Matt Banna
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Achieve Alignment with Hoshin Kanri
August 9, 2022Hoshin Kanri, also known as Policy Deployment, is the Lean approach for ensuring that an organization's strategic goals are driving process...
Benefits, Tools, & Examples of the Lean Business Model
August 25, 2022The Lean business model is about making continuous improvements to business operations and implementing processes that result in optimum...
Why is Lean Important? 6 Ways Lean Leads to Success
May 25, 2022In every industry, continuous improvements in efficiency, production, and innovation pave the path to profitability. In the modern...
Quality Assurance vs. Quality Control: Five Differences
June 22, 2023People often use the terms quality assurance and quality control interchangeably. However, although they are similar, there are essential...
How to Become a Better Leader by Improving Processes
April 21, 2022Many books and articles about good leadership focus on interpersonal relationship skills like communication, humility, and empathy. Of...
What is a Kaizen Event? Your Roadmap Rapid Improvement
March 23, 2022Known in Lean and Six Sigma circles as Kaizen events, rapid improvement sprints or blitzes are an impactful way to implement improvement...
Beyond Time and Money, Other Critical Project Resources
March 3, 2022People start, work on, and complete projects in organizations all of the time. Some projects are carefully planned and managed, while...
How to Improve Cross-Functional Collaboration and Trust
February 24, 2022Many business leaders see cross-functional collaboration as the key to innovation and optimal business performance. Organizations with...
The Principles and Implementation of Lean Improvement
February 15, 2022To succeed in today's hyper-competitive environment, organizations must strive to improve continuously. But, because that's easier said...