Apply Lean Thinking in Project Management
Pham Ngoc, Lan (2015)
Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu
2015
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201505219497
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201505219497
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The purpose of this thesis was to study the effects of Lean Thinking in Project Management and how applying Lean Project Management could enhance the productivity of project work.
The study was carried using theoretical research and collecting empirical data from three interviews and one case study at a local company.
At the end of the study, the major project management problems at the company were identified and analyzed following Lean Principles. It was also pointed out where there is a need to adjust and modify Lean Thinking in order to efficiently apply it in project work. The case study also demonstrates the intinital effects of using Lean tools in more dynamic environment as marketing projects.
The results of this study show how using Lean principles can solve problems in project management activities, demonstrate the potential and suggest a suitable approach to applying Lean Thinking in business.
The study was carried using theoretical research and collecting empirical data from three interviews and one case study at a local company.
At the end of the study, the major project management problems at the company were identified and analyzed following Lean Principles. It was also pointed out where there is a need to adjust and modify Lean Thinking in order to efficiently apply it in project work. The case study also demonstrates the intinital effects of using Lean tools in more dynamic environment as marketing projects.
The results of this study show how using Lean principles can solve problems in project management activities, demonstrate the potential and suggest a suitable approach to applying Lean Thinking in business.