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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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. Lean Methodology. Processes can be defined and improved.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 27, 2024

Kanban in manufacturing and production has many uses, which we detail below, as well as how it relates to lean and just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing. Lean manufacturing is a methodology that focuses on minimizing waste and maximizing productivity. Kanban is a more flexible approach and less prescription than lean.

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 25, 2024

Learn more History of Kanban Kanban was first introduced in Japan as a lean manufacturing approach pioneered by Taiichi Ohno in the late 1940s. The book laid out the principles of lean manufacturing, which focuses on reducing waste, creating customer value and seeking continuous process improvement, and kanban.

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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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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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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. Bias is defined as: a prejudicial behaviour in favour of (or against) something that is based on personal inclination rather than fact.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Whereas product managers might rely on agile product development, lean manufacturing processes or lean software development methodologies. Supervise the market research process and define customer needs for the product team. Define KPIs for product performance and product success. What Is a Project Manager?

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Scrum.org

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

This focus prevents the distraction of unnecessary features and keeps the product lean and effective. They plan everything upfront, defining requirements for one big deliverable. Focus on What Matters: With incremental delivery, teams zero in on the most important tasks. And if it does? But Scrum teams deliver value piece by piece.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 17, 2022

Lean management originated in Japan, where it grew out of the Toyota Production System. This led to lean manufacturing, but today lean is used in more industries, such as project management, software development, construction and more. Lean principles come from the Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI), where founders James P.

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 29, 2023

Find a term you want defined that isn’t on this project management glossary? Business Plan A formal document that clearly defines the business goals of a project and how to attain them. It helps to model the maturity of the capability of business process by defining steps and managing result metrics to optimize the process.

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Scrum.org

JULY 16, 2019

Lean Agile Procurement is designed to reduce delay in establishing the partnerships, and providing clear constraints on the business relationship. The traditional approach of RFI – RFP – Review – LOI is neither lean or agile. The Lean Agile Procurement model is designed by people who live the Agile Manifesto, and is aligned to it.

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ProjectManager.com

MAY 1, 2024

This includes all processes defined above, but also the scheduling of labor and the management of inventory and order fulfillment. Use Kanban Pull System for Inventory Management Kanban pull system is ideally suited for warehouse operations because of its lean approach similar to just-in-time stock control.

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ProjectManager.com

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

To better understand production capacity, we’ll define the term and go into greater detail as to its importance in manufacturing. Use Lean Manufacturing Techniques One metric of lean manufacturing tracks is production capacity because the goal of the methodology is to reduce waste and produce only what’s needed.

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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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ProjectManager.com

MAY 29, 2024

For those new to the term, let’s first define its parts, such as what is a shop floor and a shop floor plan. Implement the 5S Method From Lean Manufacturing The 5s method used in lean manufacturing is a methodology for organizing, cleaning, developing and sustaining a productive work environment.

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Henny Portman

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The book “ The Lean-Agile Way – Unleash Business Results in the Digital Era with Value Stream Management ” by Cecil ‘Gary’ Rupp, Richard Knaster, Steve Pereira, and Al Shalloway provides a comprehensive roadmap to optimize processes, improve products, and enhance service delivery.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 7, 2019

It’s not solely about the decisions of executives though, it’s also about great project leaders learning to run fast and lean while developing high performing teams that can deliver value to their organization. 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

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Jennifer helped to define and guide those interested in this discipline. The five basic stages of Six Sigma are: Define. This means you have worked with Six Sigma, Lean project management, or any other quality-related projects. So there’s define, measure, analyze, improve, and control. What Is Six Sigma?

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ProjectManager.com

APRIL 28, 2022

Before defining the four kanban principles, it’s important to note that work management software adds greater efficiency. 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.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 10, 2023

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. Lean manufacturing is a process with the goal of minimizing waste and maximizing productivity in the manufacturing process.

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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. Scrum is a project management framework with well-defined roles, guidelines and procedures that ensure this methodology is implemented consistently. What Is Kanban?

