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The SCRUM Process | SCRUM Framework

This article gives a very quick executive summary of the Scrum process / framework. It should be noted that referring to the Scrum Process above is somewhat of a misnomer. This is because Scrum is a...

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Rolling Wave Planning

Rolling Wave Planning is an approach to project and program planning. I’ve heard it said that an Economist is someone who can tell you exactly why something has happened, but who can’t predict what...

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The Plan, Do, Check, Act Cycle (The Deming Cycle)

The Deming Cycle was proposed by W. Edwards Deming (see The Pioneers of Quality for more on Deming himself). It is a continuous improvement model made up of 4-steps which you repeat over and over,...

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Six Sigma Belts

Six Sigma is a business management strategy that aims to improve the output of processes by removing variation and errors in both manufacturing and business processes. To this end it uses a series of...

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Lean Startup and Program Management

I’ve just finished reading an excellent book by Eric Ries called The Lean Startup. You may be wondering already what running a startup has to do with program management? If you read on you will...

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Pull vs Push Systems

If you want to understand Lean Manufacturing you’re going to need to understand the difference between push and pull systems. First, let’s define each of these terms: Push System: is a system in which...

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The 7 Types of Waste

One way to increase margins and therefore profitability is to remove waste from an organization. In Japanese there is the term Muda, which describes any activity which does not value to others, is...

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What is Systems Thinking?

Systems thinking provides a way to understand how different factors influence each other within a whole. This type of problem cannot be easily understood by traditional reductionist or logical...

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Deming’s 14 Points

We’ve previously looked at the Deming Cycle (Plan, Do, Check, Act) for continuous improvement proposed by W. Edwards Deming. Deming also offered 14 principles for the transformation of American...

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Think Big, Act Small

It’s an obvious fact that the smaller and more lean your business the less cash is required to run it. It’s the same with people, the bigger you are the more food you’re going to consume each day. More...

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