IdeaScale

JULY 24, 2023

While the Agile methodology is really helpful for structuring teams and creating an efficient workspace, there are many different branches that each take their own approach to project management. All of these strategies fall under the Agile umbrella, and in this article, we will compare four of the most popular project management strategies.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

While the massive layoffs at meta are terrible, it sadly shows one of the major issues that companies struggle with when they try to grow and innovate too quickly … facebook tried a huge number of innovation projects which failed. Precious little of it has stuck, except for the headcount brought to work on these projects.

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Kainexus

JUNE 11, 2020

A growing number of construction firms are embracing the Lean methodology that emphasizes maximizing value for the customer while minimizing waste. The approach is simple and attractive in an industry where budgets, timeframes, and safety are all critical, but the project delivery is very different than traditional construction methods.

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Strategyzer Innovation

MAY 13, 2020

This results in innovation projects that inevitably fail to gain traction and support from leaders within the business. Steve Blank, founder of the Lean Startup movement, calls this “innovation theatre”. From our experience, nowadays most companies perform some sort of innovation activities.

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Idea to Value

JULY 21, 2017

Companies which want a structured system to manage a funnel of ideas and projects (e.g. What it is: Inspired by a number of Lean Startup principles along with aspects of Design Thinking and Agile Development, Lean Innovation Management is a framework to manage innovation projects in a more agile way than traditional project management.

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Kainexus

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Waste in project management refers to any resource or effort expended without adding value to the project's ultimate goals and objectives. Waste can manifest in various forms throughout the project lifecycle and significantly impact a project's success.

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Kainexus

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Picture this: A company overwhelmed by a sea of projects, each vying for attention, resources, and precious time. Now, imagine a systematic approach that aligns these projects with organizational goals, ensures efficient resource allocation, and maximizes return on investment.

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Tim Kastelle

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Part Eight in the Lean Startup Series When teams start out with lean startup, they often build hypotheses that are too precise – we assume we know more than we do. We need to start our lean startup process with discovery – and that is harder to hypothesise. Part eight: How to Make Good Lean Startup Hypotheses.

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Kainexus

JULY 19, 2022

While initially implemented in the automotive sector, the Lean manufacturing continuous improvement methodology can help organizations in every industry operate more efficiently. Applying Lean principles paves the way for improved quality, higher customer satisfaction, lower costs, and increased employee engagement.

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InnovationTraining.org

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

In this guest post, learn how to effectively implement a virtually-led design thinking project. There’s no question that teams are capable of great things when working remotely, and there is no shortage of project management tools, virtual whiteboards and prototyping software out there to help. A REMOTE DESIGN THINKING JOURNEY: 1.

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Idea to Value

APRIL 11, 2023

Once you have agreed those success criteria, prioritising ideas and innovation projects becomes a lot more straightforward. These criteria should align with the company’s strategy, the expectations on the innovation team, and what the innovation managers believe is required from an overall innovation pipeline and portfolio of projects.

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Kainexus

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In a world where efficiency is the lifeblood of success and waste is the silent killer of profits, there exists a methodology that promises to transform businesses and organizations into lean, mean, profit-producing machines. This article will look into the heart of this transformative force.

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Viima

AUGUST 31, 2023

40 years later the Six Sigma methodology is as popular as ever, with new variants and adaptations, like the Lean Six Sigma, making it more versatile for other industries and types of organizations as well. Research says that Six Sigma has saved companies over $400 billion. One can only wonder: is this yet another gold rush?

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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 27, 2022

By not being able to prioritise ideas based on what value they could bring, many companies might: Try to find the “correct” idea to invest in by producing extensive business cases, which are impossible for innovation projects. However, what if the company is thinking about the opportunity cost wrong?

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Kainexus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Lean Six Sigma is a business optimization methodology that combines two popular continuous improvement methods, Lean and Six Sigma. Therefore, defining the scope of each project is critical for both project success and ongoing measurement of the results.

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Idea to Value

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Innovation projects often fail because innovation teams, management, leadership and operations are not aligned on what success actually looks like. And one of the most important ways to have facilitate this in your projects is to ensure you have clarity and alignment from the very beginning on what the definition of success is for all teams.

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Kainexus

MARCH 3, 2022

People start, work on, and complete projects in organizations all of the time. Some projects are carefully planned and managed, while others happen more haphazardly out of urgency or necessity. In most cases, the more effort you put into planning and controlling your project, the more likely you are to achieve success.

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Moves the Needle

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Before and After Lean Innovation: Overview The City of Hayward, California wanted to break away from inefficient and ineffective processes for researching and launching programs, and remove organizational bottlenecks that stood in the way of serving citizens. Download this case study to show to your colleagues, board of directors, or boss.

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Jeffrey Phillips

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Good innovation, like good cooking or the development of a human being, takes time, and time is something that is so constrained that most innovation projects simply compress time into manageable blocks, and in doing so compress and constrain good ideas. Agile, lean and rapid methodologies meant to accelerate the innovation cycle?

