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Lean & Agile Playbook v.2.01 – modified MAY2016
Why We Did This
The “lean and agile” business method will help Dwellworks to foster positive change and
maintain a competitive edge in the market. An Agile approach focuses on empowered,
self-managing teams, and fostering autonomy that doesn't need day-to-day intervention by
management. Instead, Agile management means protecting the team from outside
interference and removing roadblocks that impede the delivery of business value and
productivity.
We are challenging ourselves to look hard and smart at the way we work, while utilizing an
outside consulting firm with our own project management team to help teach us, ‘how can
we do this better?’ and ‘what tools and technology do we need to succeed?’ We are finding
a way to work
even
better together, so that we can focus on our customers and
opportunities, and make our processes and our technologies so efficient that they do not
take up any more of our time than they need to.
One goal of the collaboration between LeanDog and Dwellworks is to
enhance
communication
across the company and allow voices from every team to be heard.
Associates at every level bring a unique perspective and knowledge of their specific role.
The input and participation of each staff member will be key to this collaboration’s
success
and to Dwellworks taking a positive step forward.
Our partners taught us a way of looking at ourselves and our business critically, to make
sure we are always asking if we’re doing our work as efficiently as possible. Efficient, agile,
lean … these are all words associated with our undertaking and they mean, very simply,
‘are we letting ourselves perform at full potential, or are we being held back by ways of
working that we need to refresh, get rid, of or improve on?” We learned how to ask the
questions, and now we’re applying their methods to our way of working. We’re a group that
loves collaboration, loves looking for ‘better,’ loves thinking like the customer…so this has
proven to be a powerful and productive partnership.
Get involved, voice your opinion and make a unique contribution to the company’s
development. While we begin exploring changes to our normal processes and
procedures, our new endeavor with LeanDog will continue to emphasize our strong
company values of Integrity, Teamwork, Performance, Innovation and as always … Fun!”