Lean Scale Up InfoGraphic

Why not simplify the process and use an established methodology, a way of thinking to your business? Don’t leave good ideas fail because of a poor process. Processes are not easy. Change is not easy. Lean will not offer you a step by step process to make growth work. Lean only offers a better opportunity Read More …

Applying Deliberate Practice to the Cycles of Lean

In recent discussions, we have kept Lean in its simplest form the last week with breaking it down to the 4 Cycles, CAP-Do, EDCA, PDCA, EDCA . We provided scope and assembled a team using the SALES acronym: https://business901.com/blog1/lets-make-lean-simple-again/. We used the Leval of Perspectives to understand the highest leverage of action we can take: https://business901.com/blog1/positioning-lean-for-success/. However, none Read More …

Let’s make Lean Simple Again

I was taught Lean is simple: Find a problem, Solve a problem. It really is that simple to get started. Using my interpretation of Lean thinking, we start by: Capture what you are doing (CAP-Do) Create your Standard Practice (SDCA) Take one of those practices improve on it (PDCA) Try something new explore (EDCA) The percentage Read More …

Lean People Development Summit Ad Portfolio

Lean People Development Summit is just a little over a week away. As a result, we have completed our Ad copy and wanted to upload it for anyone’s review. There was a fair amount of other copy and video made but I thought this collection stood on its own as more of that display ad style. Read More …

How do you Scale Agile?

It seems every year Agile folks are pushing a new enterprise system that solves the problem of scaling. The latest flavor of the month seems to be SAFe. However, I still see Lean hanging around with the most successful.  Agile is great for teams, but when you scale you need a way to structure them Read More …