The CAN-DO attitude of Lean 5S
From the Agility and Project Leadership Blog
by Don Kim
Here's a great introductory video from Gemba Academy on Lean 5S:
What I especially like about this video is its emphasis that these practices are important and easy to follow regardless what industry you work in and the type of work you're doing. But the most interesting part was the section on the origins of Lean 5S from Henry Ford's CANDO idiom:
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Ford's CANDO |
Lean's 5S |
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Cleaning Up |
Sort |
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Arranging |
Straighten |
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Neatness |
Sweep |
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Discipline |
Standardize |
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Ongoing Improvment |
Self-Discipline |
Whether you work in software development or manufacturing doing Lean, the principles stay the same and as you can see, it doesn't matter where it originated since the practical and useful principles are timeless.
Posted on: January 12, 2014 08:11 PM |
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Bernard Gore
Portfolio, Programme & Project Professional| NZ Police
Wellington, New Zealand
Absolutely agree. Far too many industries consider themselves unique and that they have nothing to learn from others - and IT is one of the worst offenders in this.
To demonstrate how much they actually have similar to others I like to quote this to IT people "It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old institution and merely lukewarm defenders in those who gain by the new ones.” - most IT people think this is referring to computer systems, until they learn that it was said about political systems, by Niccolò Machiavelli back in 1513.
Don Kim
PROJECT-TO-PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT EXPERT| Seeking opportunities
Sacramento, CA, United States
Hi Bernard, awesome quote from Machiavelli! I also agree with your evaluation that people in the technical (as well as scientific) fields have a tendency to either not see or acknowledge the historical significance of their perspective. To state another famous quote from George Santanya, "those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it".
Ahmed Elshimy
Engineering Team Leader| National Training Academy - Egypt
Doha, Qatar
Very good and orderly done introduction to 5S
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