Lean Methodology

Lean methodology emphasises the pursuit of continuous improvement in the following areas:

• Data-driven decision-making
• Employee empowerment
• Waste reduction
• Adaptability & sustainability

These principles can lead to more efficient, effective, and sustainable organisations that deliver greater value to customers and stakeholders. 

Data-driven decision-making
One of my examples, was to remove data stored on separated data entries (excel, word and other static applications), to add a universal approach to data management, using interactive (AI) applications that can allow from direct user, stakeholders input and in this case customer questions. This gave the business instant access to the queries and made the data work for us instead of the other way around.

Employee empowerment
Another example of this is when I decided to re-training resources (staff) from one skill set to another, due to digital transformation from using manual analogue systems over to digital, more efficient system allowed us to retain the current people, giving us employee satisfaction, enhanced innovation, and better alignment with organisational goals. 

Waste reduction
My working example of this was to realised the dedicated servers in our local DevOps centre, were inefficient to the latest digital practices, processes and resources in order to optimise digital operations and reduce environmental impact I put a project plan in place to close the dedicated server centre locally, managed the transition from local to a more to a Cloud-based system to reduce costs, waste power resources and performance.

Going back to Project Management, we can leverage Lean principles to optimise project processes, improve project outcomes, and deliver greater value to client stakeholders. I used the following diagram to help me constantly check if this methodology is needed within an on-going or legacy project. 

My first role at Pentacor PLC, used various parts of Lean Methodology, and have continued to use this method throughout my career, making sure my eyes are open for a more eco friendly way to for project success.