The Lean Linchpin: Middle Managers

A linchpin is a fastener passed through the end of an axle to keep a wheel in position. The term is also used figuratively, according to...

How’s Your Lean Software Implementation Working Out?

We’re not going to lie. Implementing any kind of software solution in an organization is not easy. First, you must make sure you select a...

6 Things People Need to Hear About Kaizen Events

With more and more companies in almost every industry adopting the Lean management approach or at least taking a few pages from it, Kaizen...

Which Lean Manufacturing Tools Can Improvement Software Enhance?

One of the reasons that the Lean manufacturing business methodology is so popular with companies in every industry is that it comes...

The Lean Manufacturing Cheat Sheet

I created dozens of cheat sheets during my high school and college career. Don’t worry; I didn’t use them to cheat on the test. I found...

Why Some Hoshin Kanri Implementations Go Wrong

Hoshin Kanri is a strategy deployment approach that is popular with organizations using the Lean or Six Sigma business methodology and...

What Changes When an Organization Implements a Lean Management System?

We talk to people who are interested in investing in software to support their continuous improvement efforts every day. Some of them are...

An 11 Step Gemba Walk Template for Executive Leaders

“We say seeing is believing, but actually, we are much better at believing than seeing. In fact, we are seeing what we believe all the...

6 Excellent Reasons to Consider Lean Construction Software

While many people associate the Lean business methodology primarily with manufacturing, it is an ideal approach in the construction...