Leaders instill in their people a hope for success and a belief in themselves. Positive leaders empower people to accomplish their goals Agile Manifesto Value: As stated in the Agile Manifesto Individuals & Interactions over processes & tools. That is, while there is value in Processes & Tools, We value Individuals & Interactions more. The message here is that while processes &…
What Happened to Definable Project Work these Days? Majority of the Project Work couple of decades ago were Definable. This type of Definable Project Work is characterized by clear procedure that have proved successful or similar projects in the past. Let us see some examples Production of a car Manufacturing of electrical appliances Building a home All…
In one of My Past Article, We discussed the various Revolutions helped us to reach the Digital Revolution through the Continuous Learning & Improvement across various phases of this Evolutionary Change. An ongoing journey to reach the next level of excellence. Digital Revolution The Digital Revolution also is known as the Third Industrial Revolution is all about evolving for better tomorrow. Revolution refers to a sudden transformation of human endeavor. This transformation can…
Agile Coaching Meetup Last week, I was invited for one of the Agile Coaching Meetup scheduled at my hometown. It was a Meetup Session organized for around 100 people with different levels of experience. Even though the questions asked by the participants were related to their Day to Day business Challenges, But 60% of the questions were more lean…
Knowledge Worker Projects Vs. Manufacturing Projects OR Industrial Work Vs. Knowledge Work Difference between Knowledge Worker Projects & Manufacturing Projects? The following table presents a comparison of Industrial Work Vs. Knowledge Work: My Two Cents About Knowledge Worker Projects The communication & collaboration required for knowledge worker projects are often more uncertain and less defined than in Industrial Work. As people applied Industrial Work…
Immigration Clearance on My Way to Seattle Last Year, I was on my way to Seattle, Washington waiting in the queue for the Clearance. It was a long queue and is taking 30 minutes by the officer to do the clearance for 10 people. There are 25 people left in front of me and I was expecting another 75 minutes for my turn. At…
The two pillars of the Toyota production system are just-in-time and automation with a human touch, or autonomation. In 1978, the year of his retirement from Toyota, Executive Vice President Taiichi Ohno published a book describing the Toyota Production System (TPS). TPS is steeped in the philosophy of “the complete elimination of all waste” imbuing all aspects of production in pursuit of the…
Agile Approaches & Agile Methods are umbrellas terms that cover a variety of Frameworks & Methods. Agile is a blanket term for many approaches. If we dig in further, it is interesting, and we can say that Agile & the Kanban Method are Subsets of Lean Thinking that shares lean concepts recorded below: Focus on Value Small Batch Sizes Elimination of Waste Lean thinking is a Super-set Sharing attributes with Agile &…
If I recollect about the World Cup 1996 – World Cup 2003: It is during the period from 1996 to 2003 that Sachin Tendulkar achieved the status of “God of Cricket”. Bowling lineups around the world shook at the sight of this 5-foot 3-inch lad walking on to the pitch. Tendulkar smashed centuries after centuries, tearing apart oppositions with relative ease. To…
Visualization is the representation of an object, situation, or set of information as a chart or other image. For example, video systems allow visualization of the entire gastrointestinal tract. It is a helpful technique for relieving stress. Visualization today has ever-expanding applications in science, education, engineering (e.g., product visualization). Actually, the term Visualization is used to mean different things in…
