From the course: Implementing Continuous Improvement: A Case Study
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Measuring work
From the course: Implementing Continuous Improvement: A Case Study
Measuring work
- So in our five day cycle Ron, we talked about planning, start the planning game talked about execution, which was guided largely by the work authorization board. And of course the team actually doing the work in their pairs at the computers so on. But inherent in all of this as a measurement system as well. And the question is how do we measure ourselves? How do we constantly decide whether we're making progress, whether we're doing the right things, whether things are working the way we expect them to work. And so there are many elements of measurement throughout our five day cycle and of the grand measurement of each five day cycle is the weekly show Intel. This is where our client comes in. If they're here, obviously we use a teleconferencing capabilities if they're far away. But if they come in the room, they sit down with the computer and they show us the work. We did the entire week they walked through every green…
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About Menlo Innovations2m 33s
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Meet Richard Sheridan2m 32s
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The history of Menlo9m 34s
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Software project planning17m 38s
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Work authorization board9m 4s
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The kickoff8m 42s
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Measuring work10m 24s
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Morning stand-up meeting4m 10s
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More on Rich8m 41s
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Two-person teams9m 56s
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Culture11m 48s
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Open book finance board6m 8s
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Babies and dogs6m 10s
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High-tech anthropology3m 29s
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High-tech anthropology examples10m 10s
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Thomas and Whitney6m 37s
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Share the joy4m 25s
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