
Summary of 12 Pillars ◾ 633
Before Applying Principles of
Pillar VI Pillar
After Applying Principles of Pillar
VI
Pillar VI: Lean Thinking
Classic project managers who do
not use “lean thinking” resulting in
i. Being overcome by the eight
wastes or muda known by the
acronym TIM E. WOOD
ii. Succumbing to the resulting
intellectual waste
Successful project leader practice
the “Science of Simplicity™”
while leading projects using “lean
thinking.” Project leaders learn to
i. Identify and eliminate the eight
wastes or muda known by the
acronym TIM E. WOOD
ii. Avert the resulting intellectual
waste