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How do Conditions of Satisfaction support a project?

They align a project team’s focus and group decision-making, therefore bringing value to all team members.

They confirm that the project team will hire only the right partners and vendors for the job.

They ensure that the project will be run smoothly and with minimal obstacles.

They ensure that all team members will finish the project with most of their objectives and ideas met to their liking.

When you start planning for Lean implementation on a team with limited Lean experience, which first action will best support building a Lean culture?

Scheduling a kick-off meeting, also called a “soft start,” with key project participants to mandate the Lean implementation.

Develop a responsibilities matrix so people understand who is accountable for each element of the Lean implementation plan should it fail.

Facilitate a discussion reflecting on why this project is important to people individually and as a team, and how Lean practices play a role in supporting their shared goal.

Make an assessment regarding the level of Lean buy-in each person on the project team has to determine if Lean practices are appropriate for this team.

When work leveling, which of the following remains constant?

Cost

Time

Inventory

Manpower

How might one remember the six tenets of Lean?

Think of them as a story; always respect people, optimize for the whole of the project and generate value while eliminating waste as this will create flow as long as we continuously improve.

Alphabetically, continuously improve, eliminate waste, focus on the team, generate value, optimize the budget, respect people.

Think of them as a story, always respect the client, optimize the budget and generate value while eliminating waste as this will create flow as long as we continuously improve.

Visually, respect for people in the middle of focus on waste, generate value, Optimize the budget, and continuously improve flow.

What is meant by Lean is mind shift?

It is how to get people to do what we need to get done faster.

It is knowing what needs to be done, how to get it done right by telling the right person to do it.

It is thinking about how we solve problems to get better results.

It is understanding that there are many Lean tools to pull from.

What might a team do to be a more high-performing team?

Focus everyone on meeting the schedule that the GC developed and doing their part.

Focus on building a foundation of trust by managing our commitments.

Focus on getting good with more Lean methods.

Focus on each engineering discipline solving their own problems within the budget.

Which question would be better to ask when coaching someone regarding an A3 for the ideal mechanical system that they are working on:

Did you collaborate on it with all associated stakeholders?

Did you gain input from the electrical engineer?

Did it support your expected solution?

Did you fill in all the boxes on the A3 document?

Which statement describes a better practice of how to determine who to have in the Big Room?

We will have all team members in the Big Room.

We will have just design leaders who are involved in advancing work in the Big Room.

We will identify the team members who need to be involved in the work being advanced.

We will ask everyone if they think they should be in the Big Room.

Which form of waste creates the most subsequent waste?

Not enough inventory

Over production

Moving

Redoing work

Why should a team implement Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA)?

It will document the lessons learned for the project.

It will keep a team on track with the Conditions of Satisfaction.

It will make a team into a high-performing team.

It will lead a team to improving their work together.

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