The key to running a successful business in the modern world is the ability to look forward. Far too may businesses that have a lot of potential end up failing because they spend too long looking back at the way thing have been done in the past. Of course, there are always things to learn …
Last night I was reminded of a workshop on Performance Indicators in LEAN and AGILE which I did several years ago for a consulting agency that was doing a pilot project for the British NHS. The major challenge which many companies struggle with is that most of the KPI’s are designed to look good. To …
Agile is much more a culture than it is a method and that is the biggest challenge for organizations attempting to go on the journey of becoming Agile. Agile is a culture, driven by customer focus and efficiency. Agile is also a culture in which liberal delivery scopes are advocated. No tight controls, no strict …
Inclusion is a hot topic at the moment which is good because we are far behind on delivering our promise to include everyone in our society. Being a hot topic also means that it is popular on Social Media where the hashtag #inclusion is enjoying a lot of attention. It is a good thing to …
Collection of thoughts and quotes on Digital Transformation by Johannes Drooghaag
A recent survey of 28 executives and leading managers shows that many organizations which have set out to benefit from the autonomous delivery and execution methods, like LEAN CI/PDCA, Agile and Design Thinking, are still struggling with creating the proper environment and culture, especially in the area of empowerment, but also in true implementation and …
A major challenge when transitioning from the classical controlled project execution models to autonomous project execution like Agile, LEAN PDCA or Design Thinking, is to develop and maintain the proper mindset towards boundaries. The strength of these autonomous methods is the ability to provide rapid go-to-market results combined with continuous improvements based on findings and …
Companies large and small have discovered the benefits of autonomous project execution in combination with short go-to-market cycles as seen in Design Thinking, Scrum & Agile and the LEAN continuous improvement concept of PDCA. Dynamic teams of experts and developers are assigned objectives and within the scope of the project, they will explore and deliver …
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A practical example I use in our Master Classes “Change Management”: When asked by the Steering Committee to lead a project which had already accumulated 1 year delay and was 42% over it’s original budget of 5 million EURO, my first action was to understand what caused this project to go so far off track. …
The foundation of safety lays in discipline, zero tolerance for deviations, and clear understanding and acceptance of the necessity of each safety measure and precaution. This can only be achieved by ongoing (re-)education and development of the Safety Culture throughout the organization, empowerment, supervision and accountability. The biggest risk for the Safety Culture is a growing “we do that …