The document discusses fundamentals of lean methodology, including common lean concepts like the Toyota Production System and Lean Six Sigma. It outlines different levels of lean adoption within organizations, from using lean in one department to starting lean enterprise-wide. The document also lists common applications of lean within organizations, popular lean tools, metrics, benefits and challenges of implementing lean, as well as potential barriers.

1. FUNDAMENTALS OF LEAN
METHODOLOGY
BY
KUSHAGRA MISHRA

2. LEAN
KNOWLEDGE
• The Lean Startup Movement
• Lean Six Sigma
• The Toyota Production System
• Lean Enterprise Institute
• Lean Construction
• DevOps

3. LEAN
ADOPTION
• Our organization does not use
Lean.
• Only used in one department
(IT).
• Only used in one department
(non-IT).
• Used in multiple departments
(started in IT).
• Used in multiple departments
(started in non-IT).
• Started across the
organization as an executive-
driven initiative.
• Our organization began as a
Lean organization.

4. LEAN IN
ORGANIZATION
• Administration
• Customer Support
• Finance
• HR
• IT Operations
• Lean Leadership
• Legal
• Logistics
• Marketing
• PMO
• Product Engineering/Development
• Quality
• Sales
• Software Engineering/Development

5. LEAN TOOLING
• Kanban
• Work-in-process (WIP) limits
• Continuous flow
• Continuous improvement/kaizen
• Six Sigma
• Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
• 5 Whys
• Value stream mapping
• Strategy canvas

6. LEAN METRICS
• Current personal Work-in-
Process (WIP)
• Current team Work-in-Process
(WIP)
• Queue size
• Lead time
• Cycle time
• Process control charts
• Quality metrics
• Throughput
• Burn-up/burn-down charts

7. LEAN BENEFITS
• Better management of changing
priorities
• Reduced lead time
• Predictable delivery of customer value
• Increased team morale
• More efficient business processes
• Reduced risk
• Cut costs
• Manage team/process complexity
• Improved project visibility at the team
level
• Improved visibility to stakeholders
• Increased team productivity

8. LEAN
CHALLENGES
• Adhering to WIP limits
• Visualizing work
• Sharing knowledge with the team
• Balancing improvement efforts and project
work
• Prioritizing work
• Delivering fast while maintaining quality
• Delivering frequently
• Deferring commitment
• Standardization of team processes
• Moving from "push" to "pull" system
• Practicing systems thinking
• Adjusting to new team culture
• Teaching new team members Lean concepts

9. LEAN BARRIERS
• Organizational resistance to Lean
• General organizational resistance
to change
• Not enough personnel with the
necessary Lean experience
• Concerns about a loss of
management control
• Perceived time and cost to make
the transition
• Lack of buy-in from management
• Regulatory compliance

10. LEAN TOOLS
• LeanKit
• JIRA Agile
• Srummage
• VersionOne
• Trello
• Kanbanize
• Microsoft TFS
• Microsoft Excel