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Managing lean projects /

Lean is a set of disciplines that can result in tremendous savings and profitability for companies. It can significantly reduce cycle times and increase customer satisfaction. Lean, however, must be applied efficiently and effectively to achieve optimum results. This book discusses project managemen...

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Autor principal: Kliem, Ralph L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boca Raton : Auerbach, 2015.
Edición:1st.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
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  • The Long Road to Lean; Quality: A Short Historical Perspective; Ten Trends in Quality; Drivers for Lean; Lean, a Long History; ; What Is Lean?; Key Lean Concepts; Benefits; Challenges; Lean and Project Management; ; Overview of Project Management Fundamentals; What Is a Project?; Stakeholders; Projects, Programs, Portfolios; Organizational Location of Projects; Leading and Six Key Processes; Project Phases and Project Management Processes; How Much Project Management Is Enough?; Enterprise Project Management; Project Management Is Necessary; ; Fundamental Lean Concepts, Tools, and Techniques; Determine Context; Capture Existing and Proposed Value Streams; Define Requirements; Collect Data and Information; Perform Analysis; Apply Tools and Techniques for Solutions; Make Recommendations; Plan and Execute; Lean 101; ; Lean and Project Management Processes; Key Concepts; Overview of Project Management Processes; Relationship to Lean; Benefits; Challenges; Getting Started; Defining Process; Statement of Work; Organizing; Planning; Executing Process; Monitoring and Controlling; Closing; Final Insights; Getting Started Checklist; ; Lean Project Management Using the PDCA Cycle; PDCA Cycle and Project Management Basics; Goals; Benefits; Challenges; Case Study; Final Insights; Getting Started Checklist; ; Project Management for a Lean Project Using DMAIC; Basics of DMAIC and Project Management; Goal; Benefits; Challenges; Case Study; Project Management Works with DMAIC, Too; Getting Started Checklist; ; Ten Final Thoughts about Lean; What Lean Is Not; What Lean Is; Project Management and Lean: One Final Thought.