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The Resource Constraint Conundrum

Posted onAugust 16, 2014August 16, 2014AuthorBob WilliamsLeave a comment

It’s the most over used term in the office. “We have resource constraints.” “We can’t do that project due to resource constraints.” “We missed the time line due to resource constraints.” The rationale behind this line of thinking is that there isn’t enough people. If we just had more people Read More …

Attacking process waste

Posted onFebruary 22, 2012February 25, 2012AuthorBob WilliamsLeave a comment

I don’t like process waste. Who does? But how many of us really try to change processes to eliminate or reduce waste? In my experience this is a tough topic, and I dare say an unwelcome one, most of the time. The problem is that in an organization processes are Read More …