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The Agile Manifesto from a Lean Perspective

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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. Interestingly, in the published history of the Agile Manifesto, the word “lean” does not appear even once.

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What Is an Impact Effort Matrix? (Template Included)

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The other axis is effort, which is the resources, time and energy required to complete a task. Implementing a new lean training program and executing energy-saving initiatives fall under quick wins. Launching a new sustainable packaging redesign and doing an ERP system overhaul are major wins.

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What is Organizational Agility, Really?

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work-sustainability. It looks like cognitively-diverse (Syed, 2019) people collaboration, possibly applying holocracy, Agile, Lean, Lean/Agile, Product Management, the Three Ways of DevOps, or values/principles of a manifesto like the Agile Manifesto, Modern Agile, etc. energy, and ?fun. frequency-of-impact, ?quality,

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10 Top Process Improvement Tools You Need to Create a More Sustainable Business

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A study by BCG/MIT finds that 90% of executives deem sustainability to be important, yet only 60% of companies incorporate sustainability as part of their business strategy, and even less (25%) integrate sustainability into the core of their business model. Implement effective process improvement techniques for sustainability.

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The Velociteach Guide to Delivering Sustainable Projects

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By their very nature, certain projects scream sustainability ! Other projects may not have such lofty goals; however, those who lead the project teams should deliver sustainable outcomes. Sustainability in project management is no longer a choice but a necessity.

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Case Study: Sunstall – Managing Resources and Workforce for Solar Energy Projects

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For over 10 years, California-based Sunstall has been building clean and efficient solar energy solutions for their clients. 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.

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Agile Leadership — A Brief Overview of Concepts and Ideas

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Hence different approaches need to be employed when dealing with creative solutions in unchartered territory, for example, Empiricism or Lean. Peter Senge is a Senior Lecturer in Leadership and Sustainability at the MIT Sloan School of Management and coined the term ‘learning organization’ in his book ‘ The Fifth Discipline :’. “