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Yearly Archives: 2008
The Power of Small Teams
The power of small teams [broken link was removed] by Avi Muchnick Choose a project that is simple to implement. Don’t try to create a complex suite of applications… Focus on solving a single problem. Philip Kaplan made email more … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Management, Process improvement, Systems thinking
Tagged Amazon, teams, tips
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Lean IT Systems – Not ERP
I am not sure, IT needs to get lean on manufacturing [broken link was removed], does the clearest job of explaining some things, but it does state some things well: …you can see how typical offshoring doesn’t work here, as … Continue reading
Posted in IT, Lean thinking, Management, Manufacturing, Systems thinking
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Lean Management in Policing
Justice served up Jacksonville–style is all lean [broken link was removed] by Joe Jancsurak: The Jacksonville Sheriff Office’s (JSO) Crime Reducing Initiatives Management and Enforcement Strategies (CRIMES) measures, tracks and analyzes crime-fighting statistics, such as the number of arrests and … Continue reading
Posted in Lean thinking, Management Articles, Public Sector
Tagged government, Madison, Public Sector
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Management Improvement Carnival #41
Please submit your favorite management posts to the carnival. Read the previous management carnivals. Could Microsoft’s Windows Be Disrupted? by Scott Anthony – “as Clayton Christensen pointed out in his seminal book The Innovators’ Dilemma, market leadership isn’t just an … Continue reading
Posted in Carnival, Management
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Don’t Do What Your Users Say
In, Don’t do what your users say [the broken link was removed], Hanford Lemoore, provides a nice illustration of why customer focus is important but must be done with care. in UI design it’s important to understand that what a … Continue reading
Posted in Customer focus, Deming, Management, Software Development
Tagged Creativity, Customer focus, Software Development, usability
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Toyota Winglet – Personal Transportation Assistance
Toyota has a long term vision. The population of Japan is aging rapidly. Toyota has invested in personal transportation and personal robotic assistance for quite some time. I must admit this new Winglet doesn’t seem like an incredible breakthrough to … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, Management, Toyota Production System (TPS)
Tagged Innovation, Investing, Japan, Toyota
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Individual Bonuses Are Bad Management
Gojko Adzic provides a nice post on Mary Poppendieck’s presentation at Agile 2008 on bonus, compensation and motivation: Paying programmers: are bonuses bad and what to do about it? In software development, it is very hard to establish the effects … Continue reading
Posted in Competition, IT, Management, Performance Appraisal, Psychology, Respect, Software Development, Systems thinking
Tagged bonus, Deming, Performance Appraisal, programming
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How to Develop Thinking People
Toyota’s Top Engineer on How to Develop Thinking People [broken link was removed] Hayashi says, “Developing people requires physical endurance.” Frequent follow up is necessary, in person. It is not acceptable to give an assignment and follow up or scold … Continue reading
Posted in Lean thinking, Management, quote, Respect, Toyota Production System (TPS)
Tagged Psychology, quote, respect for people, Systems thinking, tips, Toyota
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India Lean Management
India’s Economic Times has an interview with James Womack, Now is the time for lean management, with an interesting quote: When I last visited India in 2002, I looked carefully at several operations of the TVS group in the Chennai … Continue reading
Posted in India, Lean thinking, Management, Management Articles
Tagged India, lean manufacturing, Womack
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Management Improvement Carnival #40
Mark Graban is hosting the Management Improvement Carnival #40. Mark recently authored a new book, Lean Hospitals. Health care highlights from this carnival include: Hospital Error – Heparin in the news again (The Lean Thinker Blog): “I am reasonably certain … Continue reading