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Idea to Value

OCTOBER 1, 2021

How is it possible that individuals and teams can take a project which should take a few days, and not have it completed several months later? Or why many artists continue to work on their next project for years, while showing very little progress when actually asked what has been completed?

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Idea to Value

MARCH 26, 2020

This was the foundation for some of the most effective management principles of the 20th century, such as lean manufacturing and six sigma, where process performance was scrutinised to find every opportunity to remove inefficiency and improve output. And this is where so often, promising innovation projects fail.

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Leapfrogging

DECEMBER 10, 2024

It’s built on the foundation of iterative progress, where you can assess and adjust the direction of a project throughout its development. For insights into how agile integrates into newer practices, explore how it aligns with the lean startup methodology , which emphasizes the MVP concept for efficient product validation.

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Tullio Siragusa

AUGUST 24, 2020

How to Lean in To Empower Your Team. To achieve this kind of empowerment, it is essential for leaders to lean-in and engage actively and effectively across teams, in addition to arranging coaching sessions. Importance of Leaning in. Similarly, allocating an easier project can have no empowering impact on team members.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 4, 2019

Do that Lean Startup thing. To meet ever-increasing growth objectives, established companies want to be more entrepreneurial. And the thinking goes like this – launch new products and services to create new markets, do it quickly and do it on a shoestring.

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Innovation Excellence

JANUARY 22, 2019

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Planview

DECEMBER 14, 2022

There are a number of benefits that come from following Lean Portfolio Management principles in your organization. In order to achieve enterprise Agility, Lean-Agile principles and practices must also be applied to the entire enterprise well before work is delivered by Agile teams. projects, programs, portfolios). The reason?

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Leanstack

JANUARY 30, 2019

In my last post , I described how sketching an idea on a Lean Canvas is akin to stacking a chain of beliefs. my new project focused on finding better problem discovery techniques. Download the Lean(er) Canvas PDF here. Later links rely on earlier links, and cracks in your early links have a ripple effect. How do you that?

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Qmarkets

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Enter Lean Six Sigma Management (LSSM), a proven methodology that combines the best of two worlds: Lean’s focus on reducing waste and Six Sigma’s emphasis on quality and consistency. What is Lean Six Sigma Management? Improve : Implement targeted solutions, leveraging Lean and Six Sigma tools to optimize processes.

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Tim Kastelle

JANUARY 16, 2016

Part 6 in The Lean Startup Series The day before we started our first Lean LaunchPad program with the CSIRO, Bill McKeague and I talked strategy over coffee. I often refer to that first one as our Minimum Viable Lean LaunchPad. This was my fourth hypothesis going into this: doing Lean LaunchPad leads to better science.

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Qmarkets

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Enter lean process improvement : a methodology designed to maximize efficiency, reduce unnecessary activities, and deliver value directly aligned with customer needs. This guide explores how lean process improvement works, its benefits, and how a structured, tech-driven approach can help companies implement it effectively and sustainably.

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Tim Kastelle

JANUARY 4, 2016

Part 2 in The Lean Startup Series Why do new ventures fail? This tendency is amplified when the projects are based on scientific research. Here is what the Lean Startup team says : If you’re wondering which kind of risk you face, let me help you out: It’s customer risk. Market(or customer) risk: does anyone want it?

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Kainexus

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Efforts to improve are considered Six Sigma projects and are often made using a systematic model known as DMAIC. Lean management is another business methodology similar to Six Sigma and leverages many of the same tools, so if your business has deployed Lean, this content will be of value to you.

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Idea to Value

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

For example, a project team with strong capabilities to deliver innovation can be prevented from succeeding by a management team with inappropriate governance processes. Lean Innovation Project Management: Putting in place a structure which teams can use to focus limited time and energy on progressing ideas quickly, and validating progress.

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Planview

JANUARY 26, 2023

As a project management leader, you’ve likely encountered the challenges of using multiple project execution methodologies (such as: waterfall projects, as well as collaborative and Lean-Agile work delivery). You have to pick the right methodologies for your project, and the right tools that will support it.

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Paul Hobcraft

MAY 9, 2023

The tool and techniques that stand out for me, in their contribution, value and my use have been, in no specific order, cover the jobs-to-be-done , ten types of innovation, crossing the chasm , blue ocean, business model canvas and value proposition canvas, building core competencies , lean start-up, agile and design sprints.

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mjvinnovation

MARCH 13, 2019

She is the woman of the moment and can teach you a lot about agile project management! She is the woman of the moment and can teach you a lot about agile project management! In this article, in besides knowing better the Japanese sensation of the present, you will see what lessons she can bring us about agile project management.

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Moves the Needle

OCTOBER 8, 2018

This is the story of how SAY San Diego is using Lean Innovation to create real, powerful change in their community. Project Goals, Proposed Solutions, and Key Results When we first met SAY San Diego, they had already identified their challenges. This staff increase has reduced their staffing cost of $32.50

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