Beyond The Lean Revolution Hardcover

Deborah Nightingale

Most organizations are engaged in change efforts often focused solely on eliminating waste in specific departments or "silos." That's the "lean paradigm," and while it's a good place to start, enterprise transformation goes much further. It be gins with the big picture: What are the strategic objectives? How is the enterprise per forming against those objectives? How should it be? Who are the stakeholders and what do they value? Then it moves forward toward an audacious vision of the enterprise's future.Based on years of research and implementation, Beyond the Lean Revolution provides a roadmap for achieving sustainable, bottom-line results, delivering value to stakeholders, and reaching that future vision. Filled with illuminating examples, the book moves well beyond traditional lean thinking, showing readers how to: Ensure senior leadership commitment Assess the enterprise's current state Analyze stakeholder values Develop a future vision Create a plan for transformation From inception to implementation and beyond, this book provides a holistic framework for bridging the gap from mere change ... to genuine transformation.

9780814417096

English

Harpercollins Focus

15/Aug/11

256

Deborah J. Nightingale (Boston, MA) is Professor of the Practice of Engineering Systems and Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT and director of MIT's Center for Technology Policy and Industrial Development. Jayakanth Srinivasan (Cambridge, MA) is a Research Scientist at MIT's Lean Advancement Initiative.

..".recommend this book to all managers who are contemplating change in their organizations. Executives will be impressed with the planning outline and details of execution..." --Quality Progress ..".combines a scholarly touch with highly practical how-to." --Inland Empire Business Journal ..".highly recommend the very practical and lasting results oriented book to any business leaders and decision makers who are seeking an enterprise wide, and big picture approach to effective organizational change." --Blog Business World