Audiobooks by Jennifer Bowen

Kaizen: The Kaizen Way of Continuous Improvement in Personal and Professional life

"Kaizen: The Kaizen Way of Continuous Improvement in Personal and Professional lifeDo you have a nagging feeling that you're made for so much more than what you have now? Do you want to live life to the full and be the most successful person you can be in all the important areas of your life from relationships, to the things you're most passionate about, to your career or business? If your answer to any or all of the questions is a resounding 'Yes!' then you're in good company. Yes, life has so much to offer you and you deserve to live the fullest life possible - a life of success and satisfaction. Continuous improvement doesn't just allow people to keep up with the ever-changing requirement of the times, but it also allows them to anticipate them and get ahead of the competition. In a world where being a split-second too late is too late, the ability to anticipate and be ahead of changes is of crucial importance. But it's not just in professional life that continuous improvement can be beneficial. It can be in your personal lives as well. By continuing to improve in your attitudes, personal skills, character and relational skills, you can also experience massive success in your relationships, faith or religion, and in terms of being able to find deep satisfaction and joy in life. And more importantly, this way or philosophy concerning continuous improvement has also resulted in millions of lives being changed due to personal application. This is the Japanese philosophy or way of continuous improvement known as Kaizen. Through this audiobook, you'll learn the philosophy, principles and applications of Kaizen so you can continue improving as a person and continuously put yourself in positions for success in the most important areas of your life."

Jason Bennett, Jennifer Bowen (Author), Eric Lacord (Narrator)

Audiobook

Kanban: Step-by-Step Guide to Kanban (Core Practices, Kanban Systems, Full Value Chain, Forecasting with Kanban)

"Kanban: Step-by-Step Guide to Kanban (Core Practices, Kanban Systems, Full Value Chain, Forecasting with Kanban)s your team always stressed out? Are the priorities set by your management unclear? Are you unsure of what every member of the team is working on? If the answer to any of the above questions is yes, then this book will guide you to success. Kanban is a tool that helps teams and organizations concentrate on work and create a shared focus across different departments. It was developed by Taiichi Ohno in the late 1940s to improve the work done by the manufacturing department in Toyota. David Anderson defined the method when he used the tool to improve software development in the IT industry. It is becoming a popular way to visualize the workflow and also limit any work-in-progress items in different industries. Teams and organizations around the world are using Kanban to deliver better business and catalyze change in culture and style of work. Over the course of the book, you will gather information on: - What is Kanban? - The principles and practices underlying the tool and how they impact the management. - Benefits of using Kanban. - How project management can be improved using Kanban. - How Kanban can be used in different systems. - How the full value chain can be improved using Kanban. - How Kanban improves work in a back office. - How teams can forecast their workflow using Kanban. Kanban may seem easy in theory, but can become tangled when implemented by teams. This book will simplify and help you understand how Kanban can be used in different departments to improve the overall quality and productivity of the team. If you wish to eradicate any challenges that come in your team’s way to achieve productivity, this book will be your go – to guide. So what are you waiting for?"

Jason Bennett, Jennifer Bowen (Author), Eric Lacord (Narrator)

Audiobook

Agile Project Management: Step-by-Step Guide to Agile Project Management (Agile Principles, Agile Software Development, DSDM Atern, Agile Project Scope)

"Agile Project Management: Step-by-Step Guide to Agile Project Management (Agile Principles, Agile Software Development, DSDM Atern, Agile Project Scope)There's more than one way to skin a cat, so goes the saying. The same holds true when it comes to managing projects, particularly software development-related ones. There are so many methodologies out in the market place, with each claiming they're better than the others. So it's not possible to point out the single best project management methodology as each methodology has its own strengths and weaknesses, depending on the circumstances surrounding projects. But one thing's for sure: One specific project management system is generally heads and shoulders above traditional methods. And that system is called the Agile project management system. The Agile project management system, or Agile PMS, helps project teams optimize their effectiveness and efficiency through the adoption of methodologies that can help them become very agile or flexible. In this book, you'll learn what the Agile PMS is, its underlying values and principles, who are qualified to implement it, the different iterations of the Agile PMS (particularly the Dynamic Systems Development Method or DSDM and one of its most popular variants, the DSDM Atern), the different roles that need to be filled up to successfully implement the DSDM-Agile PMS, and how the Agile PMS differs from traditional project management systems in terms of 2 crucial aspects of managing any project - scope and procurement."

