Lean provides organizations in many industries a set of valuable tools for eliminating wastes in processes. One of them is value stream mapping. Keep reading to find out what it is and why it is important for organizations that want…
Giving customers what they need (value) by streamlining organizational processes and creating standardized workflows that are synced with real-time demand is at the heart of lean management. Through lean management, managers can identify value-adding steps in their organizational processes and…
Can Lean work in software development? The answer lies in Lean development, which is the application of Lean principles when developing software. Software development, like manufacturing (where lean originated), has definable and repeatable processes, meaning Lean can be used to…
In a highly-competitive market, you have to strike while the iron is hot and deliver products when the demand arises. When your organization receives an order, how do you work out the amount of time you need in order to…
Reducing waste while improving a manager’s ability to make decisions is the basis of Lean project management. This methodology is the result of using Lean manufacturing principle that became mainstream in the 1990s. Organizations using Lean project management have enjoyed…