Here is a link to an excellent blog entry describing the negative effects of partially finished work in software development projects. The author also ...
Many folks interested in how to apply the ideas of lean to software development have read many of the good books that explain how lean works in other areas....
How does a manager teach Kaizen to his/her employees? I am blessed enough to work as a manager for a team of 25 talented software development professional. A...
Hello, Hank. On Wednesday, December 6, 2006, at 5:35:10 PM, you ... The only way I know: http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?ShuHaRi Ron Jeffries www.XProgramming.com ...
Tom, thank you for the pointer. The book is on its way. "3000 innovations a day" What an incredible number! That immediately says that improvement is a...
Tom, Just another note of thanks for the reference to The Elegant Solution. I picked up a copy this evening. I was pleasantly surprised to see mention of Tufte...
How does Toyota get the solutions implemented? I'm used to hearing that the payback period is too long to make it worthwhile to implement an improvement. ...
I presume you're mentioning an artificial barrier set by considering that "payback" must be within some set amount of time, which in turn is usually a result ...
... I've been thinking about this and I'm not sure I would want to take this approach. Teaching the principles of Kaizen is not just about teaching, nor is it...
... take this approach. ... is it simply about getting people to understand what Kaizen is, that bit is easy. The difficult bit is getting people to...
First, remember that "Individuals and Interactions OVER Processes and Tools" is the Agile Manifesto and is not Lean. While a great statement at its time, I...
... Sure. I can comment on that. If you value written procedures (so that tribal procedures and practices are codified)..then you do that. It doesn't mean that...
... thought ... Processes and ... analogy to ... In _The Toyota Way_ Liker discusses Principle 6 (Standardized Tasks Are the Foundation for Continuous...
Hank- You raised a key point. A people-centered, enabling organization is likely to document standards and procedures and have non-draconian procedures in...
... Hi Rebecca, I wish I could claim those words...Liker references work by "Building Better Bureaucracies", by Paul Adler in Nov 1999 _Academy of Management...
... -- Hank Taiichi Ohno: "Something is wrong if workers do not look around each day, find things that are tedious or boring, and then rewrite the procedures. ...
My reply to this thread disappeared when I sent it. I'll try again. Taiichi Ohno: "Something is wrong if workers do not look around each day, find things that...
Can anyone read the text after this? Taiichi Ohno said: "Something is wrong if workers do not look around each day, find things that are tedious or boring, and...
It's encouraging to see this thread and a similar one on scrumdevelopment talking about the relationship between process improvement and Lean. It would be...
I like it. When I read the earlier post about there being 3000 "improvements" a year at Toyota I have to admit that it was hard for me not to be skeptical. The...
During the Second World War, the US and Canada produced an amazing amount of war munitions, airplanes, etc. in highly productive plants, even though the most...
My ... Thanks Mary. That helps a lot. I also noted that in Liker's book he said the hansei was not introduced into Toyota US until several years after Toyota...
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