Office Lean Understanding and Implementing Flow in a Professional and Administrative Environment 1st Edition by Ken Eakin ISBN 0367196646 9780367196646

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ISBN 10:    0367196646
ISBN 13: 978-0367196646
Author:      Ken Eakin

Struggling to apply Lean effectively in your office environment? Office Lean is a book for anyone who wants to apply Lean better in contexts where the work is both intangible and complex. it explains in simple terms, what Lean is — and what Lean isn’t — enabling office professionals to understand how it can be successfully applied to their complex office-based work environments.

Contrary to popular opinion, Lean is not only for mass manufacturing or healthcare. It applies just as much to the digital world of “knowledge work” industries such as banking and financial services, software development, and government. But the fundamental concepts, straight from the factory floor, need a fair amount of translation to be effectively applied in cube farms.

Overturning the common perception that Lean is about imposing rigid rules, or simply eliminating waste in the name of “efficiency”, Eakin presents Lean as a dynamic, flexible, people-centric philosophy that delivers outstanding business results by improving employee engagement and customer experience.

Office Lean helps Lean practitioners (leaders/managers and coaches/consultants) working in professional office environments access the amazing, transformative results Lean can bring to their specific domains. It combines clear explanations of the core concepts of the Lean philosophy with relevant, practical examples from the fields of accounting, finance, insurance, IT and government.

Office Lean Understanding and Implementing Flow in a Professional and Administrative Environment 1st Table of contents:

PART I: GRASPING THE SITUATION
This section introduces the legacy of industrial management and explores different types of efficiency, including resource efficiency and mass production. It discusses how these systems impact behavior and focuses on the importance of system thinking, flow, and addressing unseen waste.

1. The Legacy of Industrial Management
2. Two Types of Efficiency
3. Changing the System

PART II: DESIGNING FOR FLOW
This part dives into the concept of “flow,” which is a key principle in Lean management. Topics include creating flow, understanding handoffs, the design principles of continuity and balance, and the challenges of managing customer experience and variation in processes.

4. Understanding Flow
5. Busy Does Not Mean Productive
6. Design Principle I: Continuity
7. An Accounting Story
8. Design Principle II: Balance
9. Creating Balance
10. The CapCell Experiment
11. The Seven Gates of Hell

PART III: THINKING BEYOND FLOW
The final section focuses on problem-solving, standards, automation, and leadership in a Lean context. It emphasizes the importance of understanding customer value, setting standards, using digital tools appropriately, and creating alignment within the organization.

12. Prerequisites to Problem Solving
13. Start with Standards
14. Using Standards to Create Flow
15. Lean Thinking and the Digital Age
16. Automation and Imbalance
17. Lean Leadership and Strategy

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