Daily Scrums eliminate long elaborate meetings in favor of shorter productive ones. The objective is to provide laser focus to identify issues quickly and productively.
I’ve heard several business owners, clients, and end users ask about the benefits and risks of having a company of IT geeks come in and manage their computers, network, software, and anything else that runs on electricity.
Backlogs are used to make projects more efficient and ultimately more successful; meaning more likely to be on-time, on-budget, and exceeding client expectationsThere are two types of Backlogs, Product Backlog and Sprint Backlog. Both have a specific purpose directed toward eliminating waste and maximizing value.
Episode #21 – Stephen Sweeney, COO at RSA Corp, lists and explains the three points that a business should focus on because they, if done well and consistently over time, will make your business grow.
Episode #20 – Jason Kuhn, CIO of RSA Corp, discusses how a business can improve their processes using the technology they already own right there at their fingertips.
We have been talking about how Agile eliminates waste and adds value to the project process. Remember the 7W’s (wasters) of lean manufacturing practices: defects, over-production, wait, transportation, movement, inappropriate processing, and excessive stored inventory.
In the previous segment, “How Agile Eliminates Waste (Part 1 of 5)”, we learned how collocated Team Environments eliminates wait time, [...]
Specialty healthcare management service companies, such as imaging, hospice, and surgicare clinics, aim to reduce the cost of health care while improving the quality of care. However, garnering referral relationships with physicians is highly competitive. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems serve an increasingly important function to these emerging healthcare businesses.
How can they best leverage the [...]
Over the next coming weeks I will be discussing five ways that the Agile methodology can be applied to the software development process to eliminate waste. We use Agile here at RSA Corp as part of our custom application development methodology.
Waste is defined as anything that does not add value to the final product or service, [...]
Most companies lack good visibility into their spending. Visibility into your spending gives your company a competitive edge by providing insight on how to manage and maximize cash flow, manage and forecast business costs, and monitor supplier performance. Studies show that only 4% of companies have a real-time look into their spending, and 69% have limited to no visibility.
From project initiation to delivery, expectations should be monitored and managed to ensure success. What are expectations, and who owns them? Expectations are a two-way street between the client and project team, brought together through clear and constant communication. Project expectations are the client’s vision of the results of the service or action provided. This can be stated or unstated. Either way, expectations are critical to project success.
