What is Six Sigma? Six Sigma is a long term, forward thinking initiative designed to fundamentally improve the way of doing things so that quality improves and variations are reduced. Six Sigma is more sophisticated than applying simple problem solving tools. Six Sigma applies statistical tools to identify and remove causes of variation. A process […]
Read MoreShort Interval Management (SIM) Did you know that the concept of Daily Stand-up meeting was there long back in the manufacturing world much before we IT guys were even born?? It was called Short Interval Management (SIM) and has Japanese roots. Short Interval Management is a shop floor exercise that engages team members to assess […]
Read MoreKaizen Kaizen is a lean management technique and has Japanese roots. Kaizen stands for “To disassemble and put together again in a better way”. Kaizen focuses on “Better 80% right today than 100% right tomorrow” Characteristics of Kaizen Focus on “Small Improvements” Teamwork and empowerment Participation is voluntary but with full commitment Solve the problems at […]
Read MoreIntegrating Scrum with Prince2 Organization I was working for a large bank in Europe where Prince2 was already being followed. It was working alright for all waterfall projects as well as a DSDM projects (which were sort of waterfalled agile implementations!). Bank decided to later on work on Scrum and effectively implement Agile in the […]
Read MoreAgile Synchronization across teams, geographies, methodologies When it comes to enterprise implementations, there would always be A variety of teams working in different countries Working on different functionalities Using different methodologies – a combination of Scrum, DSDM, Waterfall, Lean etc and many other variables Key lies in synchronization of deliveries while the deliveries do happen like […]
Read MoreScaling the Product Owner Role Large Scrum Project consists of many small teams working together. Of course, one Product Owner cannot be the Product Owner for all the teams. Also rarely will a single Product Owner have all the knowledge about all business functions to be implemented or changed. Generally, the following hierarchy is followed […]
Read MorePDCA circle Many small improvement projects, like Kaizen events and other level-ll initiatives, follow the Lean and Agile process improvement cycle – PDCA approach or Deming’s cycle. The PDCA abbreviation stands for plan-do-check-act and is also known as the Deming or Shewart circle. We will briefly review each of the four steps: Plan Within the […]
Read MoreChange management is a much discussed, yet controversial term, most people do not like change. However, we simply cannot do without change. Our lifestyle, our economy even our cultures is based on change life. Without change we still be chasing bears and living in caves. Within our organizations we have to deal with changes. What […]
Read MoreEach company that want to become world class has to solve the same challenge. How can we provide products or services with maximum value for our clients at the lowest possible costs and with shortest delivery time? With regard to the production and delivery process operational excellence is a requirement. The core idea is to […]
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