The Seven Wastes of Knowledge Work and What to do About Them

Raj Indugula reveals the 7 wastes that could be affecting you and your business, along with the tools to root them out. Waste or 'Muda' is a key tenet in lean management. Although present, waste is harder to see in knowledge work, and far too few organizations actively identify or try to eliminate waste within their processes. Using examples from software development, we will review common wastes we might encounter and their impact on our work. Recognizing the different types of waste helps us optimize our ways of working while accelerating value creation. We will then explore Value Stream Mapping, a powerful visual technique that helps us analyze and identify inefficiencies in our processes. Through a simple everyday example, we will learn the essential steps to creating and analyzing a value stream map, and see how it might be used to increase value added work. Continually rooting out waste should be an integral part of every knowledge worker’s job, and we hope the tools and techniques presented will help you along the way. #lean #waste #agile #agileleadership #agilelearning #valuestream Sign up for our newsletter: https://lithespeed.com/newsletter/ Learn about our training offerings: https://lithespeed.com/agile-and-scru... Check out our Agile Leadership Academy: https://agileleadershipacademy.com/