Project reporting that matters
Can you answer the question, did your project slip yesterday? If so, do you know why? What about knowing the status of...
Can you answer the question, did your project slip yesterday? If so, do you know why? What about knowing the status of...
Tired of useless project management metrics? Good metrics mean better project outcomes. However, standard project reporting templates don’t provide...
In 1925, Hubble was the first astronomer to prove that the universe was expanding. The reason for the expansion, Hubble explained, was dark matter....
Hardware development companies that have moved from manual project boards and sticky notes to Agile project management software or electronic Kanban...
In a time beset by challenges, it’s important to celebrate successes. This week Smart Wires, a Playbook customer that has gone from win to win, was...
Accelerating product delivery has a direct impact on the profitability of your business. And because our number one raison d'etre is to get you to...
A couple of weeks ago we shared some Lean and Agile case studies that demonstrated how the benefits of implementing Playbook methods and tools far...
Finding your way through the sea of information about what differentiates project management and collaboration tools can be daunting. Which tool is...
It's always a good thing to remind ourselves of the basics -- efficient development processes come from the foundation of Lean management!
Hardware product development is different than software. Both types of products go through a build-test-learn cycle, but the most obvious difference...
Getting your team up to speed on Lean? We have a number of free resources to support you, including a downloadable guide to Lean Project Management...
Product development is hard, but with the right short and long-term planning in place, launching ahead of...
Have you seen The Martian? In this movie, Matt Damon is an astronaut stranded on Mars. He wants to get home, but...
Managing resources effectively is one of the primary problems confronting project teams. As projects change quickly and required skill sets are...
Projects are late one day at a time. So, ask yourself, do you and your team know the number one priority for today? Why does speed matter? Because...
You pretty much have to have your head in the sand not to notice the changes in hardware product design innovation and new product development that...
In a previous post we discussed that there is no doubt project management methods have evolved and...
Milwaukee Valve won big implementing Playbook software and Lean project management. This Lean case study demonstrates how Lean transformation can...
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About 10 years ago, very few companies that we talked to knew what Cost of Delay was, much less what their own number was for any of their products....
Let’s face it, life is busy — at home and at work. Figuring out what tasks take priority can be a real challenge. The battle for our attention is...
Change is hard. There is no doubt about that. However, if you want to create flow among new product development teams, and ultimately speed up...
A fundamental principle of Lean is smooth, continuous flow. Flow is achieved by eliminating turbulence caused when the flow through any process is...
The best project managers know the devil is in the details and communication between team members is the oil in the engine that makes project...
Our mission is to help engineers love their jobs. It’s what we do. So what makes people love their jobs?
Gallup gathered data from over a million...
In our experience, engineers like to stretch their minds beyond the limits of what's possible, solving problems and bringing ideas to life. In fact,...
Communication across complex project teams can be challenging. Having said this, clear and timely communication is the most critical ingredient to...
Why is Gantt and Kanban such a killer combination in hardware development for accelerating projects? Some of you may instantly recoil at the mere...
The purpose of visual work management software is, among other things, to make knowledge work visible so that it can be effectively managed.
In...
In this post I want to step back from the details in the series on the underlying principles and why they are so important and instead take a quick...
Looking to deepen your understanding of Lean Agile project management?
At Playbook we have a number of free resources available in the Knowledge...
Taking a product from idea to launch is not a simple task. Projects are complex and when you are dealing in the world of hardware development, you...
Did you know traditional methods of project management supported by software products like Microsoft Project have been around for over 50 years?...
If you work in product development, the Internet of Things and connected devices are top of mind. The impact of the IoT transcends industry borders...
What are the key principles of Lean product development? Here are seven, that if applied correctly, can transform your product development process.
At PLAYBOOK it's our mission to help you change the world faster! So, we have a number of free resources available on our website to help you on your...
At Playbook it's our mission to help you change the world faster! So, we have a number of free resources available on our website to help you on your...
At PLAYBOOK it's our mission to help you change the world faster! So, we have a number of free resources available on our website. Many of you have...
Got time to read a book? Lately, neither do I. That's why I was very excited to find these 8 short video interviews with Don Reinertsen. In minutes,...
Elon Musk wants you to be inspired. He wants you to be inspired by the future. To him, an inspired future means we are a multiplanet species...
Remember when you wanted to be a super hero?
Not like Superman, but someone who changed the world with great ideas that became cool products. A...
Where is my Model 3? Apparently Tesla customers are still asking Elon Musk this very question. (He just released the keys to new 30 owners 4 days...
Welcome to our Top Lean Reads series of posts. In this week's post, we share our top books on setting a record pace for product delivery by managing...
Technology and innovation is alluring, mystical. And as such, once you’ve worked in an innovative company, with the innovative people that come with...
Welcome to our Top Lean Reads series of posts. In this week's post, we share our top books on cost of delay and project economic modeling. So,...
News flash. A Harvard Business Review study confirmed what we already knew--team collaboration is hard.
Yes we knew that. But the study also confirms...
Know your current product development process could use a few tweaks or maybe a total overhaul, but don’t know where to start?
We’ve pulled together...
Is this the Renaissance of invention? Have engineers moved from geekdom to superhero status? We think so.
Effective product development teams are proactive learners. They thrive on change and active discovery and problem solving. In this environment, the...
So how do the most innovative companies foster innovation? Google, Amazon and IDEO share their recipes for success here...
"...Playbook added that catalytic capability to use all the other pieces in the right way."
The most obvious difference between hardware and software is that hard goods cannot be undone, twisted, adapted and adjusted at the same rate, or...
New product development and innovation are the lifeblood of your company. This series explores innovation and what can happen when project teams...
