A question that I get asked a lot is:
"How do I make progress if I just don't have the time?"
It's a good question. Usually the person asking the questions has a lot on their plate and an ambition to implement lots of change all at once.
My answer is to start paring back the number of projects you have on the go.
Start to prioritise. Choose what will give you the biggest impact, for the least amount of effort, in the
shortest time.
shortest time.
If you park a few projects and you still aren't getting results, keep reducing the number, until you get to one project. This should be the single most important project you have in your list of opportunities. This is a project that will make a real difference.
Divert your attention and resources at this project until it is done. Get help from your team, your colleagues, your customers and suppliers... get help to get it done.
And, if you have chosen wisely you'll start to gain some time back, so you can start to focus on the second item on your list. Of course, you can handle more than one project at a time, if you have the right setup to do it.
If you want some ideas on prioritising your continuous improvements, check out my book Effective Continuous Improvement.
Good luck with prioritising your projects,
Giles
About the author:
Giles Johnston is a Chartered Engineer who specialises in helping businesses to grow and improve through better business processes and embracing continuous improvement.
Giles is also the author of Effective Root Cause Analysis and 'What Does Good Look Like?'.
About the author:
Giles Johnston is a Chartered Engineer who specialises in helping businesses to grow and improve through better business processes and embracing continuous improvement.
Giles is also the author of Effective Root Cause Analysis and 'What Does Good Look Like?'.