It is a proven fact that Lean Manufacturing, Lean services, Lean Logistics, Lean Hospitals, Lean construction on so on are having a tremendous impact on business transformation towards delivering high value to the customer and organization.
In all domains where Lean is working well, it is not just an application of tools and techniques. It is the way people think differently.
The need for Information Technology solutions to business success is also well proven in banking, governance, telecommunications, airlines, railways, education, healthcare In this scenario, one may ask how Lean is applicable to Information Technology.
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Traditional IT implementation has the following drawbacks:
- Large lead time.
- Poorly implemented
- Unstable and inflexible systems
- Misalignment of IT with the business.
- Not user-friendly
- Highly expensive
- Drains major resources during the development stage
- More time consuming during the actual day to day usage
- Unable to generate the right reports which help take a decision at the right time.
- Complex in understanding to the user
- Slow in response
- Delivery of redundant information
- Fragmented
- Poor data quality
Lean Six Sigma knowledge helps professionals in applying the right tools for the problems they face thereby becoming more effective in their professional life. Seven Steps Academy of Excellence conducts Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt training courses both in classroom version and online version.
It is a proven fact that Lean Manufacturing, Lean services, Lean Logistics, Lean Hospitals, Lean construction, and so on are having a tremendous impact on business transformation towards delivering high value to the customer and organization.
In all domains where Lean is working well, it is not just an application of tools and techniques. It is the way people think differently.
The need for Information Technology solutions to business success is also well proven in banking, governance, telecommunications, airlines, railways, education, healthcare In this scenario, one may ask how Lean is applicable to Information Technology.
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Implementation of Lean IT services should address the following common challenges.
- Large lead time.
- Poor implementation.
- Unstable and inflexible systems
- Misalignment of IT with the business.
- Not user-friendly
- Highly expensive
- Drains major resources during development stage
- More time consuming during actual day to day usage
- Unable to generate the right reports which helps take decision at the right time.
- Complex in understanding to the user
- Slow in response
- Delivery of redundant information
- Fragmented
- Poor data quality
- Inadequate decision support system
- System Anarchy contributions to redundancy and data fragmentation.
- Poor or unclear ROI
- Shifting priorities
- Imbalance in existing and emerging technologies
- High inventory of pending projects or backlogs
- Firefighting caused due to unplanned work superseding planned work.
- Improper first time information
- Frequently changing priorities and conflicting priorities
- Resource constraints due to unpredictable demand, shifting priorities, people reshuffling to other projects,
- Fatigue and frustration while implementing
- Automation of wasteful process resulting in generation of too much of further wastes.
- Non allocation of sufficient resources for the IT Implementation
- Budget bottlenecks or constraints in cash-flow management at the time of IT Project implementation.
- Complex date processing needs.
- Lack of integration and synchronisation between IT and business.
- Unnecessary complexity or self inflected problems.
- Over-design or complicated design.
One of the key expectations even before embarking on implementation of Lean IT is to have right alignment with business. It is necessary to have the right design of business process which means, the business process should be simplified with , basic standardisation and stability ensured before applying oenology interventions through Lean IT services. We should think that the IT solutions are not for making business process better but it is for ensuring sustenance in a systematic manner. When poorly designed business processes are automated, we will be accelerating inefficiency.
Lean IT is new way of thinking where it it is to be understood that every problem is an opportunity for improvement. Organisations can effectively transform towards World Class organisation through Lean thinking. Without the support of Lean IT and Quality information systems, sustenance of implementing Lean transformation will be a challenge. Lean IT should help in sustaining the organisation Transformation. Attempting to implement Lean IT without the organisation having implemented best practices and daily work management systems makes implementation of Lean IT more challenging.
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Key objective of Lean Information technology is to
- Engage people across the organization levels – Vertical and horizontal
- Using proven Lean principles framework, systems, and tools
- To integrate, align, and synchronize the IT organization with the business.
- Provide quality information at the right time for taking the right decisions
- Enable and sustain the continuous improvements and innovation of process
Seven Steps Business transformation System is member of Seven Steps Group, a global Lean consulting company based out of India and facilitating Lean transformation in
- Information technology
- Automotive industries and ancillaries
- Hospitals
- Construction
- Foundry
- Forging
- Spring manufacturing
- Interior Decor and wood working
- Central Kitchen
- Automated high volume food industry
- FMCG
- Pharmaceuticals
- Hospitality
- Aerospace
- IT and ITES
- Apparel and fashion design
- Low mix and high volume production
- High mix low volume production.
- Government and public services
- Fabrication and assembly
- Agriculture and farming
- App development
- Banking and financial services
- Airport and Airlines
- Insurance
- Machinery manufacturing
- Special Purpose Machine manufacturing
- Wood working machine manufacturing.
- Defence equipment manufacturing
As part of Operational Excellence and Business Excellence initiatives, we also support in implementing of
Lean manufacturing and services
Kaizen implementation
5S implementing
Standard work implementation
Daily work management system implementation
Leader Standard work implementation
Lean Product Development
We have a specialised team of
Lean consultants In India, TPM Consultants in India, Kaizen consultants in India, Six Sigma Consultants in India, 5S consultants in India.
We operate and support the following locations in India.
Bangalore, Calcutta, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Gurugram, Pant Nagar, Neemrana, Visakhapatnam,
Vizianagaram, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Nellore, Tirupati, Hosur, Mysore, Mangalore, Goa, Pune, Nashik
Our global locations include UAE, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Philippines, UK, USA, Ireland, Germany
Through our group company, Seven Steps Academy of Excellence, we also conduct training programmes related to Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S and Visual Management, 5s AUDITOR TRAINING, Lean Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Lean Six Sigma Yellow belt, Green Belt and Black Belt.
Some of the flagship training programmes conducted at Seven Steps Academy of Excellence are:
Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Skill development programme – Campus to Corporate – Precision Engineering
Lean Experimental Learning Programme
