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Top Global Lean/ Agile Thought Leaders and Influencers 2025

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Whether you’re new to Agile or a seasoned expert, these influencers offer invaluable insights, actionable strategies, and inspiration to elevate your practice. His work integrates anthropology, neuroscience, and adaptive systems theory, influencing global governments and industries.

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Top 25 Project Management Influencers of 2025

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These top 25 influencers for 2025 aren’t just keeping up with the trends—they’re setting them, reshaping how teams collaborate, innovate, and deliver in today’s fast-paced world. What distinguishes these influencers in the landscape of project management thought leadership?

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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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5 Kaizen Principles That Underpin the Methodology

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But is there a unifying theory of improvement, and if so, can it be sustained? It’s been around in Japan since after World War II, though influenced by quality management ideas from the United States. The idea of always making small improvements is not dissimilar to lean manufacturing, especially with the emphasis of eliminating waste.

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What Is an Impact Effort Matrix? (Template Included)

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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. Factors that can influence the decision include time, resources , financial costs or complexity. is considering various projects.

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Escaping the Feature Factory

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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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The Ten Principles of Evidence-Based Leadership

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These principles are influenced by, but not directly related to, contemporary approaches to organizational management and work methodologies such as Agile, Lean Thinking, Design Thinking, Systems Thinking, Management 3.0, and beyond. Below are ten principles universally applicable to all Evidence-Based Leaders. We are customer-driven.