Jul 30, 2021
Takt is a holding system, not a push system. Holding means flow. When you flow you go fast, much like the Navy SEAL saying slow is smooth and smooth is fast. With lean, holding is smooth and smooth is fast. When the assistant super kept pushing the schedule instead of holding the Takt start dates, it caused friction...
Jul 28, 2021
Brad and David build the entire Takt plan in just one week. Even if they cannot fully achieve what they worked through, having the full schedule on one page has Brad sold on the new format. The work steps within each Takt wagon transfer directly into weekly work plans for Last Planner or sprint backlogs for Scrum. Make...
Jul 27, 2021
Brad resists the Takt plan because it feels like scrapping everything they built together for seven years just to cater to a few bad foremen. Olivia counters that the foremen are not bad. The team keeps putting them into impossible situations. The stakes are clear. Evergreen will not be shortlisted for future...
Jul 26, 2021
Cleanliness is always a key indicator of project success. When David walks One Care, he sees dirty porta-potties with graffiti, rushed and frustrated workers, and an uncoordinated frenzy. The water bottle demonstration proves the point. Pouring straight takes 10 seconds because air (roadblocks) keeps stopping the...
Jul 23, 2021
The traditional lean analogy about lowering the water level to see rocks is wrong, and it gives lean a bad name. Lowering the water level leads to slash and burn management. The real problem is not that you need fewer resources. The problem is that the water is moving too fast and the chaos prevents you from seeing the...