Participate in Communities of Practice

January 16th, 2003 by Hal

I subscribe to the following discussion groups. I recommend you do, too. Click on the link to subscribe.

NWLean (3,268 members)
The NW Lean Manufacturing Network (NWLEAN) is an organization established to assist companies implement Lean Production and World Class Manufacturing programs. NWLEAN assists in understanding production systems, designing lean systems, and assuring successful lean implementations. [moderated group]
Office Lean (142)
To discuss the problems and opportunities associated with applying lean concepts to office or administrative environments. [Good group of people pushing the envelope.]
SCRUM Development (225)
For updates and interchange between the users of Scrum and those just beginning to use Scrum. [Participate with the folks who started it all.]
Planner2Planner for LPS™ (68)
The group provides a forum for LCI members and others to discuss questions regarding the implementation of 'Lean Project Delivery' and the Last Planner™ approach to project management. [You won't get better advice than from these people.]
TOC Experts (352)
Dr. E. M. Goldratt's Theory of Constraints has been shown to cut product development cycle time in half, while achieving on-time performance well above 90%. The people who participate on this list have experience in implementing this extraordinarily effective approach to the management of multi-project systems. [All these experts in one place.]

Five Direct Benefits from Subscribing

Quick answers from experts
On-going learning
Discover the concerns of colleagues
Early access to innovations
Test your own ideas

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