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Lean efficiencies
KEY LEARNING POINT
Remove and reduce waste with eight commonly hidden inefficiencies.
Agile and lean practices come with a warning triangle because, early on, the method works in such a way that it shows up problems, inefficiencies and deficiencies, whether they are recent additions or age-old problems. Older issues may have inefficient workarounds in place to alleviate the block or delay. At its extreme, these issues can lead to teams feeling like they are in a constant state of failure. As well as helping to identify these issues, agile and lean models work towards ironing out these problems and smoothing workflows. Raising awareness of the problems lean efficiencies provide a method to ensure they are addressed.
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