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. We show some examples other than software in our Scrum Project Management book. This is where Lean principles come into play.

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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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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

Lead process of issue identification and resolution. Manage risk tracking process. Knowledge of agile and lean approaches such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, among others. The post Project Manager Job Description (with free copy+paste examples!) Deliver and install technology solutions. Monitor and manage project scope.

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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

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Columns on the kanban board represent where that task is in the process. In lean manufacturing, kanban helps save inventory space and overcapacity. Kanban strives for efficiency and is always looking for ways to eliminate waste from processes. Kanban Board Example. This is the key component of the kanban process.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 20, 2022

The new Scrum Guide 2020 mentions Scrum is founded on empiricism and lean thinking. Lean thinking reduces waste and focuses on the essentials.”. In this article, let’s take Daily Scrum as an example to help understand, identifying and eliminating the 8 wastes. Excess Processing: Is a Status Report being prepared for Management?

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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. The waterfall method makes use of Gantt charts for planning and scheduling; an example is below. The car company applied it to their lean manufacturing model, known as the Toyota production system. Agile Methodology.

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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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LiquidPlanner

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Lean manufacturing has become a popular way to eliminate waste, reduce costs and improve efficiencies. The challenge with lean is that, despite its attraction to many executives who want to cut costs and increase productivity , a lean process doesn’t happen overnight. The intersection point: a vast opportunity!

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

To what extent, for example, is the Manifesto a reflex of “lean thinking”? There’s a clear synergy between lean and agile practice, and attempts to tease them apart can often seem contrived and artificial. Interestingly, in the published history of the Agile Manifesto, the word “lean” does not appear even once.

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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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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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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. Leadership: The ability to inspire others through example, description, and reflection.

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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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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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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2021

For example, manufacturing product managers are responsible for tangible products, while software development product managers will have different teams and agile workflows to assist in the software product launch. For example, many project managers are accustomed to working within the PMI guidelines for best project management practices.

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Techno-PM

MARCH 24, 2022

Certified lean six sigma green belt certification is a professional qualification that will enable you to demonstrate your skills in managing projects, processes, and people. It also provides the necessary knowledge for implementing lean management principles into an existing organization.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Basic task creation and management Lean task management Team collaboration Workflow automation Integration with other software Who Uses Trello? The kanban system is a popular methodology that’s found in lean management. For example, Trello favors boards, but Asana includes board, list, timeline and calendar views.

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Henny Portman

JULY 17, 2020

With the book True lean – Your guide to the fundamentals connecting purpose, process and people written by Rudy Gort you get a concise but complete and clear overview of and insight into lean. The first part examines the origin of lean in order to understand the philosophy behind lean. In chronological order: Y?zan

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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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Resource Guru

MAY 27, 2022

A human resource planning process can prevent these issues by helping businesses forecast and balance staffing needs and customer demands. What is a human resource planning process? What is a human resource planning process? Human resource planning is the process of analyzing your people needs and planning ahead to meet them.

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Planview

JULY 9, 2019

This blog is part of a series on Lean portfolio management for the enterprise. If you haven’t already, we recommend reading: Part 1: What is Lean Portfolio Management? Part 2: Lean Portfolio Management: Lean Budgets and Investment Funding. Didn’t we just say that a centralized PMO undermined LPM?

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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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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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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 26, 2021

For example, you may include c-suite executives, managers and possibly even interns. It’s important to understand the options before beginning the writing process. These are three popular business plans for small businesses: The Lean Plan. A lean plan is just that—lean. The Start-up Business Plan.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Boost your skills: Make sure everyone on the team knows how to manage risks and what the process is. Skill #3: Managing scope Understanding the change management process and being able to navigate your way through the changes as they hit the project – that’s a great skill to have. Check that you know who needs to approve changes.

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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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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. Your mechanisms for delivering customer-defined value can grow strong and thrive if only you remove or minimize the underbrush in your processes. ” Overhead. Security is necessary.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 25, 2023

It’s also part of Lean Six Sigma, a philosophy of improvement built on the prevention of defects over defect detection. A benefit of cost of quality is that it gives manufacturers or service providers a chance to analyze their processes and in so doing improve quality operations. Get started with ProjectManager today for free.

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Meisterplan

OCTOBER 19, 2018

At Meisterplan, when we introduced Lean PPM , we simply integrated this element into the process. After each of the first three board meetings following the implementation phase of Lean PPM, I brought everyone together so that they could express their thoughts directly to the board in the style of a Retrospective. Give us a try!

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Inloox

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

This methodology is also used in Japanese Lean Management. Most of all this methodology provides an initial introduction to process optimization for smaller companies. In this way you work more effectively and create a good basis for further optimization processes. Work with labels and mark folders or storage boxes, for example.

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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?

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LiquidPlanner

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

So what processes and techniques will catapult your career and what are the areas that you can… overlook? In this article I’ll look at 5 project management techniques, processes and skills that you will no doubt have heard mentioned time and time again. The work we do touches more people and has more impact. Verdict: Essential.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

There is always at least one constraint, and the theory of constraints uses what is called a focusing process to identify that constraint, and then restructures to address it. That applies to processes, organizations, individual team members, whatever or whoever is a risk to the successful completion of the project.

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Project Pulse Journal

APRIL 15, 2024

Understanding these top five Agile methodologies that are not Scrum Framework: Kanban, Extreme Programming (XP), Lean Software Development, Feature-Driven Development (FDD), and Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM) is crucial for any team or individual looking to implement Agile practices effectively.

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Digite

JANUARY 7, 2018

Several good books have been written on Kanban and its application to various business processes, especially to Scrum, since David Anderson published his original Kanban “blue book”. If you want to improve or create the flow in your product development process start with this book! Stop Starting, Start Finishing. By Arne Roock. (31

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