ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The Kanban methodology helps reduce inefficiencies, and is a great project management tool for many purposes such as lean manufacturing or agile projects. The car company applied it to their lean manufacturing model, known as the Toyota production system. Customer requirements are sought and can adapt the course of the project.

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The IIL Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

It traces its roots to Lean, which is also foundational to other modern management theories. Lean’s primary focus is delivering value quickly and eliminating waste. Toyota was a Lean pioneer. Lean is a set of principles. The “House of Lean” is often used as a metaphor. Value Value is the roof of our House of Lean.

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

This focus prevents the distraction of unnecessary features and keeps the product lean and effective. Incremental delivery gives teams the flexibility to shift course based on real-world feedback. Sign up for the Applying Professional Scrum course with Rebel Scrum. And if it does? Learn more about incremental delivery!

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Scrum.org

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Lean UX Lean UX is a user-centric and iterative approach to product development that combines the principles of Lean Startup, Agile development, and user experience design. By continuously learning and iterating, Lean UX teams can deliver products that evolve and improve based on real user experiences and data.

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Project Bliss

MAY 16, 2019

The term Lean Coffee doesn’t sound like a productive meeting session. How is a Lean Coffee better than that? Read on and find out how a lean coffee is a different kind of meeting than anything you may have experienced. WHAT is a Lean Coffee? Why Hold a Lean Coffee? When to Use a Lean Coffee Format?

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 14, 2025

As they start looking at the landscape, they encounter SAFe Lean Portfolio Management (LPM), which can be a valuable step forward for organizations leveraging SAFe as the foundation for their Product Operating Model (some of my favorite clients do that!) Fly : Finally; youre in full agility modetreating your entire business like a product.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 8, 2020

‘So’ – I asked, ‘How was the training course?’. I’d go on a course, learn new things, be all excited to try these skills, then get back to the office and promptly not do any of the things that I thought I had learned. Most training courses go on the premise that new information is the catalyst to new better behaviours.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Unconscious bias is particularly significant for us in a project management environment, where time pressures and quick decision-making often mean we lean into familiar patterns and assumptions. Sound familiar? So lets get it out in the open and talk about it consciously.

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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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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Of course, these roles can also vary greatly depending on the types of products or projects being executed in the organization. Whereas product managers might rely on agile product development, lean manufacturing processes or lean software development methodologies. Here’s a screen shot of the whiteboard for your reference!

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Career paths tend to lean towards larger, more complex and more strategically important projects, or program management. Of course, every portfolio manager has a slightly different focus and sphere of operation tying back to the business culture and the environment they operate in. Are you looking for the next step in your career?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The result of this buzz session was, of course, the Agile ‘Software Development’ Manifesto. 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.

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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

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

We review the best accounting project management software and highlight the key features, pros and cons, and, of course, the various plans and costs for a subscription. Uses, Features and Pricing That said, leaning on integrations indicates that the software’s accounting features are limited and need assistance.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 1, 2024

The kanban methodology was first developed as a lean manufacturing system to help with production planning , scheduling and control. It is especially used in agile or lean software development teams to define user stories , prioritization of tasks on the backlog, or as collaboration tools to provoke innovation.

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Scrum.org

MARCH 3, 2021

Why perfect is the enemy of good - using lean change to apply agile in context. The senior execs that we work with in banks, financial organisations and asset management firms are massively time-poor, operating in lean resource environments.

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Scrum.org

JANUARY 27, 2025

At a recent Professional Scrum Master Advanced course, we were discussing how to promote engagement at the Daily Scrum when Mark Kuzik , lean champion and Director at Argus Machine in Canada suggested shaking things up by trying Management by Exception at the Daily Scrum. What is Management by Exception?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

MAY 11, 2022

Of course, nobody could have predicted that the circumstances we found ourselves in in the year 2020 would have made it so imperative for marketers to roll up their sleeves and implement Agile marketing project management practices to their fullest potential. Since marketers are not measuring success in working lines of code.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 7, 2019

Of course, this assumes that organizations are streamlining processes, using new digital transformation approaches or methods and are assigning competent project managers to lead small, medium and large teams. Behaviors and competencies for lean and fast teams can differ in many ways. Project Performance Affects the Bottom Line.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Here’s how EVM can be applied over the course of a project’s duration. It is commonly employed in Agile and Lean projects, often in response to end-user feedback in product development cycles. Estimation In a project context, estimation is the way to make accurate budgets or timelines for a project.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 28, 2022

The goal of lean kanban is to start with no limits and monitor the WIP. This, of course, depends on how well you’ve defined the workflow and what WIP limits you have set. The scientific approach of incremental change is the basis of lean and agile principles. New work can now be pulled by the team.

