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Testing Bus Charter with the Lean Startup Method

December 1, 2019July 5, 2020 leanit

Practical application of the Lean Startup principles through a charter bus booking website. How many business ideas have you had that you have never gone forward with because it is […]

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James Macnee – Giving People Direction

October 9, 2018 leanit

Pod cast from Access Granted on 8 October 2018 James Macnee lives in the idyllic north of New Zealand where he is a consultant in the tech world designing systems […]

 General Lean, Lean in Information Technology

7 Principles of TPS

October 4, 2017October 5, 2017 leanit

What are the 7 principles of TPS?       Reduced Setup Times: All setup practices are wasteful because they add no value and they tie up labor and equipment. By organizing […]

 General Lean

Characteristics of a DevOps Organisation

July 10, 2017September 18, 2017 leanit

Supports the two primary goals of DevOps; Shortening lead times and Generating rapid feedback Encourages the free flow of information Gives accountability to the teams to own their own delivery […]

 General Lean, Lean in Information Technology

The DevOps Handbook : Book review

April 27, 2017September 18, 2017 leanit

The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations Authors:Gene Kim, Jez Humble, Patrick Debois, John Willis Released Oct 2016. The DevOps Handbook was over […]

 Book Reviews, Lean in Information Technology, Uncategorized

Inspired- Book Summary

October 23, 2016September 18, 2017 leanit

The product managers main responsibility is to look at all the opportunities and to find or define product that fit the opportunity.  They take the product from a concept through […]

 Book Reviews, General Lean, Uncategorized

Lean UX – Book Review

October 17, 2016March 21, 2017 leanit

The goal of this book is to teach you how to apply the principles of lean to design.            Lean UX is not an individualistic working […]

 Book Reviews, General Lean, Uncategorized

Lean Startup: Book Review

September 20, 2016March 20, 2017 leanit

Lean Startup by Eric Ries : Book Review Established companies are managed by making a plan and having someone supervise the people implementing the plan.  Most companies make a plan, […]

 Book Reviews, General Lean

The Principles of Product development Flow: Book Review

September 17, 2016March 21, 2017 leanit

Book review: The Principles of Product Development Flow Chapter 1. The Principles of Flow “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for […]

 Book Reviews, Lean in Information Technology

Six Simple Rules

February 26, 2016March 21, 2017 leanit

Six Simple Rules Complexity in the 21st century comes from clients having many options and with a rapidly changing marketplace. The state of business in the 21st century has become […]

 Book Reviews, General Lean, Uncategorized
With Cooperation, you can do more with less

Magic of Productivity – Cooperation

September 1, 2015September 18, 2017 leanit

Have you ever wondered why many things are not being accomplished at your work place? Or have you wondered why your team’s productivity is not increasing but rather decreasing? Cooperation […]

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Developing Lean Leaders

Developing Lean Leaders at all Levels– Book Review

August 23, 2015March 21, 2017 leanit

Developing Lean Leaders at all Levels – Book Review This book is based on the online course developed by Jeffrey K. Liker who wrote the classic Lean book “The Toyota […]

 Book Reviews, General Lean
Our Iceberg is Melting

Our Iceberg is Melting – Book Review

June 6, 2015September 18, 2017 leanit

Our Iceberg is Melting is a simple fable of a colony of penguins living on a melting iceberg. The fable shows the Eight Steps needed to ensure successful organisational change with a […]

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Tribal Leadership

Tribal Leadership – Book Review

April 26, 2015March 28, 2017 leanit

Throughout his book Delivering Happiness, Tony Hsieh promotes this book called Tribal Leadership.Due to his promotion, I decided to read Tribal Leadership.  The book gives a view of a company […]

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The machine that changed the world

The Machine That Changed The World – Book Review

March 4, 2015March 20, 2017 leanit

The machine that changed the world is the classic book on Toyota, revealing its production system as the basis for enduring success. It was written by James P. Womack and Daniel […]

 Book Reviews, General Lean
Lean Thinking

Lean Thinking – Banish Waste And Create Wealth In Your Corporation – Book Review

March 4, 2015March 20, 2017 leanit

Lean Thinking is another classic Lean book written by James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones. Their original book that started the Lean movement outside of Japan was “The Machine […]

 Book Reviews, General Lean, Uncategorized

Kanban – Successful Evolutionary Change For Your Technology Business – Book Review

