A
selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of November,
2017. You can also view the previous
monthly Lean Roundups here.
Slowing Down to Speed
Up – Gregg Stocker says
slow thinking is what leads to the big gains that Lean thinking drives.
Sphere of Influence – Tom Stoffel
explains some keys to unlocking a strategic plan to drive significant
improvement.
15 Lean Failure Lessons
from Software Development, 1/3 2/3 3/3 – Jon Miller shares
thoughts from an article about how software is written to shed light on the
question of why Lean transformations often fail.
Frontiers - Lean &
IT
– Pascal Dennis encourages IT shops around the world to learn & adapt the
powerful thinking methodologies of Lean.
Ask Art: Can Lean and
“Make-the-Month” Co-exist? – Art Byrne explains why the make
the month is so bad for so many things.
Oppsss the wheels fell
off your lean initiative?
- Norm Bain says one of the biggest obstacles to long term success with
lean is that many of the lean concepts are so simple to understand that you may
fall into the trap of believing that they will be simple to implement.
Are You Overproducing
Improvements? – Mark Rosenthal talks about the danger of batching
improvements and why it is better to flow improvements.
Using a Checklist is
Better Than Reprimanding Someone and Saying “Don’t Forget” – Mark Graban
explains from a personal example how a checklist can be used to improve process
adherence.
Standardization With a
Systems View Allows Creativity to Flourish – John Hunter says standardization
allows us to creatively improve within the context of the system and with an
understanding that certain key factors will conform to those standards.
Wishing Everyone a
Granular Thanksgiving – Jon Miller advocates instead of
batching our gratitude once pear year, we can reflect on what we are thankful
for each day.
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