Jason Bennett, Jennifer Bowen (Author), Eric Lacord (Narrator)

Audiobook

AGILE: Agile Project Management, Kanban, Scrum, Kaizen

"AGILE: Agile Project Management, Kanban, Scrum, Kaizen (DSDM Atern, Agile Project Scope, Agile Software, Full Value Chain, Forecasting with Kanban, Scrum Roles, Scrum Artifacts, Sprint Cycle)AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT - AGILE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES - WHO CAN USE AGILE? - AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES - DSDM ATERN - ROLES IN DSDM PROJECT MANAGEMENT - MANAGING SCOPE AND PROCUREMENT WITH AGILE - AND MUCH MORE KANBAN - INTRODUCTION TO KANBAN - CORE PRACTICES - HOW DOES KANBAN WORK - TYPES OF KANBAN SYSTEMS - BENEFITS OF KANBAN - PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND KANBAN - USE OF KANBAN SYSTEMS - HOW TO USE KANBAN TO IMPROVE THE FULL VALUE CHAIN - HOW CAN KANBAN BE USED IN BACK OFFICES - HOW CAN KANBAN HELP IN FORECASTING - AND MUCH MORE SCRUM - INTRODUCING SCRUM - BENEFITS OF USING SCRUM - SCRUM GLOSSARY - SCRUM ROLES - SCRUM ARTIFACTS, TOOLS, CONCEPTS, AND PRACTICES - THE SPRINT CYCLE - USER STORIES - SCRUM PLANNING PRINCIPLES (THE PRODUCT ROADMAP) - RELEASE PLANNING - THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT DEFINE AN OUTSTANDING DEVELOPMENT TEAM - AND MUCH MORE KAIZEN - INTRODUCTION TO KAIZEN - WHY CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT? - THE KAIZEN WAY - INCREMENTAL CHANGE AND INNOVATION - S.M.A.R.T. GOAL SETTING - SINGLE VS. MULTI-TASKING - ORGANIZATIONAL KAIZEN - MAXIMIZING YOUR KAIZEN RESULTS"

Jason Bennett, Jennifer Bowen (Author), Eric Lacord (Narrator)

Audiobook

Scrum: Step-by-Step Agile Guide to Scrum (Scrum Roles, Scrum Artifacts, Sprint Cycle, User Stories, Scrum Planning)

"Scrum: Step-by-Step Agile Guide to Scrum (Scrum Roles, Scrum Artifacts, Sprint Cycle, User Stories, Scrum Planning)Do you feel inadequate when people in your professional circle rattle off Agile and Scrum concepts and ideas and you have no clue as to what is being discussed? Have you been stumped by the various jargon technicalities used in Scrum processing? Do you feel left out for not having sufficient knowledge of one of the most popular Agile processes used by professionals in a wide variety of industries? And do you want to change this scenario? Well, then you have come to the right place. Obtain a good understanding of how Scrum processes work, the tools and concepts used, and all the other Scrum aspects. This book promises to enlighten you on the following elements of Scrum: - What is Scrum? - What glossary is used in this product development framework? - What are the benefits of Scrum? - What are the various roles in Scrum processes? What roles do the product owner, the development team, and the Scrum perform? What are they accountabilities? - What kinds of tools and artifacts are used in Scrum? What are sprint backlogs, product backlogs, burn chart, and definition of done, and what is the importance of these artifacts in Scrum processing? - Explanation of sprint cycle, sprint planning meeting, daily scrum, story time, sprint review, and more; how to identify the characteristics of these tools? - What are user stories, and how to structure them? Why are user stories important? - What are the Scrum planning principles? How is the product roadmap created using Scrum? - What is release planning, and how to go about it? What is the iron triangle, and how is it employed in Scrum? - What makes a great development team? Download to get started today!"

