Managing Customer Value
I believe that many Marketing projects do not conform to good solid project management techniques and practices. It’s not surprising, seldom does anyone invest in the proper training to develop the skills needed. To do list, due dates without properly define scope, and assigning responsibilities does not constitute project management. Scope, Managing Risk, Variation and Read More …
Value Stream Mapping comes from the Toyota process flow improvement tools and involves identifying all the steps both value added and non-value added currently involved in providing a product or service. It will create a visual representation of that value stream or the work in process. It establishes a common language among us and provides Read More …
Affilite Post of the Week: Content is from the Ten Step Project Management Newsletter written by Tom Mochal. Visit The TenStep Store for templates, eBooks, PMP prep material and many other project management products. Analyzing Failure on Projects: Success and failure are integral to individual and corporate growth. Success is relatively easy to handle. Few Read More …
Tom DeForge discusses Lean Transformations and Real-time Performance Analytics. I first became acquainted with Tom because of the work he did in the Lean Turnaround that took place at PAS Technologies. Bob Weiner, CEO of PAS spoke very highly of Lean Value Solutions International and the role that LVSI played in the successful implementation of Read More …
When you listen to consultants and so called experts, all they talk about is planning. The reason they exist is for the planning stages. Where are these guys at when it is time to get the work done anyway? Many companies will just take the attitude of let’s just get it done – there is Read More …
We used The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lean and the Lean Learning Center as the jumping off point but soon wandered into the development of a Lean Culture. I am always curious about how one starts. Jamie did a great job explaining. The podcast explores how to get started in lean but maybe more importantly, how Read More …