The River of Waste Is a Lean Analogue

Takt has been used successfully in Europe for over a century. The Empire State Building used it. The Pentagon renovation used it. Yet CPM continues to dominate in the United States. Do not build boats when you can build trains and railways. Rivers cannot be controlled. Railways let you control your destiny. Takt is a collaborative system where you predict what should take place and prepare for success instead of hoping for the best in the moment. Rhythm is smooth and smooth is fast. The decision is not between going fast and finishing early versus going slow and finishing late. The decision is between going fast and failing versus going at the right rhythm and finishing at the soonest possible moment.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• Why Takt shows what SHOULD be done and CPM guesses what WILL be done, which is why Takt brings problems to the surface faster
• The four things needed to see a problem: know the target, see the deviation, see what it affects, see it within 5 to 48 hours (only Takt does all four)
• How Takt takes one-twelfth the time to manage compared to CPM because teams focus on making work ready instead of managing the schedule
• Why non-Takt meetings focus on when things should happen but Takt meetings already know when and focus on removing roadblocks
• The four considerations for flow: rhythm, capacity, consistency, and continuity

In non-Takt systems, teams spend most time managing the schedule instead of making work ready.

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· Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg

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