Jason Bennett, Jennifer Bowen (Author), Eric Lacord (Narrator)

Audiobook

Six Sigma: Step-by-Step Guide to Six Sigma (Six Sigma Tools, DMAIC, Value Stream Mapping, Launching a Project and Implementing Six Sigma)

"Six Sigma: Step-by-Step Guide to Six Sigma (Six Sigma Tools, DMAIC, Value Stream Mapping, Launching a Project and Implementing Six Sigma)Do you want to improve your business processes and reduce wastage, cut costs, improve quality, and enhance service delivery? Do you want to use Six Sigma to increase productivity in your organization? Do you want to cut costs and boost your bottom line? Are you interested in meeting your customer’s needs? Six Sigma is a product of the best practices that have been used to improve the way businesses operate. If you are interested in learning how to use Six Sigma tools to improve quality and service delivery, satisfy your customers, increase profits, and change the culture in your organization, then this book is for you! This book will teach you how to define and implement relevant Six Sigma projects that focus on stakeholder needs and requirements. This comprehensive resource walks you through DMAIC, Value Stream Mapping, and other statistical tools that can help you solve problems within your organization. In this book, “Six Sigma,” you will learn: - The philosophy behind Six Sigma - The tools used when implementing Six Sigma - How to identify and launch a Six Sigma initiative - What DMAIC is and how to apply it - How to gain upper management buy-in for your project - The do’s and don’ts of Six Sigma implementation - And much more! Learning Six Sigma doesn’t have to be complicated. This book covers everything that you need to know using a simple format and clear language. It caters for beginners as well as advanced readers. Just pick whatever chapter you want and start there. This book will help you successfully implement Six Sigma as an improvement strategy in your organization."

Jason Bennett, Jennifer Bowen (Author), Eric Lacord (Narrator)

Audiobook

Lean Startup: Step-by-Step Guide To Lean Startup (Methodology and Models)

"Lean Startup: Step-by-Step Guide To Lean Startup (Methodology and Models)Do you have a product in mind that you believe the customers want? Are you afraid to begin a startup because you think you will fail? Are you looking for a way to ensure that your product reaches the customers and adds value to their life? If you said yes to all those questions, you have come to the right place. Most entrepreneurs begin a startup with an idea in mind. They believe that this product will enhance value to their customers. They forget that they need to show the product to their customers during the building stage to understand whether there is anything specific the customers are looking for. This is where the lean startup method comes into the picture. The lean startup method ensures that the startup becomes a sustainable organization in the near future. If you want to learn more about the lean startup method, you have come to the right place. Over the course of the book, you will learn: - Principles of a lean startup - Methods used in a lean startup - The vision that every entrepreneur must have - How that vision should be used to develop the product - When and how the entrepreneur must experiment - When should the idea be tweaked - What the entrepreneur should do to persevere This book will act as a guide and help you build a startup that will become a sustainable organization. You must remember to follow the instructions in the book word for word to ensure that you reach that stage."

Jason Bennett, Jennifer Bowen (Author), Eric Lacord (Narrator)

Audiobook

Lean Enterprise: Step-by-Step Guide to Lean Enterprise (Lean Concepts, Lean Tools, Lean Thinking, and How to Foster Innovation and Validate New Ideas Through Lean)

"Lean Enterprise: Step-by-Step Guide to Lean Enterprise (Lean Concepts, Lean Tools, Lean Thinking, and How to Foster Innovation and Validate New Ideas Through Lean)Do you have a lot of redundant processes in your system? Do you think that your team works on several processes but is unable to satisfy the customer? Does your team have an understanding of the process but does not know why a particular process is done? If you think the answer to any of the above questions is a yes, you have come to the right place. The philosophy of lean business is built around the removal of redundant processes and resources from a team. There are different ways one can remove these redundancies and function effectively as a team. What is most surprising about a lean business is that the process may be lean, but the learning systems and material for those processes are often useless. Therefore, it is essential to learn to focus on the implementation of processes and remove waste. This book will guide you at every step and help you understand what changes can be made within your team and company. Over the course of the book, you will learn: - What a Lean Business is - Principles of Lean Businesses - How can lean businesses foster innovation in business culture - How can one identify if some processes provide value over others - How lean businesses provide an environment that fosters learning"

