Kanban Solutions for Sales: Close More Sales at a Faster Rate
Many people consider sales very unstable. Due to the variety of buyer personalities, salespeople need to be very creative and often change or adjust their sales techniques in order to get the desirable “It’s a deal!” from buyers. Even though it can be challenging, working in sales gives you
The Key Project Dimensions: Time, Scope, Budget, and Team Efficiency
Every project is constrained by three dimensions: time, budget, and scope. This is what we’ve known from our project management books and training. These three dictate the direction of any project and are used to measure project success. But the traditional three-dimensional project management approach is no longer sufficient
Why Use a Kanban Board?
If you were to ask me “Why use a Kanban board?”, I want you to read a short story before answering. The Problems of Modern Dispersed Teams Several years ago, I worked in an international company that has offices in over 60 countries... And like most big corporations, they
Using Kanban to Create a Hybrid Agile Waterfall Methodology
Different organizations use different project management [and software development] approaches. Interestingly enough, there’s always a sense of rivalry between proponents of the Waterfall, Agile and Kanban methodologies. Truth is each approach has its pros and cons. But with Agile becoming the new industry standard, many companies are considering dropping
Kanban: The Next-Level To Do List
We have all used to do lists at one point in our lives. I know I still do. Usually when I need to put together my grocery list and wrap my head around simple daily chores. It’s simple, effective, and definitely better than trying to remember everything. Right? Well,
Optimization of Resources: The Seven Wastes (Muda)
Lean manufacturing rests upon the idea that waste reduction can help you work more efficiently and be more profitable. Waste reduction is based on the notion that processes either add value or create waste to the production of a product or service. But waste can take many forms. It
