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Lean Construction Principles & Best Practices

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There’s more than one way to manage a construction project. 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?

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Production Capacity: Formula, Examples

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Production capacity refers to the largest amount of goods that can be manufactured in a production facility over a period of time. In order to take advantage of production capacity’s help with making sound financial plans and accurately forecasting business growth, you’ll need project management software.

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Troubleshooting in Lean-Agile Development

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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.

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Product Manager vs Project Manager – What’s the Difference?

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Product Manager vs Project Manager. While both are leadership roles and the titles are similar, there’s a difference between a product manager and a project manager as Jennifer Bridges, PMP, explains. Here’s a screen shot of the whiteboard for your reference! What Is a Project Manager?

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How to Calculate Manufacturing Cycle Time (Formula Included)

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Finally, we show how project management software can help with manufacturing. 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. Project management software can help manufacturers plan, track and monitor their cycle time.

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Total Productive Maintenance Essentials: 8 Things You Need to Know About TPM

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Whether you’re a project manager, facility manager or part of a maintenance team, you need to know what TPM is and employ it keep your business productive. This lean production leads to increased productivity, lower costs, improved quality and extends the lifespan of your equipment. What Is Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)?

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The Three — Wait: Four — Elements of Empiricism

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In its theory section, the Scrum Guide refers to the three elements of empiricism: transparency, inspection, and adaptation. 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.”. TL; DR: Elements of Empiricism.

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