Jason Bennett, Jennifer Bowen (Author), Eric Lacord (Narrator)

Audiobook

Lean Analytics: Manage and Automatize Your Business with Lean Analytics (Data Analytics Made Easy)

"Lean Analytics: Manage and Automatize Your Business with Lean Analytics (Data Analytics Made Easy)Improve your profits and cut losses with one simple step – Use the Lean Analytics! One of the latest management principles to use for work and about everything else from marketing to fabrication and analysis, Lean Analytics is more than a mere tool – it is the flow and heartthrob of your manufacturing process or fabrication unit. Created by the foremost carmaker in the world, Toyota Motors Company, the Lean technique is now the most recognized and used technology the world over. You can learn it and use it by only reading about it because it is so simple. The effectiveness of this method of working and analysis makes it the best way to improve workplace productivity and efficiency. Come to get the pulse of your work production throbbing in anticipation of this progress. Come and be involved in the immense vitality of change that is now ruling the technology world. Along with Agile, it is one of the backbones of the fabrication and manufacturing industry. People hail it and look forward to this kind of thinking to change their perspective of the workplace. Yes, it is a way of thinking and that makes it different from the run-of-the-mill methods used until now. It ranks high among the systems management processes and you can see why. Use Lean Manufacturing Tools along with Lean practices to integrate the speed of conversion with the ability to halt losses instantly. The Lean thinking runs along with the processes and improves the control you have over your operating system. This helps rid of unwanted waits and deliberations that only end up in wastages. It is up to you to cut the fat and build more muscle into your workplace. Do this with Lean Analytics – the simple and effective way forward for the leader in the industry."

Jason Bennett, Jennifer Bowen (Author), Eric Lacord (Narrator)

Audiobook

LEAN: Ultimate Collection - Lean Startup, Lean Analytics, Lean Enterprise, Kaizen, Six Sigma, Agile Project Management, Kanban, Scrum

"LEAN: Ultimate Collection - Lean Startup, Lean Analytics, Lean Enterprise, Kaizen, Six Sigma, Agile Project Management, Kanban, Scrum (Lean Thinking, Lean Manufacturing, Management, Running Lean)LEAN STARTUP - LEAN STARTUP MODELS - MINIMAL VIABLE PRODUCT (MVP) - VALIDATED LEARNING - ENVISION THE STARTUP - STEER & ACCELERATE - AND MORE... LEAN ANALYTICS - VALUE STREAM BUILDING - THE METRICS THAT MATTERS FOR YOUR BUSINESS - DATA-DRIVEN APPROACHES - KPI AND TEAM MEETINGS - AUTOMATIZE THE COMPANY THANKS TO THE ANALYTICS - AND MORE... LEAN ENTERPRISE - LEAN MANAGEMENT FOR PRODUCTION AND SERVICES - IMPROVE WORKING THROUGH LEAN - INNOVATION THROUGH LEAN - LEARNING AND EXPERIMENTATION THROUGH LEAN - AND MORE... KAIZEN - THE KAIZEN WAY - INCREMENTAL CHANGE AND INNOVATION - SINGLE VS. MULTI-TASKING - ORGANIZATIONAL KAIZEN - AND MORE... SIX SIGMA - SIX SIGMA PRINCIPLES, TOOLS AND PROCESSES - VALUE STREAM MAPPING - IMPLEMENTING SIX SIGMA - DMAIC PROCESS - UNDERSTANDING YOUR CUSTOMER (VOC) - AND MORE... AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT - AGILE VALUES AND PRINCIPLES - AGILE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES - DSDM ATERN - ROLES IN DSDM P.M. - AND MORE... KANBAN - CORE PRACTICES & KANBAN SYSTEMS - BENEFITS OF KANBAN - IMPROVE THE FULL VALUE CHAIN - FORECASTING - AND MORE... SCRUM - SCRUM ROLES - SCRUM ARTIFACTS, TOOLS, CONCEPTS, AND PRACTICES - THE SPRINT CYCLE - USER STORIES - SCRUM PLANNING PRINCIPLES (THE PRODUCT ROADMAP) - AND MORE..."

Jason Bennett, Jennifer Bowen (Author), Eric Lacord (Narrator)

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