The Principles of Lean Management

In our previous post, we described the first principle in lean management. It’s about making the system “lean”, flexible, and ready to adapt to a changing environment. We will now discuss the six other principles that keep companies agile:
Decide as late as possible
Deliver as fast as possible
Encourage your team
Integrity is built
Optimize the whole
Amplify learning
Learning is often overlooked by traditional management. Learning is often viewed as a waste of time, when it could have been better spent working. This is not true, as we all know. Learning is not only beneficial in the long-term, but also essential for solving immediate problems. It is important to make sure you have enough time for research, spiking, refinement, and other tasks, especially when working on larger projects. You can kill two birds by doing this: move forward with your projects, while learning as much as possible and minimizing waste. Decide as late as possible
Many people confuse this principle with the belief that it is about delaying a decision. If they aren’t blocking our current affairs, it’s not necessary to make final decisions one year ahead of time or even one week ahead. The goal is not to avoid making decisions, but to allow enough time for research and observation of how circumstances change. The goal is to make the best decision, as late as possible but not too late. Although it sounds simple, knowing when the final responsible moment is to make a decision is not easy. However, once this principle is implemented, we will see fewer mistakes (consequentially less unfinished features) as well as more refined choices. These more refined decisions will be more in line with other company activities and richer with useful details. Deliver as fast as possible
This principle might seem contradictory to the first. It basically tells us how to create a system (team and process, awareness of slicing tasks) so that new value can be delivered as soon as possible after a decision has already been made. It would be possible to deliver the “whole” value (feature in our case) to our users in a month or every week. This principle dictates that we should choose the former. This principle tells us that we should choose the latter.
Everybody needs a strong team. Knowledge diversity is vital. It’s possible to achieve a lot more when team members complement each other’s skills. The sky is the limit if they have the right tools. Each member of the team plays their part well and the product benefits. We try to empower our teams by giving them enough autonomy and freedom when making technical decisions. We encourage them to be independent and welcome all suggestions. We ensure items are well prepared and understood before they enter the development process (clarity of scope, acceptance criteria). Remote Work Guide
This guide will provide clear instructions on how to make a smooth transition to remote operations and get the most out of remote work. We are grateful that you have subscribed! All newsletter subscribers can download this (and many other ActiveCollab Project Management Guides). Download the Ebook We are unable to subscribe you at the moment. Please double-check your email address. If issue still persist, please let us know by sending an email to [email protected] Try Again A strong team is required for the previous principle, “Deliver as fast as possible.” He