Lean Policy Deployment Articles

The average employee spends 400 hours per year looking for the information to do
their jobs. Gartner Research

Implementing Lean is difficult and those responsible have little time to waste searching for the information they need ... Read more

Many organizations struggle in their pursuit of Lean and never achieve the results expected. Certain symptoms are often present that lead to underachievement. Are you experiencing any of the following?

Symptom # 1 Improvement plans put together without fully involving tho ... Read more

Lean leaders know that resistance to change is a major obstacle they must overcome. But they may not know something that has been kept virtually a secr ... Read more

Center Stage Management is a simple approach that practically guarantees your team’s best performance. Leaders are responsible for motivating their teams to give their best performance. Some leaders prefer to push, prod, and cajole. Others rely on more subtle methods. They prefer to set ... Read more

How to discover untapped potential in your organization… Natural leaders crave the opportunity to take on more responsibility. You do not have to look for natural leaders, they make themselves known. Sounds like a reasonable statement, right? Though it sounds reasonable, it is ... Read more

The boss is relying on you to make some major improvements. So you do the usual. You come up with a plan and put a team together to get it done. You are a good leader and you know how to inspire the team to action. Everyone is full of energy and commitment at the beginning; success seems just a m ... Read more

1. Interruptions
2. Searching for Information
3. Inadequate Buy-In
4. Obstacle Avoidance
5. Insufficient Planning
6. Too Many Choices (too many projects open at the same time)
7. Lack of Cooperation
8. Changing Priori ... Read more

Buying software is like buying a car; there is more to consider than just the sticker price. When buying a car you consider gas mileage, maintenance, loan interest, resale value, etc. When selecting a software product you should be aware that the total cost includes:
... Read more

In the most recent waves of information about how best to implement Lean, an old piece of wisdom is
surfacing once again. Employee involvement is essential and you cannot maximize employee involvement without a blame-free culture. At first glance, a blame free culture seems t ... Read more

The mere mention that management has decided to purchase a new software product instantly produces groans and complaints from the end users. Sarcasm often kicks into high gear right away wi ... Read more

Many companies recognize the tremendous benefit of transitioning to web based project management from less efficient methods, yet fail to make the transition successfully. Read more

Implementing a significant business process change is difficult. Choose a strong facilitator to lead and monitor the transition. A strong facilitator will have a passion for improvement and the skills to guide your transition from start to finish. The facilitator should be enthusiastic, determine ... Read more

Do not convince yourself that you need software in order to fix a broken business process. You will waste time, money and risk failure. Instead:

Put the resources in place to fix the broken process.
Involve the people that work the process.
Require th ... Read more

Problem solving makes good training, even after the fact. Make the extra effort to document process problem solving efforts completely. Then incorporate a review of the problem solving effort in your training of new hires. A little history and appreciation for the effort required to establish workin ... Read more

Question: I'm working with a very large project that contains several smaller sections, each section then having its own steps. Is there an expected way to organize something like this? For example, an Anniversary celebration will have a website, guest speakers, a book, etc. Each of ... Read more

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