Creating great products involves problem-solving at every stage of development.Sometimes the barriers faced by the team seem insurmountable and the...
As engineers we are empowered to create great things - develop innovations that change the world. In order to make these innovations a reality, we...
This is a guest post by Kathy Morrissey from Strategy 2 Market, a Playbook partner that specializes in new product development consulting for medical...
At the end of each year we compile our list of the top ten Lean and Agile posts. Here’s 2016’s.
So grab a glass of egg nog, make your way to your...
Welcome to Playbook’s Three Lean Product Development Links. Why are projects late? We spend a lot of time thinking about this very question at...
At PLAYBOOK we spend a lot of time thinking about how to speed up Lean product development projects. In fact, that’s mostly what we do. We take this...
We had a chance to talk to Robert Pendergrass, Engineering Manager, about SensorLink's experience with Playbook.
SensorLink develops advanced...
Welcome to Playbook’s Three Lean Links. Innovating quickly is on the top of everyone's agenda. But streamlining your hardware development process to...
Looking to refine your hardware development process? Here are 7 Lean and Agile principles to refine your process and deliver projects faster...
What is Lean project management?
Lean is any process improvement that substantially improves the throughput of your system, sustainably.
So, it is...
What is cost of delay? Understanding Cost of Delay is the key to making product development decisions based on economic loss or gain. In fact, the...
Welcome to Playbooks’s three Lean Product Development links. Innovation is on everyone's minds. It's a primary driver of company profit. Here are...
In the spirit of celebrating the best of the best, here are our top six gold medal blog posts of 2016. Happy reading...
Looking to create flow and improve your delivery timelines? In this post we share 3 free Lean training resources, including our on-demand webinar...
This post is a bit off the topic of Lean, but totally on topic for everyone interested in integrated product development. The changes taking place...
Let’s face it, Lean project management isn’t a topic that drums up a whole lot of interest in social settings.
This is generally what happens when I...
Welcome to Playbook’s Three Lean Product Development Links. Can Agile be applied to hardware development? It can. Here are three Lean links that...
At Playbook we are always looking for innovative ways to make projects move forward faster, while increasing project...
So what makes a great product development team? Here are three Lean links that will make you rethink your approach to "team!"
Visual project management is critical for creating flow in your Lean product development projects. If you are working with manual project boards,...
Looking for some new material on Lean thinking? This week we have a smorgasbord of big ideas from Don Reinertsen, Michael Balle and the Lean...
This is a guest post by Richard Lindstrom from eBOM, a Playbook partner based in Sweden. Richard attended the LPPDE conference in Raleigh, North...
Playbook has several FREE resources available for rapid Lean product development training. On-demand webinars, eBooks, templates, training courses...
This is a guest post by Richard Lindstrom from eBOM based in Sweden. eBOM provides cutting edge Lean consulting for R&D companies like SenSair,...
Due to the popularity of our blog series on Applying Agile to hardware new product development projects, we decided to create an easily shareable...
This week we look at project risk and embracing uncertainty. Is a project team's ability to embrace uncertainty the key to success? After reading...
In this post we explore why it's time to do product development differently and introduce you to an apporach that works, Exploratory PD® (ExPD). ExPD...
Are you firefighting and multitasking to stay on top of your work? Are you wondering how to establish clear, correct and common priorities in your...
Looking to stimulate more innovation and agile problem solving in your organization? This week we explore methods for...
There is no doubt project management methods have evolved and the traditional Phase Gate or...
It makes sense that if you increase speed to market, you increase profit. Unfortunately, organizations are struggling to move hardware development...
Welcome to PLAYBOOK’s blog series: Three Lean Product Development Links. This week we cut straight to the chase with the three most popular blog...
Welcome to PLAYBOOK’s blog series: Three Lean Product Development Links. To deliver a great product, you need a great team. This week's Lean Links...
Davy, the project manager sat alone. Distressed. He leaned over the project plan as he had done so many meetings before, squinting, trying to read...
Welcome to PLAYBOOK’s blog series: Three Lean Product Development Links. One of the key Principles of PLAYBOOK’s Lean Project Management method is to...
This is a guest post by Therese Graff from Strategy 2 Market, a Playbook partner about the importance of planning in Lean product development....
Welcome to PLAYBOOK’s blog series: Three Lean Product Development Links.
Welcome to PLAYBOOK’s blog series: Three Lean Product Development Links. This week we focus on great reads - our favorite lean product development...
Welcome to Fall and to PLAYBOOK’s Three Lean Project Managment Links blog series.
We curate Lean project management links from around the web and...
Welcome to Fall and to PLAYBOOK’s Three Lean Project Managment Links blog series.
We will be curating Lean Project Management links from around the...
David Paulson, our CEO was recently interviewed by Chad McAllister on his blog, "The Everyday...
We are looking forward to the LPPDE Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, September 23-24 next week! For those of you that can't make it we will be...
Our value added reseller, eBOM, based in Sweden is attending LPPDE Europe and has shared some interesting images and insights into what’s happening...
This is a guest post from Strategy 2 Market, a Playbook partner based in Chicago. Strategy 2 Market provides Lean New Product Development consulting...
This is a guest post by Mary Drotar from Strategy 2 Market, a Playbook partner that specializes in new product development consulting for medical...
Playbook is excited to be a sponsor of LPPDE North America. Today we will be live blogging much of the conference. LPPDE showcases thought leaders in...
Our value added reseller, eBOM, based in Sweden is attending LPPDE Europe and has shared some interesting images and insights into what's happening...
Product development should be fun, exciting, predictable, and of course profitable too. We also believe it is possible to have schedules that satisfy...
I am so glad I can say that I did not miss the CU New Venture Challenge Pitch Night held in Boulder this evening. It was an evening of creativity,...
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