From the category archives:

project kaizen

The master of the Toyota Production System shares his secret to kaizen. Read Shingo’s new book, Kaizen and the Art of Creative Thinking.

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Kaizen is the engine for developing people. Quick and Easy Kaizen is the turbocharger on that engine.

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Lean projects start by giving attention to muri and mura, and Jim Womack agrees!

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Use structured problem-solving and Post-It Notes® to bring about breakthroughs for your team…

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Announcing projectkaizen.com in support of your project kaizen initiatives. Have a look…

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Create an improving habit by adopting project kaizen. It will lead to more improving for you and your team…

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The project kaizen blitz is your once-in-a-project opportunity for a fresh start. Learn what to do and how to make the blitz a success…

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Get started with the winning approach to improving project performance. Adopt Quick ‘n Easy Kaizen…

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Eric H, the Grim Reader, offers his take on project kaizen and earns his spot as the gang-of-seven’s “plus one” co-blogger of the day. Read on…

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Workstreams are the environment for improving the throughput of the project.

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Project Kaizen Day Two

by Hal on December 6, 2005

in general, project kaizen

On this second day of the project kaizen co-blogging series, Kathleen Fasanella writes clearly about workgroup kaizen. Don’t miss it!

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Project Kaizen Is Team Sport

by Hal on December 6, 2005

in lean, project kaizen

Bring project kaizen to your workgroup and even those people who don’t see themselves as creative will be improving the group’s performance.

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Today’s “plus one” blogger brings her practicality (and strong opinions) when she answers “Why Do Project Kaizen?” Read more about Kathleen Fasanella…

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Nothing could be better than to provide the opportunity for each project participant to shine while working on a project. Project kaizen is just that opportunity…

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Gemba Project Kaizen

by Hal on December 4, 2005

in lean, project kaizen

To understand how to do kaizen you must pay attention to gemba, especially in the project setting. Read more about the four workplace settings for doing project kaizen.

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What is (Project) Kaizen?

by Hal on December 2, 2005

in lean, project kaizen

She jumped the gun! Kathleen Fasanella started blogging on kaizen yesterday. Just more evidence that I’m not in control of anything. Have a look at her answer to “What Is Kaizen?”

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You can be the project kaizen “plus one”. Join the Gang-of-Seven as we co-blog on project kaizen. Read how…

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Mark Graban, Lean Commentary

by Hal on December 1, 2005

in lean, project kaizen

We’ve got a great week planned for you on project kaizen. Our seventh gang member is Mark Graban. His commentary is sure to shift your perspective. Read more about Mark…

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Project kaizen is a new topic, but not so new that we might be boxed in by the conventional lean wisdom. Our antidote to that is Bill Waddell. This lean blogger is anything but boring. Read more about the sixth member of the Gang-of-Seven…

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Joe Ely, Lean Practitioner

by Hal on November 29, 2005

in lean, project kaizen

A project kaizen series wouldn’t be complete without firm grounding in practice. That’s where Joe Ely shines. His writing in “Learning about Lean” chronicles his learning as a lean practitioner. Read more about Joe…

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Chuck Frey, Innovation Maven

by Hal on November 28, 2005

in lean, project kaizen

What’s the connection between project kaizen and innovation? One of our gang members will be co-blogging to answer that question. Let me introduce you to Chuck Frey…

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Jon Miller, Lean Leader

by Hal on November 27, 2005

in lean, project kaizen

Meet Jon Miller. He’ll be co-blogging on Kaizen for Project Teams — Project Kaizen. Jon’s experience with kaizen is sure to be a big contribution to our Gang-of-Seven. Read more about Jon…

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Project Kaizen Co-Blogging Themes

by Hal on November 27, 2005

in lean, project kaizen

Read about the 5 themes in the coming co-blogging series on project kaizen…

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Norman Bodek, Godfather of Lean

by Hal on November 21, 2005

in lean, project kaizen

I am so pleased to announce that Norman Bodek is joining our group to introduce kaizen to project teams. So little has been written on kaizen in project-based companies. So, Norman and I along with 5 other friends will fill that gap. Read on….

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Intro to Kaizen for Project Teams

by Hal on November 20, 2005

in lean, project kaizen

Kaizen is Toyota’s ’secret weapon’. Manufacturers and service organizations emulate them. Project-based companies haven’t adopted kaizen. One reason is there’s no help available. Read about a new project to create a kaizen handbook for project teams.

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