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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. The class began by asking the students to draw a pig. The overarching goal?

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The Agile Manifesto from a Lean Perspective

Scrum.org

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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Could a Scrum GPT Challenge Scrum Masters?

Scrum.org

Please create a concept for this class, comprising lectures but mainly exercises covering the previously mentioned topics. Exercise: Creating a hypothetical Product Backlog: Participants create a hypothetical Product Backlog. Interactive role-play exercise: Participants practice gathering feedback from stakeholders.

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Overcoming Product Backlog Management Traps

Scrum.org

Do you do experiments/exercises before they start to help them understand the folly of being stuck in out-of-date mindsets? How do you coach a PO of good lean backlog management in case they don’t want to receive any feedback and seem sensitive to advice from the ScM? Prioritization [of Product Backlog items?] How to handle this?

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What Puts Manufacturing Teams Ahead: Lean Six Sigma

LiquidPlanner

There are always common themes that come up at these conferences, but these days it seems that you can’t turn around without getting smacked in the face by Lean Six Sigma. Lean Six Sigma has been growing up for quite a while now. Quality is quality, and Lean Six Sigma can push yours higher. Why Lean Six Sigma Now?

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How to Pass Implementing SAFe SPC Training Exam in your First Attempt

Agilemania

Implementing SAFe Student Workbook: materials and exercises from Lesson 1. Becoming a Lean-Agile leader (15%). Implementing SAFe Student Workbook: materials and exercises from Lessons 2 and 3. Lean Agile Mindset . SAFe Lean Agile Principles. Implementing SAFe Student Workbook: materials and exercises from Lesson 3.

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Sculpting the Product Backlog: A Delicate Balance Between Lean Inventory and Future Readiness

Scrum.org

Just as sculptors chisel away the excess marble to reveal the form within, product managers must carefully mould their backlog, ensuring it's a lean inventory that reflects the unrealized value of the product. While keeping the backlog lean is imperative, it’s also prudent to consider future implications to mitigate surprises.

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