Fri.May 19, 2017

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How to Identify, Analyze and Eliminate Muda From Your Kanban System?

Digite

The main objectives of the Toyota Production system, which is one of the primary sources of inspiration for Kanban for knowledge work, were to get rid of overburden (muri) and inconsistency (mura), and eliminate waste (muda) from your system. Any system/ business process you are using to develop products or offer services will have a certain amount of waste generated.

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There is Little New Under the Sun

Herding Cats

It is popular to claim we've never done this before, so how can we possibly estimate the cost and schedule. If it truly hasn't been done before, then the software project is likely to be an inventing new physics project. Having worked in the particle physics domain, inventing new physics is something I'm familiar with. In that world, we still made estimates of the cost to design, build, and operate the experiment.

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Subtle Insight

The Tao of Project Management

Walking Rugby The games is starting to gather momentum! We had 10 of our walkers turned up last night for a coaching session and game run by Jason Luff (former Exeter Chiefs player and now Regional Development Officer for Devon RFU). Lots of pics taken for publicity and we should get a write up in the local paper and Estuary magazine. And we are going to keep on training and playing through the summer.

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When your team starts having secret meetings without you

The Digital Project Manager

The post When your team starts having secret meetings without you appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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Understand Digital Debt, Form a Team, Set Goals, and Plan Roadmap for Transformation

Understanding digital debt is crucial before digital transformation. Assemble a team to assess internal operations, market pressures, and digital debt's impact. Define future digital vision with measurable goals. Refine hypotheses and conduct market analysis. Develop a roadmap for transformation with defined projects, cost estimates, and governance.

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Project Management Poll – How Freelancers and Businesses Use Project Management?

TimeCamp

TimeCamp has conducted a survey concerning Project Management. We have sent invites to various companies around the globe, and 88 responded, providing us with some valuable information on the topic. Now, we can share the results with you. They should give you a helpful notion about the approach to project management, employees’ effectiveness, and productivity, […].

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