Content: The Long Road to Lean Quality: A Short Historical Perspective Ten Trends in Quality Drivers for Lean Lean, a Long History What Is Lean? Key Lean Concepts Benefits Challenges Lean and Project Management Overview of Project Management Fundamentals What Is a Project? Stakeholders Projects, Programs, Portfolios Organizational Location of Projects Leading and Six Key Processes Project Phases and Project Management Processes How Much Project Management Is Enough? Enterprise Project Management Project Management Is Necessary Fundamental Lean Concepts, Tools, and Techniques Determine Context Capture Existing and Proposed Value Streams Define Requirements Collect Data and Information Perform Analysis Apply Tools and Techniques for Solutions Make Recommendations Plan and Execute Lean 101 Lean and Project Management Processes Key Concepts Overview of Project Management Processes Relationship to Lean Benefits Challenges Getting Started Defining Process Statement of Work Organizing Planning Executing Process Monitoring and Controlling Closing Final Insights Getting Started Checklist Lean Project Management Using the PDCA Cycle PDCA Cycle and Project Management Basics Goals Benefits Challenges Case Study Final Insights Getting Started Checklist Project Management for a Lean Project Using DMAIC Basics of DMAIC and Project Management Goal Benefits Challenges Case Study Project Management Works with DMAIC, Too Getting Started Checklist Ten Final Thoughts about Lean What Lean Is Not What Lean Is Project Management and Lean: One Final Thought