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ProjectManager.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Jennifer Bridges is the founder of PDUs2Go an Atlanta-based company that provides easy access to courses for professional project managers to earn Professional Development Units (PDUs) online as needed. He writes consistently on his blog about software development and lean, Kanban and agile development principles. Jennifer Bridges.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

External factors around projects are constantly changing at a breakneck speed which makes it challenging to definitively control the outcome without frequent course correction. Brain Sensei’s Complete PMP® Exam Prep course can be taken anytime and anywhere. XP, scrum, lean, etc.) First, virtual teams are becoming the norm.

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nTask

MAY 3, 2019

Some of the best Project Management Certifications and IT Project Managed Courses are highlighted below. Course Duration: 3 Years. It is a challenging course that constitutes various modules to assist the academia in identifying the weak spots within a project. Course Duration: 1 Year. Course Duration: Not Applicable.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 16, 2022

To optimize the effort, different methodologies have been used to be more effective, from Six Sigma to lean management and agile project management. Business process management helps you run a lean business by optimizing processes and reducing waste. Running a business without wasting time and money is how you stay in business.

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Moira Alexander

APRIL 24, 2017

Founded by Harvard University and MIT in 2012, edX is one of the biggest MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) platforms available and offers many project management (PM) courses. You can take individual courses at no charge, and many of them can be accredited towards an edX credential. Introductory project management courses.

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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? Trello Key Features The main feature, of course, is Trello’s kanban boards and cards for visualizing workflow. The kanban system is a popular methodology that’s found in lean management.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 7, 2018

While it’s true that business casual tends to lean more toward casual nowadays, dressing appropriately shows respect and professionalism. Of course, remember to keep it in context. Think of it as risk management. Consider what might come up, and prepare your answers. Dress Professionally. Keep It Professional, Not Personal.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The diagram shows the interdependent and parallel processes over the course of the project’s life cycle. That plan, of course, leads to resources, budgets, schedules, etc. This is a lean flow chart used to analyze and design the flow of materials and information at the system level, mostly used in manufacturing and product development.

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The IIL Blog

JULY 17, 2024

Predictive, agile, and lean/Kanban can be viewed as the corners of a triangle with a near-infinite array of options. Lean/Kanban. Lean/Kanban Lean and Kanban are a set of principles and practices, dating back to the 1950s, originally developed by Toyota. Lean focuses on delivering value and eliminating waste.

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ProjectManager.com

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Today you’ll find SIPOC as a part of the Six Sigma , Lean manufacturing and business process management disciplines. With a refresher course to update those who are familiar but rusty. And, of course, whatever ingredients are required to create the smoothie. That includes a blender and probably a timer of some sort.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 16, 2018

Well, they’re for women, of course. They’re curious, and they’re ready to take that leap of faith (equipped, of course, with the right skills, experience and tools for the job ). Know when to “lean in” or “lean back.” Sometimes you have to lean in and lean back at the same time, depending on the situation.

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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. For one, both are ideal for lean and agile projects, limiting work in process and favoring a continuous scheduling flow as opposed to pushing through a schedule. What Is Kanban?

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LiquidPlanner

JUNE 7, 2022

Sometimes the best course of action is to grow at a measured and intentional pace, with only one new project at a time. Lean teams must collaborate well and trust each other. The post Small business tips for managing projects with a lean team appeared first on LiquidPlanner. You know the saying, “slow and steady wins the race.”

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JUNE 30, 2020

However, you should also make it clear that this is not your project anymore and they are responsible, otherwise they’ll lean on you for a long time. As I talk about in my course on how to write awesome project status reports , surprises are bad. This short online course from Andy Kaufman will help. You should too.

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Agilemania

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

LPM also known as Lean Portfolio management, refers to how senior leadership uses lean principles and systems thinking approaches to align strategy with execution. Incorporating agile and lean portfolio management offer a path to improving business agility. What Are The Objectives Of Lean Portfolio Management?

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

She was leaning towards monday.com because the agile project leader in her company wanted to use it. In the end, we leaned towards a hybrid solution: the monday.com work OS, integrated where possible with the tools she already used. Of course it was. Complex Projects Need Robust Tools. Back to my client. It wasn’t easy for them.

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