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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. He defined a series of cascading steps that went from collecting requirements to deployment operations. Lean focuses on delivering value and eliminating waste. Agile (Scrum).

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ProjectManager.com

AUGUST 31, 2023

His work would inspire methodologies such as just-in-time manufacturing (JIT) , lean manufacturing and kaizen. Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing Lean manufacturing focuses on identifying value, value stream mapping, creating flow, establishing pull and continuous improvement.

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ProjectManager.com

JUNE 15, 2021

So we thought it would be a great idea to take a look at what core qualifications are required of project managers and define their responsibilities and the common job descriptions for several PM roles. This involves creating a project schedule, securing the resources, defining the project goals, among many other things. Manage budget.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Agile , lean, predictive methods, iterative approaches – and the guidance from professional bodies like APM, PMI, and the Standard for Project Management now all includes content on values, and soft skills that underpin how we work. Define your values. Define your vision. The second step is to define your vision.

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ProjectManager.com

OCTOBER 19, 2022

We’ll explain the process, define the term and detail the steps for making a rough order of magnitude estimate. Therefore, the ROM estimate is based on a high-level expert judgment and can also be done with three-point estimating (defined below). To avoid bias, lean on research and real data to guide you.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Lean Canvas. Lean Canvas is adapted from The Business Model Canvas and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 In short, the Lean Canvas helps you define the most important elements of your product. Lean Canvas Template Example fron Miro. Based on that, we can define the next goal.

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ProjectManager.com

JANUARY 25, 2023

How COQ does this, especially in project management, is what we’ll define. The book Quality Control Handbook, published in 1951 and written by quality expert Joseph Juran, defined cost of quality as having both tangible and intangible costs. Let’s first define these terms. This concept has been around for a long time.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 31, 2023

XP, scrum, lean, etc.) Second, the use of lean and agile tools and methodologies beyond IT, software and manufacturing. Visual, lean tools that truly engage all team members are going to become essential. Lean in a little more to the opportunities before you. Instead of 5 goals define only 3, the most important.

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Inloox

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The SAFe method is based on the Lean philosophy and offers a fixed framework in which Scrum and other agile management methods can be scaled to the entire company. Agile Teams In SAFe, an agile team is a cross-functional group of 5-11 people who define, create, test, and deliver a value increment ( product increment ) in a set time frame.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 1, 2024

Processes At this step you define the high level process. SIPOC and Six Sigma I was asked the other day if SIPOC is Lean or Six Sigma. I learned SIPOC on my Six Sigma training It’s part of the Define phase in the DMAIC methodology and has become a much-used tool in industries like lean manufacturing.

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ProjectManager.com

DECEMBER 19, 2019

In fact, in some lean or agile organizations, over-reliance on documentation is seen as a clear impediment to innovation and collaboration. The business case traditionally is a document that defines the core business benefit of a project in order to justify the expenditure of the initiative. Before You Start Your Business Case.

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Inloox

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The SAFe method is based on the Lean philosophy and offers a fixed framework in which Scrum and other agile management methods can be scaled to the entire company. Agile Teams In SAFe, an agile team is a cross-functional group of 5-11 people who define, create, test, and deliver a value increment ( product increment ) in a set time frame.

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ProjectManager.com

JULY 25, 2019

Dan Olsen, an expert in product management and author of The Lean Product Playbook , has emphasized product-market fit as critical to the success of a start-up. The idea of a product-market fit is straightforward and even simple to define, but hard to achieve. How to Find Product-Market Fit.

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NimbleWork

APRIL 8, 2024

This post is a guide on lean visual management. In a nutshell, visual management in the context of lean manufacturing is a strategy used to foster collaboration, communication, and efficiency inside an organization through the use of visual aids and tools. Brief History on Lean Agile methodologies were a game-changer.

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Scrum.org

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Lean Thinking: Focuses on continuous improvement rather than a fixed set of rules. Define Your Desired Capabilities What capabilities do you need to solve your problems and keep competitive? From Adoption to Evolution The message today is simple: Frameworks often fail because they dont align with your organizations specific needs.

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