Samer AlhmdanSenior Project Manager, PMP, PMI-RMP, LEED AP, EDGE Expert| darDubai, United Arab Emirates
What is the best way to manage waste on projects? Saving Changes...
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Anonymous
Your posts are cryptic.
Define waste? Are you talking about construction waste or over expenditures or excess materials? Saving Changes...
Suleander ZahnCo-organizer & Facilitator| Agile ConnectPorto, Porto, Portugal
Hi Samer,
There are plenty of "lean" techniques designed to reduce waste by improving our processes but all of them depend on a given context. (e.g.: 5S, MVP, Value Stream Mapping, etc)
However, sometimes what we think is a waste actually can turn into a new revenue (the 3M sticky notes case).
Controlling cost is crucial to project's success where reducing waste plays an important part. But it is vital to keep our eyes open and our brains fresh to see the whole picture and capture opportunities in the chaos. Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
I can write a lot. But if you let me a piece of advice there is a key thing to define to not fail: what does mean waste for your organization. If you do not define it then you will fail. Saving Changes...
Drake SettsuProject Manager / BloggerHi, United States
My experience on project waste is when you have a team that just can't get their act together and time becomes a waste. You cannot recover lost time it's gone. Saving Changes...
To echo Sergio's point, if you haven't defined value, then it's hard to recognize waste. Starting to see value through the eyes of your customer will start to make you see waste everywhere.
However, remember that most knowledge-based work will never get to the same level of process efficiency as manufacturing - 40-50% is about as efficient as you can hope for given the higher level of interpersonal communication and collaboration.
