ProjectManager.com
APRIL 19, 2023
From the world of manufacturing comes an approach called lean construction. But lean manufacturing and lean construction are two different things. Let’s explore lean construction, defining what it is and its key principles. What Is Lean Construction? ProjectManager has Gantt charts to manage your lean construction.
ProjectManager.com
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
This is commonly called lean project management. What Is Lean Project Management? Lean project management focuses on delivering a manufacturing project with more value and less waste. It does this by systematically eliminating waste in the value stream of the lean manufacturing process. The Definition of a Lean Project.
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ProjectManager.com
AUGUST 29, 2023
Its main purpose is to serve as a reference that is compared against the project performance once the execution phase begins. Change control The term for a process to systemically monitor and approve or reject any change requests made to a product or project. To learn how to write a feasibility study, read Jason Westland’s post.
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. This is where Lean principles come into play. The class began by asking the students to draw a pig. The overarching goal?
ProjectManager.com
AUGUST 31, 2023
The Continuous Improvement Process The continuous improvement process is sometimes referred to as the PDCA cycle. Check Monitor and test the results of the plan to prove that it is in fact improving whatever was targeted for improvement. That’s the initials for each of the four steps in that process: plan, do, check and act.
ProjectManager.com
DECEMBER 13, 2021
Here’s a screen shot of the whiteboard for your reference! Whereas product managers might rely on agile product development, lean manufacturing processes or lean software development methodologies. Monitor all the project management knowledge areas of a project, such as task, resource and time management.
ProjectManager.com
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Manufacturing cycle time, also referred to as throughput time, is the amount of time spent working on an item from raw materials to finished product. People may confuse cycle time with takt time and lead time, which we’ll define and differentiate a bit later, but all are key metrics in manufacturing, especially lean manufacturing.
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