David Brunt

Learning from Applying Lean in IT

3rd October 2014 - David Brunt

It is fair to say that over the last quarter of a century the term lean has spread to almost every sector. In the early days of implementation the manufacturing companies visiting Japan to see what...

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Learning by Doing Gemba Walks

9th September 2014 - David Brunt

Whilst all Lean Thinkers love to go to the gemba some work places are more enjoyable and more interesting than others. For several years I’ve been helping the Halfway group in its companies...

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Deploying Policy

5th August 2014 - David Brunt

There is no doubt that Policy Deployment (or hoshin kanri) is an integral part of any lean implementation. It’s a management process that aligns – both vertically and horizontally – an...

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