How to Explain Your Lean Culture to a New Hire
February 18, 2022I was chatting with a colleague about customer success in enterprise software companies and the conversation turned to the onboarding...
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...
How to Implement a Successful Lean Training Program
February 3, 2022More and more companies embrace the Lean methodology for continuous improvement and waste reduction. Whether your organization is new to...
Everything About Lean Product Management
June 22, 2023Product managers fulfill a critical role in translating customer needs into product features and improvements. Unfortunately, often...
How Leaders Can Reap the Potential of Lean Innovation
June 22, 2023When many people think about Lean processes and management, they assume that the goal is to optimize each process with a step-by-step...
The Development & Use of the PDSA Cycle of Improvement
January 20, 2022The PDSA cycle is a popular approach to process improvement because of its simultaneous simplicity and effectiveness. Although it started...
Three Steps to Applying the A3 Problem-Solving Methodology
December 14, 2021The A3 problem-solving methodology was first used by Toyota in the 1960s and later embraced by proponents of Total Quality Management, Six...
Top Reasons to Consider a Digital 5S Tool
November 18, 2021The 5S technique is part of a broader set of management practices known as visual management or visual control. Although these tools are...
How Leader Standard Work Templates Drive Innovation
October 12, 2021Standard work is the documented and current best way to do a particular task, procedure, or process. Workers develop the standard and...