 2016

I wrote an article in October 2015 describing how the eight forms of waste (a foundational lean tool) can affect project teams. Let’s do a deeper dive into the waste of over-processing. So what are the impacts of over-processing on the project manager’s part? So how can this be avoided?

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