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Paul Naybour and Kevin Daly believe that ‘lean’ techniques could transform
project management.
Lean and meaningful - Part
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In the 1980s, a massive shift hit factories across the US
and Europe. The approaches of mass production and scientific
management used since the days of Henry Ford were transformed
by the introduction of Japanese principles such as Just-in-Time
production (JIT) and a focus on customer value known as ‘lean
production’.
Traditionally, project management has suffered from many
of the problems besetting mass production – late delivery,
over-expenditure, an excess of formal procedures and paper
work, errors leading to rework and redesign, poor customer
interface, inter-departmental wrangling and general frustration
and stress for all involved.
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