Customer in a restaurant: Waiter, bring me a steak, and make it lean. Waiter: Okay, sir. Which way? As reported in my last post, Sandy Kemsley has done a great job of covering Forrester's Business ...

Lean IT and DevOps are the new kids on the block. Well not really. They have been around for a while but it seems they are getting a lot more press in the past year or so. So what exactly are Lean IT ...

If you're unfamiliar with the concept of Lean IT, it can be easy to get lost in jargon and vague descriptors of processes and goals. That's partly because it's not an entirely simple framework to ...

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In the years since Lean first revolutionized the manufacturing sector, the basic principles have also shown benefits in other industries and other departments, most notably within technology. But new ...

If you are part of a service organization, how often have you heard someone say, “We can’t do lean here. Lean is just for manufacturing, isn’t it? We’re not some kind of widget-making assembly line, ...

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Your long-awaited vacation is finally here! You pack up the car, chart the most direct route from point A (home) to point B (hot vacation spot), bring snacks to avoid unnecessary travel breaks and set ...