{"id":915,"date":"2025-12-14T11:03:26","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T11:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idp-lab.org\/?page_id=915"},"modified":"2026-01-10T13:28:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T13:28:27","slug":"lean-pm","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/idp-lab.org\/en\/lean-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Lean Project Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"915\" class=\"elementor elementor-915\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-130b9c67 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"130b9c67\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26999391\" data-id=\"26999391\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aba834a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3aba834a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 12-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lean Project Management<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96fbb88 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"96fbb88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.16.0 - 12-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Identifying, measuring and minimizing waste in projects<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-737d120 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"737d120\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e804e5c\" data-id=\"e804e5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea5297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ea5297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What do we mean by 'Lean Project Management'?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d50ceb8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d50ceb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f2b1f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f2b1f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are more than enough definitions and studies on the success or failure of projects.<\/p><p>However, what often remains \"under the radar\" in this discussion of \"project success\" are hidden factors of failure that only have an indirect impact on the ultimate success of the project. These are often not immediately and indisputably visible, but merely \"annoying\" \u2013 unless one has already unconsciously accepted them as a natural (and unavoidable?) part of \"everyday practice\".<\/p><p>In the tradition of lean thinking, we refer to these hidden factors for failure as \"waste\". This refers to all actions and events in a project that do not make a direct or at least indirect contribution to the creation of the project result and can therefore be and must be eliminated without loss.<\/p><p class=\" translation-block\">Lean project management means initially avoiding or subsequently reducing non-value-adding activities in projects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d1558d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d1558d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49052f0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49052f0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdd4f01\" data-id=\"fdd4f01\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ff79b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ff79b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are typical wastes in projects?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-518d150 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"518d150\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-010ddcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"010ddcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-922 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/idp-lab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Types-of-waste.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"411\" \/>Typical types of waste in projects includes:<\/p><ul><li>Waiting: Waiting for decisions \"from above\", for deliveries or information from other organisational interfaces.<\/li><li>Overprocessing: Unnecessary internal or external requirements, \"gilding\" the project results, or too much information and communication, e.g. due to unclear requirements.<\/li><li>Defects: Uncertainty about what constitutes a \"deect\", ignoring defects or working on the basis of incorrect information, which ultimately requires time-consuming rework.<\/li><li>Misallocation: Insufficient capacity in quantitative terms (human, financial or physical resources) or qualitative terms (skills in terms of knowledge, abilities, motives and attitudes).<\/li><li>Misdirection: Unclear project purpose and benefits, unclear and constantly changing priorities within the project, or unclear responsibilities, leading to numerous fruitless shifts in responsibility, discussions and \"not in my backyard\" behaviour.<\/li><li>Unnecessary movement: unnecessary travel and travel time for face-to-face meetings, superfluous changes to project results, processes or organisation, chronic multitasking and task switching.<\/li><li>Underprocessing: Superficial completion of tasks, inadequate documentation, insufficient communication.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-413a4a8\" data-id=\"413a4a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3caa68f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3caa68f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e94d553\" data-id=\"e94d553\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d0b8be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d0b8be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How can waste in projects be measured?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e48b5bf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e48b5bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb2df3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb2df3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The indicator we have developed to quantify the extent of waste is the Project Management Waste Index (PMWI). This is comparable to the Body Mass Index (BMI). Like the BMI, the PMWI assumes that \"zero waste\" is neither the ideal state nor realistically achievable. Rather, the ideal and realistic goal is to minimise waste in projects as much as possible.\u00a0<\/p><p>The PMWI is collected through a standardised survey of participants and stakeholders in projects on the frequency and impact of certain phenomena of waste in projects. The 7 x 3 = 21 items are rated on a Likert scale from 0 (= does not occur \/ no impact) to 4 (occurs continuously \/ massive impact).<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-924 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/idp-lab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/PMWI_Questionnaire.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"522\" \/><\/p><p>The PMWI can then be calculated as follows:<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-925 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/idp-lab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/PMWI_Formula.