Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

More and more companies are adopting software and product development frameworks like Agile , Scrum , and Kanban — which promote quick, iterative, lean production — to deliver higher quality products, faster. What specific productivity practices have you brought home to your own family? Further Reading.

Project 8

Project Management Agility White Paper 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2012

Just as the "quality" and "lean production" movements of the 80s and 90s required quality to be designed — rather than inspected — in, innovators have got to demonstrate greater ingenuity and integrity around how they integrate real-world testing into their projects and processes. These pathologies are nothing new.

Leadership 13

Leadership Innovation Lean Production Learning-by-Doing 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2012

There's something about the culture of business that tends toward excess — in financial markets, to be sure, but also in the "market" for new ideas and management techniques. Its leadership said, "We want to 'democratize the skies' and give rank-and-file Americans the freedom to fly."

Innovation 17

Innovation Airlines Six Sigma Lean Production 17