Collective Performance

Volcano ou comment Sanofi s'allège de la complexité, point par point

Sanofi retraces its internal approach to simplification with the Volcano project: collective identification of sources of complications and deployment of targeted actions to streamline processes.

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The Power of Simplicity: How Embracing Simplicity at Every Level of Business and Marketing Can Drive Success

Charles Lange Consulting

Several examples of companies illustrate how simplicity, cultivated at every level, benefits operational fluidity and strategic clarity.

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Accelerating Projects by Encouraging Help

Fabian J. Sting, Christoph H. Loch, Dirk Stempfhuber

Encouraging mutual support is a particularly effective way to accelerate project progress.

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What Successful Project Managers Do

Alexander Laufer, Edward J. Hoffman, Jeffrey S. Russell, W. Scott Cameron

How some projects manage to combine traditional approaches with certain teachings of agile methodology to boost their effectiveness.

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Maîtriser la complexité pour développer sa compétitivité

Alain Bloch, Daniel Krob, Xavier Cabot, Joris Peignot

An analyses of the solutions adopted by companies to face increasing complexity.

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Organizing to Enable the Shift from Volume to Value

Christopher Handscomb, Frithjof Lund, Haakon Brunell

How can Scrum methods help to complete process reconfiguration projects more quickly?

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A Technique to Bridge the Gap Between Marketing and IT

Brad Power

A testimonial on how ING improved its service reliability by applying Scrum methods.

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Lean Knowledge Work

Bradley R. Staats, David M. Upton

Applying the Lean approach to intellectual services.

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The CEO of Bayer Corp. on Creating a Lean Growth Machine

Gregory S. Babe

The chairman of a branch of Bayer explains how he deployed a Lean project that transformed the organization and gave the company a major competitive edge.

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The Transparent Supply Chain

Steve New

How to make your supply chain as transparent as possible for customers.

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