Wrike

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In the realm of project management methodologies, Lean and Agile have emerged as powerful approaches that support organizations in achieving efficiency and delivering high-quality products and services. Understanding the nuances of Lean and Agile is crucial for project managers and teams seeking to optimize their processes.

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Wrike

AUGUST 28, 2023

Lean Manufacturing is a methodology that aims to streamline business operations and eliminate waste in order to achieve maximum efficiency and productivity. In this article, we will dive deep into the principles, benefits, and challenges of implementing Lean Manufacturing.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 28, 2018

There has been some backlash against Six Sigma over the recent years, some of which is warranted and will be discussed, but overall the process proves a valuable tool in reducing defects in product manufacturing, especially when paired with Agile thinking, lean manufacturing and capable project management tools. Lean Six Sigma.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Short-Term Focus : Driven by quarterly results or immediate performance metrics, these organizations push for quick deliveries, often at the expense of long-term value or sustainable development. Apply Lean Thinking : Map the team’s value stream to identify non-value-adding activities.

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MPUG

MARCH 8, 2021

Many project managers utilize a Lean-Agile approach when there is high change or churn in project requirements, significant lack of clarity in scope, high complexity to their projects, and/or a larger number of risks associated with such. Two Lean-Agile Types. Iteration-based Lean-Agile. Flow-based Lean-Agile. Flow-based.

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Wrike

JULY 7, 2023

The role of sustainability has evolved beyond being a mere buzzword. A sustainable operations strategy not only helps companies reduce their environmental impact but also drives efficiency, enhances social responsibility, and improves overall economic viability.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The Scrum framework includes five events: The Sprint Sprint Planning Daily Scrum Sprint Review Sprint Retrospective. According to the 2020 Scrum Guide, Scrum is founded on empiricism and lean thinking. In this context, lean thinking means minimizing waste while maximizing value delivery. Why are events time boxed?

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Integrating a learning perspective shifts our approach, opening doors to more agile, responsive, and sustainable change initiatives. This definition underscores its importance as a plan of action and as a complete overhaul of how an organization functions and thinks. What Is Transformation Strategy? Establishing a learning culture.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

By using overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), you can identify the percentage of planned production time that is, in fact, productive. To calculate OEE, you need five data points: planned production time, stop time, ideal cycle time, total count and good count. Planned Maintenance. It works by percentage: 100% is perfect.

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Planio

MARCH 9, 2021

A lean product team strikes the perfect balance. The ideal lean product team structure at every stage (according to teams that scaled quickly). At Planio , we’re big believers in the power of sustainable growth. One of the key elements of sustainable growth is knowing when a problem needs to be solved. Stage 3: Scale.

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Resource Guru

JUNE 27, 2023

Keep your tech stack lean, functional, and user-friendly. Review resource planning practices Resource planning is crucial when it comes to improving agency efficiency. Don’t want to have expensive tech debt. Do your processes help project teams work seamlessly across the project lifecycle?

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Let’s start with a look at the manual: “The Product Goal describes a future state of the product which can serve as a target for the Scrum Team to plan against. The Context of Value Creation According to the Scrum Guide. The Product Goal is in the Product Backlog. So, there is an overarching longterm objective that guides the Scrum team.

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LiquidPlanner

APRIL 3, 2020

My clients struggled to keep their plans up-to-date and they absolutely dreaded using their project management solution. We launched our first version of LiquidPlanner during the Great Recession, so we were the definition of lean and scrappy. At the time, what drew you into wanting to be a part of this team?

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Scrum.org

MARCH 10, 2023

Mike Cohn describes a high-performing team as one that “sustainably exceeds expectations in achieving clear goals. You feel your Product Owner understands and honors the concepts of sustainable pace, the importance of setting the vision and Product Goal, and the radical collaboration that Scrum encourages.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Let’s start with what the Scrum Guide says about empiricism: “Scrum is founded on empiricism and lean thinking. Lean thinking reduces waste and focuses on the essentials.”. This principle is also why you cannot skip any events from Sprint Planning to the Retrospective without undermining empiricism’s effectiveness. Empiricism.

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Agilemania

AUGUST 17, 2022

SAFe integrates the power of Lean, Agile, and DevOps into a comprehensive operating system that helps enterprises thrive in the digital age by delivering innovative products and services faster, more predictably, and with higher quality. I have the following representation for the PI planning dividing them into 4 half days.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

But is there a unifying theory of improvement, and if so, can it be sustained? The principles are the guiding lights, the action plan is where kaizen hits the road running. A consistent application of the kaizen action plan leads to continuous improvements. Kaizen, like a lean or agile approach, works with iterations.

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Wrike

JANUARY 30, 2024

Planting seeds, watching your crops grow, and then harvesting them to sell must be an amazing feeling for a farmer, especially when so many things could thwart your plans. Consider a manufacturing firm that implements Lean manufacturing principles to streamline its production processes.

