Continuous Improvement

The Lean Six Sigma certificate is a key step toward mastering the technique and leading improvement projects in a company. Based on the skills and knowledge gained during LSS Yellow Belt training, LSS Green Belts help to identify areas that need improvement and then play a crucial role in implementing…

Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) has a lot of benefits, it allows you to visually and mathematically represent the system in order to determine the possibility of system or machine failure. It’s a top-down process that reverse-engineers potential failures through the root-cause analysis process. …

In our latest podcast episode, we had the pleasure of hosting Esther Derby, an experienced consultant, and expert in managing complexity. Our discussion revolves around the latest addition to our surveys: Managing Complexity and its Impact on organizational success. Understanding Complexity: Esther began noticing that many team-related issues were actually…

Say you are leading a team project, and everyone is working hard and doing their part. Yet, somehow, deadlines are being missed, errors are cropping up, and people are getting frustrated. What’s the problem? The answer could be poor communication. At Valens Project Consulting, we know that effective communication is…

The Scrum framework is one of the most widely used and influential Agile methodologies. But where did the Scrum framework originate? Let’s travel through time to discover the origins of this innovative methodology. The Inception of Scrum: Inspiring a New Perspective The Scrum framework can be traced back to a seminal…

As a child I was teasingly called bookworm of the family. However, nothing stopped me from reading more books and I happily adorned the title bookworm. My passion for stories intrigues me to find connection and meaning in almost everything I do. Finding order from chaos and looking for patterns…

Hello, we are back this time to view how apply continuous improvement / lean manufacturing and we will list a limited list of the best practices in IT development. Introduction to continuous improvement As we learned in Engineering field (… production and industrial engineering), Kaizen (改善 ) is originally a Japanese word used to…

Simon Sinek Helped Us Understand The Value Of “Why.” Patrick Lencioni Helped Us Operate Together As A Team In More Than Name. And The Muppets Help Us To Understand What It Means To Row In The Same Direction. — Muppets Most Wanted is the last great property of The Jim Henson Company as of this writing. In this film Constantine the evil Kermit doppelganger uses the Muppets’ world tour as a front for his high-stakes thefts. Constantine does these things only because he wants to be the world’s most…

It’s a fact: cyber incidents are on the rise. A report published by IBM Security highlights that 83% of organizations have already experienced more than one data breach in 2022. For the same year, Check Point Research reports a 38% increase in weekly cyberattacks against businesses compared to 2021. From risk assessment to defining a cybersecurity policy, raising awareness among your employees and setting up an incident action plan, discover how to protect your business from cyber threats.