Building a Project-Driven Enterprise : How to Slash Waste and Boost Profits Through Lean Project Management

Title: Building a Project-Driven Enterprise : How to Slash Waste and Boost Profits Through Lean Project Management
Author: Ronald Mascitelli
ISBN: 0966269713 / 9780966269710
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 380
Publisher: Technology Perspectives
Year: 2002
Availability: In Stock

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Building a Project-Driven Enterprise describes breakthrough methods for eliminating non-value-added waste from any project. Whether your team's objective is to implement a new software application, build a skyscraper, or develop a new product line, the powerful techniques of Lean Project Management and Lean Product Development will pay enormous dividends. These practical, common sense work methods are presented in a style that is light and to-the-point. The goal is to enable you to apply these methods the very next day to begin saving time and boosting profits. Loaded with tips, real-world examples, templates, and illustrations, this book will be your most valuable asset in achieving project efficiency and excellence.

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Acknowledgments
A Note to the Reader

Part I : Principles that Drive Project Efficiency
Chapter 1 :
The Five Principles of Lean Thinking
Chapter 2 : Time Batches and JIT Information
Chapter 3 : Minimizing Transaction Costs
Chapter 4 : Defining Standard Work
Chapter 5 : Lessons from Information Theory

Part II : The Methods of Lean Project Management
Chapter 6 :
A Toolbox for Speed and Efficiency

Part III : The "Special Case" of New Product Development
Chapter 7 :
Creating a Lean Product Development Process

Part IV : Building a Project-Driven Enterprise
Chapter 8 :
Mandates for a Project-Driven Enterprise
Chapter 9 : A Step-by-Step Process for Slashing Waste

Some Closing Thoughts
Notes
References
Index