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Too many OKRs are set without any respect/consideration of the ability to deliver them sustainably while dealing with other work in the organization. OKR Theater has the potential to become a member of a big family – Scrum Theater, Agile Theater, SAFe Theater, Lean Theater, Six Sigma Theater; you get the picture.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 19, 2017

Today I’m interviewing Karen Chovan, MASc, PEng, PMP, who has dedicated her career to helping others deliver clean, lean and green approaches to project and programme management. However, in the fields related to sustainability, environment and earth-geosciences, safety, health and community engagement, there are quite a few women.

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Wrike

MAY 21, 2023

Defining Strategy Strategy, on the other hand, refers to the long-term planning and decision-making process that determines the overall direction of the business. It includes analyzing the competitive landscape, identifying opportunities, setting goals and objectives, and developing a plan of action.

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The Strategic Project Manager

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

When other firms possess similar resources or capabilities, a firm cannot achieve a sustained competitive advantage. It helps to identify areas where they have a sustainable competitive advantage. This enhances long-term profitability and sustainability.

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Leading Agile

JANUARY 21, 2021

The three systems include a System of Delivery, a System of Transformation, and a System of Sustainability. – [Announcer] This is Mike Cottmeyer’s talk from Agile Arizona, The Executive’s Guide to Large-Scale Agile Transformation and Sustaining an Adaptive Enterprise. And so sustainable business agility.

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Inloox

JULY 1, 2021

SAFe picks up many already familiar elements and concepts from existing methods such as Scrum or Lean Project Management, which makes the transition easier for many companies. Lean Agile Leadership: Managers are the very core of lean agile development and business agility. This requires collaboration and alignment of processes.

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Ganttic

MAY 18, 2022

With a business model based on continuous improvement, sustainability, and streamlining their work processes they were able to quickly expand from a West Coast startup to an industry leader. A Kaizen Approach to Sustainability and Growth. Success often depends on growth, but not all growth is necessarily sustainable.

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Inloox

JUNE 15, 2021

Digitalization, sustainability and, more recently, global pandemics are probably the most influential challenges facing companies today. That's why we’ve created a change management planning template to enable you to properly initiate changes in your company with InLoox. How can project management software help?

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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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Agilemania

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Have you heard everyone else is going agile or embracing lean, and you’re not sure what it means? Organizations may plan and carry out in a cross-functional, cohesive way by approaching teams and cooperation at these distinct levels. SAFe® Lean Portfolio. Do you use the Scaled Agile Framework in your firm or organization?

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 6, 2021

SAFe is a knowledge base of proven, integrated principles, practices, and competencies for achieving business agility using Lean, Agile, Systems Thinking, and DevOps. It’s when the entire organization uses Lean and agile practices to continually deliver innovative business solutions faster than the competition. Let’s get kickstarted.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 4, 2022

Our robust Gantt charts help you organize tasks, plan resources and costs, link dependencies, filter for the critical path and set a baseline to monitor project variance and keep your construction project on track. Is there a flow to your floor plan? Is the plan more innovative than functional? Integrated Project Delivery (IPD).

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Planview

JUNE 1, 2021

At the same time, our traditional planning processes cannot keep up or sustain us anymore: The annual plan is most on-strategy the day you finish it. Every quarter that goes by, the plan becomes less relevant. It’s difficult to react swiftly to change when your plans and budgets are set in stone.

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Agilemania

JANUARY 24, 2022

It encourages adaptive planning, exploratory development, fast delivery, and continuous improvement. Facilitate teams of teams planning. These frameworks also encourage you to use Lean principles to optimize your flow. Rapid and flexible response to change is at the heart of the system. . Enable enterprise-wide visibility.

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Agilemania

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Scaled Agile Framework is a knowledge base of proven, integrated principles, competencies for attaining business agility using Lean, Agile, Systems Thinking, and DevOps. The groundwork for SAFe was formed in 4 knowledge areas – agile software development, lean product development, systems thinking, and DevOps. How does SAFe Work?

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Instead of detailed long-term planning, Agile focuses on short, iterative work cycles, allowing for continuous feedback and adjustment. This unpredictability necessitates a more empirical approach, adaptable and responsive to change, rather than one that follows a fixed plan. Learn more with the following Sources : McChrystal, S.,

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 12, 2019

When it comes to project planning , this fluctuating environment can make things tricky: hard deadlines and a predetermined set of deliverables are nearly nonexistent. Simply put, agile in project management is taking an iterative approach to planning and guiding project processes , where change is encouraged. Finishing Iterations.

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Wrike

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Managers must learn to forecast a balance between demand and capacity to make sound decisions when planning projects. You must conduct effective aggregate planning and strategy to ensure your team delivers successful products efficiently and consistently. What is aggregate planning? Aggregate planning examples.

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Scrum.org

JULY 8, 2019

The ‘agile mindset’ discussion seems to be centered around five areas: complexity and planning, delivering value, self-organization, fostering collaboration, and cross-functionality of teams: Mindset, Complexity, and Planning. Problem-solving in a complex environment cannot be achieved with “more” planning. Agile Mindset.

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