“The same as yesterday isn’t good enough.” Shigeo Shingo
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aizen is the engine of competitiveness in the Toyota Production System. It can have the same effect on the how we do our projects. Literature is thin on the topic. Our commonsense leads us to treat our projects as discrete unique endeavors where there are no benefits to the project from improvements, innovation, and learning. We disagree. Join us in exploring what you can do to bring kaizen to your projects.
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kaizen Is…Very Dangerous Stuff
"Excellence has become transient…the Pursuit of Perfection gets in the way of ferreting out the Next Big Thing." Tom Peters
Crash, but Don't Burn
Along comes David Drickhamer telling us to talk about our company and project failures. This is a guy who says if we don’t speak about the failures we can’t become great.
Personal kaizen
Learn how to set the example of continuous improvement on your projects. From the Project Tips Series.
Are Ideas Free?
Without a doubt, company-wide kaizen is worth the effort.
Set an Improvement Agenda for Your Projects
kaizen doesn't just happen. It takes a determination from all on your team. Read how to get that started. From the Project Tips Series.
These ten ideas will dramatically improve your projects. Are these ten rules the top ten? You decide. But don't take too long. Share these rules with your team. Your team members are sure to help you carry them out!
I did an interview with Bas de Baar via Skype video. We discussed how my company is using collaborative tools in support of our clients' projects. Enjoy!
Did you catch the Foreword to In Pursuit of Elegance
The Lean Project Coaches hit the 50 posts mark on Friday. Quite a milestone for just 6 weeks blogging at Coaches Corner. They are writing on all aspects of lean projects. Tap into that for your projects.
Chris Slivon shares a bit of her journey in being a lean coach in the post
Knowing and Not Knowing where she and others write for Lean Project Consulting's Coaches Corner.
Daily improvement to make our jobs safer, easier and more interesting is a corner-stone for Toyota. My colleague Rebecca Bettler describes how Quick 'n'Easy Kaizen is even more powerful when it's team sport. Read A Hidden Beauty...
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Learn about the TWI approach from the only Senior Master Trainer in the US. Patrick Graupp will introduce you to this landmark program: Webinar.
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Adopt this mnemonic for your project environment. Thanks Matt for writing about it.
Raven is consolidating project management hash tags for use on Twitter. Thank you Raven!
Read the latest story of how green meets lean, or should I say kaizen? It's a Wall St Journal article that you don't want to miss.
It irks me when people play games with their writing. It wastes the readers' time, turns them off to what one has to say, and creates idealogical warfares. Write clearly...for the readers. Sorry for this outburst. Let's speak (and write) so we can be understood. Our projects will benefit from that.