‘Agile’ is a buzzword in today’s IT industry. No meetings and trainings end without discussing and debating on ‘Agile’ technology. No educational institutes and training organizations design a curriculum without this topic. Software Project managers and companies those who want to develop a new software look for professionals with sound knowledge in ‘Agile’ methods. Agile […] Read more

PDCA cycle is one of the simplest and the easiest management approaches for process control and continuous improvement. PDCA – stands for Plan – Do – Check – Act. It is also called Deming’s cycle or Shewhart cycle. Sometimes it is also called a PDSA cycle: Plan-do-Study-Act. It is used for a new product or […] Read more

Throughput yield is an important concept in Six Sigma that measures the efficiency of a process. It is a universal and standard metric that can be used for processes of any nature. Thus it enables different processes to be compared on a level ground. It measures the inherent ability of a process to meet the […] Read more

There are a lot of LEAN tools available to reduce or eliminate various types of waste existing in a process/system. Transportation, Motion and Waiting time are some types of waste that exist commonly in every process or operation irrespective of the nature of work. Spaghetti Diagram is a tool (Part of LEAN Tools) that helps […] Read more

The Affinity diagram is one of the new Seven Management tools. It is being widely used for its simplicity and perfectness for creating and organizing ideas in various categories. It is also called the KJ Method (Named after Jiro Kawatika). The Affinity Diagram is a tool used to organize and classify a large number of […] Read more

Many organizations’ core businesses are project based nowadays. Otherwise also, companies run several projects simultaneously and many of them are interdependent on each other. In such a scenario it becomes necessary to effectively manage the projects individually and collectively. While Project management is a technique used for managing individual projects, Project portfolio management is a […] Read more

8D is a problem solving method used globally, mainly in manufacturing industry by Quality Engineers and Operations managers. The purpose of 8D problem solving method is to identify, correct and prevent problems affecting customers and operational efficiency. It is a problem solving approach similar to PDCA cycle (Plan – Do – Check – Act). 8D […] Read more

In modern world when change is the only constant thing, businesses and organizations should keep adapting to the fast paced market changes. Nowadays, rapid changes are happening in technology, management and other fields every day. So, preparing the organization for change and executing the change without impacting employee morale is a very crucial and important […] Read more

Scrum is a framework within which people/team can address complex problems, while delivering products with highest possible value. It is not a process or technique for creating products; rather, it is a framework that can be used by organizations for product development. Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland developed Scrum in 1990s; Scrum insists on Product […] Read more

As already described, Design of Experiments or short DoE is a process of designing experiments to understand and validate the relationship between a list of input factors and a desired output variable. The article on DoE has already explained the importance and benefits of DoE, key terminologies like error, noise factors, correlation and interaction. This […] Read more

Theory of Constraints is a management philosophy introduced by Eliyahu M.Goldratt in 1984 in his book “The Goal”. ToC is a concept of managing the constraints involved in any operations/business for maximizing the output of operations/goals of a business. The concept of ToC is used in fields like Operations management, Supply chain management, Project management, […] Read more