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Kanban in Organizations Part I

The Values and Foundational Principles of Kanban

The 9 Kanban values

This article describes the basic idea of Kanban based on its values and foundational principles. The Kanban method is regarded as the human start with what you are doing now approach to change. It should be seen more as a management method constructed around a value system than as a pure productivity tool. This method helps organizations to work better for their employees, customers and stakeholders. The basis of this article is the book "Essential Kanban Condensed" by David J. Anderson and Andy Carmichael.

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Posted by Julia Meiling on November 28th, 2018 under Project Management
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Posted by Frank Blome on September 28th, 2018 under Project Management
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10 Steps for Construction Scheduling

How to Start Your Construction Project with Merlin Project

Construction Scheduling

Scheduling and monitoring of dates of construction sequences is done in so-called construction schedules. They serve to coordinate and control all crafts of building projects. Read on to learn how to develop a construction schedule in 10 easy steps. Launch Merlin Project and open a new blank document.

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Posted by Antoni Cherif on September 13th, 2018 under Project Management
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Risk Management Is Project Management for Adults

Why the Monte Carlo Simulation Is Only of Interest in Individual Cases

They know me and my whims by now. Among other things, my love for risk management in projects. On this I always like to quote Tom DeMarco: "Risk management is project management for adults!", from the book "Waltzing With Bears" by Tom DeMarco and Tim Lister. Last but not least the risk management in Merlin Project arose from my weakness for this.

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Posted by Frank Blome on September 7th, 2018 under Project Management
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5 Questions about Project Management
with Falk Schmidt

Coffee Talk

Falk Schmidt

Before we leave the office for the weekend, we stop for a quick coffee talk with our project management colleagues to chat about their best practices. Well, not literally, but that's how we designed our interview series "5 questions about project management". To be fast, intense and refreshing like a good cup of coffee.

Today we talk to Falk Schmidt, project management consultant and innovation coach. For more than 20 years he has accompanied companies in the implementation of digitisation projects, since 2011 with his own company. He passes on his experience as a coach to young project managers.

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Posted by Frank Blome on August 24th, 2018 under Project Management
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