Jeff Roussel
Recent Posts
4 Essential Hoshin Planning Tools
December 5, 2018Hoshin Kanri is a Lean technique for strategic planning. The goal is to get everyone rowing in the same direction, at the same time, to...
An Introduction to Strategy Deployment Software
November 20, 2018Strategy deployment, often known in Lean circles as Hoshin Kanri or Policy Deployment, is a technique for ensuring that the strategic goals...
3 Awesome Benefits of Lean Project Management Software
November 21, 2018The Lean business management methodology prizes an optimized flow of value to the customer with as little waste as possible. Waste is...
Common Strategy Deployment Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
November 7, 2018We just rolled the clocks back, so chances are you are either getting started or are well into your strategic planning exercises for 2019....
Perseverance: Why It Matters & How to Develop It
October 26, 2018What does perseverance mean to you?
What Kind of Businesses Need Lean Software?
September 20, 2018Our standard answer when we get asked, “What kind of businesses need Lean software,” (which happens quite a lot), has always been that...
The Hidden Costs of Using Excel for Continuous Improvement
September 13, 2018When we chat with people about how their organizations currently manage improvement work, the two most common answers are “We aren’t,” or...
How to Get Senior Leaders Excited About Hoshin Kanri Software
September 6, 2018We find that it is often the people closest to the problem who bring a software solution to the attention of leaders. In many cases,...
6 Reasons Organizations Fail to Achieve Continuous Improvement Goals
August 23, 2018We like to keep things positive in this blog, but once in a while, it makes sense to explore the roadblocks that organizations can face...