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Managing Lean Projects

Author Ralph L. Kliem
Release Date: 2015/10/01
ISBN: 9781482251838
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Book Description

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 management concepts, tools, and techniques as they apply to

Table of Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Acknowledgment
  3. About the Author
  4. Chapter 1 - The Long Road to Lean
    1. 1.1 Quality: A Short Historical Perspective
    2. 1.2 Ten Trends in Quality
    3. 1.3 Drivers for Lean
    4. 1.4 Lean, a Long History
  5. Chapter 2 - What Is Lean?
    1. 2.1 Key Lean Concepts
    2. 2.2 Benefits
    3. 2.3 Challenges
    4. 2.4 Lean and Project Management
  6. Chapter 3 - Overview of Project Management Fundamentals
    1. 3.1 What Is a Project?
    2. 3.2 Stakeholders
    3. 3.3 Projects, Programs, Portfolios
    4. 3.4 Organizational Location of Projects
    5. 3.5 Leading and Six Key Processes
    6. 3.6 Project Phases and Project Management Processes
    7. 3.7 How Much Project Management Is Enough?
    8. 3.8 Enterprise Project Management
    9. 3.9 Project Management Is Necessary
  7. Chapter 4 - Fundamental Lean Concepts, Tools, and Techniques
    1. 4.1 Determine Context
    2. 4.2 Capture Existing and Proposed Value Streams
    3. 4.3 Define Requirements
    4. 4.4 Collect Data and Information
    5. 4.5 Perform Analysis
    6. 4.6 Apply Tools and Techniques for Solutions
    7. 4.7 Make Recommendations
    8. 4.8 Plan and Execute
    9. 4.9 Lean 101
  8. Chapter 5 - Lean and Project Management Processes
    1. 5.1 Key Concepts
    2. 5.2 Overview of Project Management Processes
    3. 5.3 Relationship to Lean
    4. 5.4 Benefits
    5. 5.5 Challenges
    6. 5.6 Getting Started
    7. 5.7 Defining Process
    8. 5.8 Statement of Work
    9. 5.9 Organizing
    10. 5.10 Planning
    11. 5.11 Executing Process
    12. 5.12 Monitoring and Controlling
    13. 5.13 Closing
    14. 5.14 Final Insights
    15. 5.15 Getting Started Checklist
  9. Chapter 6 - Lean Project Management Using the PDCA Cycle
    1. 6.1 PDCA Cycle and Project Management Basics
    2. 6.2 Goals
    3. 6.3 Benefits
    4. 6.4 Challenges
    5. 6.5 Case Study
    6. 6.6 Final Insights
    7. 6.7 Getting Started Checklist
  10. Chapter 7 - Project Management for a Lean Project Using DMAIC
    1. 7.1 Basics of DMAIC and Project Management
    2. 7.2 Goal
    3. 7.3 Benefits
    4. 7.4 Challenges
    5. 7.5 Case Study
    6. 7.6 Project Management Works with DMAIC, Too
    7. 7.7 Getting Started Checklist
  11. Chapter 8 - Ten Final Thoughts about Lean
    1. 8.1 What Lean Is Not
    2. 8.2 What Lean Is
    3. 8.3 Project Management and Lean: One Final Thought
  12. Glossary