Comments on: Lean in Government Conference http://www.leanblog.org/2009/04/lean-in-government-conference/ Mark Graban's leanblog.org - Lean Healthcare, Lean Thinking, Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:59:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dean Bliss http://www.leanblog.org/2009/04/lean-in-government-conference/#comment-4790 Dean Bliss Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:41:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2009/04/lean-in-government-conference/#comment-4790 I'll be there as part of a panel discussion. Hope to see you there, Jamie. I’ll be there as part of a panel discussion. Hope to see you there, Jamie.

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]]> By: Jamie Flinchbaugh http://www.leanblog.org/2009/04/lean-in-government-conference/#comment-4789 Jamie Flinchbaugh Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:20:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2009/04/lean-in-government-conference/#comment-4789 That's very good and very true Mike. It is natural when there is a problem to not change the underlying process, but to invent a new process on top of the old one to "overcome" the problem. Now we have two processes where one will do. <br /><br />Never do the workaround. Fix the root problem. That’s very good and very true Mike. It is natural when there is a problem to not change the underlying process, but to invent a new process on top of the old one to “overcome” the problem. Now we have two processes where one will do.

Never do the workaround. Fix the root problem.

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]]> By: Mike http://www.leanblog.org/2009/04/lean-in-government-conference/#comment-4788 Mike Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:22:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2009/04/lean-in-government-conference/#comment-4788 Having worked in government (public school) for over 31 years, I appreciate the need for lean in government. Taming the giant public bureaucracies will be daunting! When a bureaucrat is faced with a problem, the automatically do an additive process. Subtractive efficiency is not at the top of the list.<br /><br />We try to work a bit differently; we have put in a slick procurement system that rocks. That along with many other efficiencies make a gigantic difference in the delivery of support services for students and teachers. Having worked in government (public school) for over 31 years, I appreciate the need for lean in government. Taming the giant public bureaucracies will be daunting! When a bureaucrat is faced with a problem, the automatically do an additive process. Subtractive efficiency is not at the top of the list.

We try to work a bit differently; we have put in a slick procurement system that rocks. That along with many other efficiencies make a gigantic difference in the delivery of support services for students and teachers.

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