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• How Hoshin Kanri Translates Vision to Reality

  As the end of the year approaches, it won’t come as any surprise to learn that businesses all over the world are donating lots of time to strategic planning for the next year. These plans are part of critical efforts, especially in a volatile economy, to look at how to break through any […]

• Deadlines Slipping? Using Scrum to Keep Complex Initiatives on Track

  A missed deadline often is a symptom of a bigger problem centered around planning, communication, or execution. Regardless of your organization’s industry, whether you’re in software development or manufacturing, delays erode stakeholder confidence and increase costs. As such, the challenge lies in aligning multiple teams with dynamic requirements under tight delivery windows. Scrum, an Agile […]

• Scrum Frameworks That Keep Security Projects on Track

  If you’re not keeping up with the latest threats, your overall security posture is at risk. Cybersecurity is a central concern for any organization’s operational strategy. Managing security initiatives is inherently complex, owing to the sheer scale and scope of even minor networks. Further, threat landscapes are constantly changing, along with shifting compliance […]

• Retail Growth on Target with Hoshin Kanri

  The world of Hoshin planning, also known as Hoshin Kanri or more simply as policy deployment, is often considered one of the world’s foremost frameworks for tying together the short-term actions of an organization and its long-term goals. If this sounds pretty simple, it’s because it’s all pretty clear how it should work, […]

• Too Many Defects, Too Little Time? How Lean Six Sigma Slashes Rework in Manufacturing

  For modern manufacturing, efficiency and precision are just part of the equation when it comes to profitability. That said, despite the technologically advanced production environments we see in manufacturing, defects and rework are still a pressing concern. Both can erode profit margins, delay deliveries, and test customer trust. As such, manufacturers are asking […]