Embracing Little’s Law to Improve Lead Time
If you’re dealing with business processes and systems you will have most likely encountered Little’s law. The topic also commonly pops up when discussing process improvement and project management methodologies. You might even have a favorite Little’s law example that you use during your discussions. When you look at
Kanban in Agile: Achieving Organizational Agility
Achieving business agility takes hard work and the right set of organizational tools and methods. It is not a small undertaking, but when done right, your business organization and productivity will greatly improve. This is where Kanban can come in handy. Kanban is an Agile methodology that can help
9 Tips for a Successful Virtual Event Planning
Advancements in technology have enabled us to accomplish various tasks more efficiently and with less hassle. One of these advancements, the internet, has paved the way to so many possibilities for us, that now, we can use it for more than just an information resource. With the right tools
6 Benefits of Strategic Planning with Hoshin Kanri
Every year companies set a significant amount of time planning their goals and objectives. But how much of these plans are successfully carried out? How do businesses measure success? There are various planning methods and strategies that businesses can use. But one thing’s for sure. Coming up with a
System Coaching: How Does it Align to Kanban?
A Kanban System (kanban) is a method for managing and improving a people-based (or process-based) system. Kanban takes a holistic view of the system; it views the system as the sum of its parts or subsystems. The initial step for defining a Kanban system is to visualize the current
The Gemba Walk: Identify Improvements at ‘The Place where Value is Created’
When it comes to business improvements, it’s important that leaders know what processes in the organization they need to work on and be able to come up with ways to add value to every task involved. But given the large bulk of managerial tasks most business leaders have to