March 4, 2015March 20, 2017 leanit

The book ‘Kanban’ by David Anderson shows how you can apply the Lean principle of Kanban to software development. Unlike scrum which has a heavily defined method, Kanban provides a […]

 Book Reviews, Lean in Information Technology, Uncategorized
Start-up Nation

Start-up Nation – Book Review

February 8, 2015September 18, 2017 leanit

START-UP NATION addresses the trillion dollar question: How is it that Israel – a country of 7.1 million, only 60 years old, surrounded by enemies, in a constant state of […]

 Book Reviews, General Lean
Southwest Airline

NUTS – Southwest Airlines’ Crazy Recipe For Business And Personal Success – Book Review

February 4, 2015March 20, 2017 leanit

NUTS is the truly inspirational story of how Southwest Airlines took on the big boys and won.  Southwest Airlines revolutionised the Airline industry by challenging the norms and doing many […]

 Book Reviews, Uncategorized
This is lean

“This Is Lean. Resolving The Efficiency Paradox” – Book Review

February 3, 2015March 20, 2017 leanit

“This is Lean” is a concise, easy to grasp book on Lean giving the reader the key principles in a short and easy to read book.  In the training courses […]

 Book Reviews, General Lean, Uncategorized
Toyota Way to Lean Leadership

The Toyota Way To Lean Leadership – Book Review

February 2, 2015September 18, 2017 leanit

Lean Leadership is considered the crucial ingredient that is often missed when companies attempt to implement lean.  This book defines Lean Leadership and gives guidance to those who are looking […]

 Book Reviews, Uncategorized
Joy Inc

Joy, Inc – Book Review

January 28, 2015September 18, 2017 leanit

One of my favourite books I have read is ‘Joy, Inc’. It is a book written by Richard Sheridan a cofounder of Menlo Innovations and shows how they have developed […]

 Book Reviews, Lean in Information Technology, Uncategorized
Training within industry

Training Within Industry – The Foundation of Toyota Training

December 11, 2014March 21, 2017 leanit

 Training within industry At the beginning of 1940 after Germany had conquered France the US government initiated the TWI (training within industry) program to accelerate production of war munitions within […]

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Agile Manifesto

Agile Manifesto and Principles

November 28, 2014March 21, 2017 leanit

The Agile Manifesto The Agile Manifesto was written in February of 2001, at a summit of seventeen independent-minded practitioners of several programming methodologies. The participants didn’t agree about much, but […]

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spotify

Spotify Software Engineering Culture

November 27, 2014March 20, 2017 leanit

Below I have embedded two videos that give a good understanding of the Spotify culture.  They provide an excellent overview of a number of Lean / Agile principles and how […]

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Lean subway

Cheap lesson in Lean – Learn as you feast.

September 10, 2014March 20, 2017 leanit

Visit a fast food restaurant and observe to get a cheap lesson in Lean. Two restaurants that are my favorites in displaying a cheap lesson in lean are In-and-Out Burger […]

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What is Lean? Delivering only what customers value.

August 5, 2014March 28, 2017 leanit

How would you define Lean? You may hear definitions such as Kanban, 5s or PDCA. There are so many definitions that come out of the various Lean tools that it […]

 General Lean

why why why why why …… 5 why’s

July 21, 2014March 20, 2017 leanit

Why should we care about 5 why’s?  For a continuous improvement initiative you will need staff that see problems, react to problems and resolve problems. Lean has a go and […]

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Let’s get to the root of it – Lean problem solving

July 18, 2014March 28, 2017 leanit

Typically when you are resolving issues you apply a short term solution that resolve the one instance that is occurring, similar to putting a band aid on the issue. This […]

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Gemba in IT – Visualising Your Work

July 12, 2014March 28, 2017 leanit

Gemba is a Japanese term that is literally translated as the real place. Often in Lean management you will hear the term of “going to gemba”, which is to go […]

 Lean in Information Technology, Uncategorized

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We at LeanIT understand the issue and the difficulty that Information Technology departments face in delivering value. Therefore, we started this business to help Information Technology department deliver value in a rapid and responsive way. Applying Lean and Agile methods to Info Tech departments enables them to meet the rapidly changing needs of the business environment and the Info Tech department becomes an enabler rather than a constraint to change. Engage us and we will start you on the road to being responsive, flexible and agile to your business needs.

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