Tag: EDCA

Dave Snowden’s Talk on Cynefin at LeanWX

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LeanWX NYC 2015 was a five-day, single-track conference (Wednesday through Sunday). The conference incorporated short format 20 minute talks, keynotes, Lean Coffee, and open spaces and was organized around presentations, great food (including macaroons flown in from France), and discussions on how organizations can adopt LeanUX, Design Thinking, DevOps, and Kanban in their organizations. Will Read More …

Reflection

An A3 Retrospective

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Lean Thinking is often developed through a structured approach using a tool such as an A3. It is one of the best ways, I believe in developing a problem-solving culture through practice. The easiest way to start is to purchase Jamie Flinchbaugh’s Kindle book, A3 Problem Solving: Applying Lean Thinking . It does an excellent Read More …

Are We Building Flatter Supply Chains?

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I asked that question to Chad Smith and Carol Ptak in a past podcast and you might be surprised by the answer. Carol Ptak: It’s not really a flatter supply chain, because when I think of a flatter supply chain, I think about what’s happened in the Lean community, where they believe that the way Read More …

How Important is Understanding the Gap?

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I have to admit I am guilty as anyone falling into the trap of the latest and greatest way to hypothesize, iterate and develop great products. I enjoy playing with many of the tools laid forth but find myself failing to see the forest because of all the trees. In the latest iterations of many Read More …

Products thru Configuration Management

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Evolution of the Product through Configuration Management Jon M. Quigley PMP CTFL is a principal and founding member of Value Transformation, a product development training and cost improvement organization established in 2009. He has nearly twenty five years of product development experience, ranging from embedded hardware and software through verification and project management. Jon has Read More …