Part 120: Lean Principles

  • Lean Principles = pursue perfection by continuously identifying and eliminating waste
  • Five Lean Principles
    • Identify Customers & Specify Value
      • Define value from the point-of-view of the customers
      • Identify activities that don’t generate value
    • Identify and Map the Value Stream
      • Identify the process that delivers value
    • Create Flow by Eliminating Waste
      • Eliminate the activities that don’t generate value
    • Respond to Customer Pull
      • Create a process that responds to the customer demand
    • Pursue Perfection
      • Work to ensure every asset and every action adds value to the end product
  • Seven Lean Project Management Principles
    • Eliminate Waste
      • Wasted time and effort during handoffs between team members are the largest sources of waste
    • Empowerment, Respect, and Integrity
      • Empower team members to represent their function on the team
    • Decide Later
      • Make decisions as late as possible
    • Deliver Fast
      • Break a project into smaller components, to deliver value early
    • Amplify Learning
      • Plan for training
      • Communicate often, obtain feedback, and learn from it
    • Optimize the Whole
      • The whole project is more than the sum of its parts
      • The project should align with the whole organization
    • Build Quality In
      • Quality is part of the entire project, not just the end