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e92a207\" data-id=\"e92a207\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d907a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d907a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-934f3db\" data-id=\"934f3db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cc21a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0cc21a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How much waste is there in projects?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4cc5bf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c4cc5bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eff96ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eff96ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2021, we conducted a PMWI survey of N=270 project managers in German-speaking countries in various industries (primarily IT, mechanical engineering, automotive) and for different types of projects (product development projects, internal organisational development projects, etc.). Of these, N=202 responses were usable.<\/p><p>The mean value of waste across all participants was PMWI = 25.1% (median: 24.0%). This means that, in terms of the maximum possible waste, the projects exhibited around a quarter of it in average..\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/idp-lab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Distribution-of-PMWI_2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"454\" \/><\/p><p>It is interesting to note that there is a high correlation between PMWI on the one hand and classic project success factors, in particular adherence to deadlines and budgets, on the other.<\/p><div>The most common and serious types of waste that respondents perceived in their projects are waiting (for decisions, deliveries and information), misallocation (lack of personnel capacity and skills, lack of budgets) and underprocessing (superficial processing, inadequate documentation, inadequate communication).\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/idp-lab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/PMWI-Distribution-types-of-waste.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"489\" \/><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>The study, however, did not answer  the question for the root causes of these types of waste. The answer to this question requires individual investigation in each organisation, as the causes can vary significantly.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><strong>The detailed study results can be found here:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/idp-lab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/WI-Report-014_Ern-Hue-Lan_Studie-PMWI_v1_00.pdf\">Erne, R., H\u00fcsselmann, C. &amp; Langhardt S. (2021) Studie zum Project Management Waste Index. Bericht. WI-Reports. Friedberg, THM<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbf7bdb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbf7bdb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d434ad6\" data-id=\"d434ad6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39e548b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39e548b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How can waste be reduced in your projects?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41a8115 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"41a8115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2767ffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2767ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reducing waste in projects requires an approach tailored to the individual project or organisation.<\/p><p>This takes place in three steps:<\/p><p>1. Following a preliminary discussion about the scope and participants in the project, the PMWI and the top types of waste are first identified. The results are the quantitative PMWI across all projects and the most frequent and serious types of waste.<\/p><p>2. Subsequently, the results of the survey are reported back in a one-day workshop and the main causes of the top three types of waste are identified. The result is a jointly accepted prioritised list of the types of waste in an organisation.<\/p><p>3. At the end of the one-day workshop, a prioritised list of measures, responsible parties and performance indicators will be drawn up in order to minimise the most significant causes of waste. This list will be worked through and the success of the measures will be measured and evaluated.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-929 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/idp-lab.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Minimizing-of-waste-in-projects_Process-Model.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"297\" \/><\/p><p>In this way, a German mechanical engineering company has succeeded in identifying and prioritising causes of waste such as \"too many projects running in parallel\", \"chronic best-case planning\", \"frequent project launches without the necessary prerequisites\", \"silo thinking between departments\" and \"small-scale division of labour between too many different departments\", and addressing them effectively through measures.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e4e463 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e4e463\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-303a5cb\" data-id=\"303a5cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-206dc22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"206dc22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When can waste be reduced in your projects?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53e4762 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"53e4762\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85355ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85355ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The PMWI approach to identifying and reducing waste in projects has four key advantages:<\/p><ul><li>it can be used for all types of projects, including customer- and market-related product development and consulting projects, as well as internal organisational development and IT projects.<\/li><li>it is open to all process models: plan-driven (or \"classic\"), agile and hybrid process models.<\/li><li>it can be used in every phase of a project, but is most effective before the project starts, because this is when there is the greatest scope for design and waste can be avoided from the outset.<\/li><li>it can be applied to individual projects as well as to an organisational project portfolio. In the latter case, it is used to optimise organisational project management processes.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>In all four cases, the most important factor is the serious commitment of those responsible for the project and organisation, not only to measure but also to change.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lean Project Management Verschwendungen in Projekten identifizieren, messen und minimieren Was verstehen wir unter &#8222;Lean Project Management&#8220;? Definitionen und Studien zum Erfolg oder Misserfolg von Projekten gibt es mehr als ausreichend. 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