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itSMF Singapore 2016 Annual Conference - ITSM Leadership Congress
Why ITSM Needs Lean IT
Goh Boon Nam
Chief, IT Service Management
Instiute of Systems Science, NUS
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My Organisation
• Institute of Systems Science www.iss.nus.edu.sg
• Part of National University of Singapore
• Support national IT competency development needs
• Staffed by practitioners from industry with average of
more that 15 years experience each
• Caters to working IT professionals
• Post-Graduate Programmes
• Executive Programmes
• Industry Research
• Consulting (Lean-Agile, CMMI, Enterprise Architecture etc)
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About Myself
Chief, New Initiatives
AIIM Business Process Management Master
ITIL Expert, TOGAF 9 Enterprise Architect,
ISACA Certified in Enterprise IT Governance
CITPM (Senior), COMIT, CBAP
 20 years of IT management experience
 Process Improvement
 Enterprise Architecture and Planning
 Application Development
 IT Operations
 Consultancy for private and public sector
 Enterprise Architecture
 Process Improvement e.g. CMMI
Goh Boon Nam
Chief, IT Service Management
Institute of Systems Science
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Agenda
 Why Need for Lean IT
• Lean IT Background
• Lean Concepts
• Value
• (Smooth) Flow (of Work)
• Kaikaku (Radical Improvement)
• Kaizen (Evolutionary Improvement) & Waste
(reduction)
• Summary
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Why Need for Lean IT?
Users frustrated with IT Service Management implementations that are
• Bureaucratic
• Slow
• Not giving the value that users want
Image courtesy of Phaitoon at FreeDigitalPhotos.net
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Why Need for Lean IT?
The need for ITSM to innovate and transform
to keep up with the dynamic business environment
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Agenda
• Why Need for Lean IT
 Lean IT Background
• Lean Concepts
• Value
• (Smooth) Flow (of Work)
• Kaikaku (Radical Improvement)
• Kaizen (Evolutionary Improvement) & Waste
(reduction)
• Summary
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Lean IT Background
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Toyota – originator of Lean which helps it to be...
Toyota again No. 1 in global car sales
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/toyota-again-no-1-in-global-car-sales-2016-01-26
Toyota Motor Corp. has retained its post as the world's
best-selling auto maker, saying Wednesday it sold
10.15 million vehicles world-wide in 2015...
Lean IT is Lean contextualised for IT
Note: Tesla may be steadily out-”leaning” Toyota
(even though it does not officially says it uses Lean, many of the
things Tesla does are Lean in nature – judge for yourself after
hearing what Lean is about)
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Agenda
• Why Need for Lean IT
• Lean IT Background
• Lean Concepts
 Value
• (Smooth) Flow (of Work)
• Kaikaku (Radical Improvement)
• Kaizen (Evolutionary Improvement) & Waste
(reduction)
• Summary
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Lean Concept of Value
– What is it?
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People don't want to buy a quarter-inch
drill, they want a quarter-inch hole.
Theodore Levitt
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2070/2097329367_4c9d212e2f_z.jpg?zz=1
Lean value:
Who are the “people”?
What do they really want?
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What is the drill?
What is the hole?
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Service desk of Educational Institute
(covering IT including AV) Typical day in the institute
Is the drill the right tool for the hole?
Technique to understand customer’s required value (the “hole”):
“Voice of Customer” Interviews/Focus Groups
Image courtesy of David Castillo Dominici at FreeDigitalPhotos.net
• A simple semi-fictional edu(cational institute) case study
to explain lean concepts
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Edu Case Study
- Pre-Improvement
• Only 2 service desk staff
• Around 9am (when lessons start)
• If lecturers find things wrong with the classroom
AV systems
• They will call the service desk
• Service desk will go classroom to fix problem
• If more than 2 concurrent problems, service
desk not able to handle well
• happens about 15 times a year
• How to improve?
• Capacity problem?
• Increase service desk staffing so that >2 ?
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(We will re-visit this again in later slide)
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Agenda
• Why Need for Lean IT
• Lean IT Background
• Lean Concepts
• Value
 (Smooth) Flow (of Work)
• Kaikaku (Radical Improvement)
• Kaizen (Evolutionary Improvement) & Waste
(reduction)
• Summary
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Smooth Flow of Work
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Lean – one of the best practices that is explicitly staff-friendly?
(waste)
Waiting or
Non-used Talent
(forms of waste)
(unevenness – over time or between resources)
(smooth Work Rhythm)
(over-
burden)
Adapted from: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B0SuBhrIgAAy9mZ.jpg
Lean strives to achieve this in its improvements
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Smooth Flow of Work
- Edu Case Study
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With original 2 staff, they are busy around 9am but
quite free after that.
Is this a lean Flow? (i.e. smooth flow of work)
NO – there is muri, muda and mura
Consider increase the staff to 3?
(To cope with the 9am rush on 15 days of the year)
Is this a lean Flow?
NO – worse muri, muda and mura
Even more idle staff after the 9am rush.
For the 9am period, for most parts of the year other
than the 15 days, also more idle staff.
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Agenda
• Why Need for Lean IT
• Lean IT Background
• Lean Concepts
• Value
• (Smooth) Flow (of Work)
 Kaikaku (Radical Improvement)
• Kaizen (Evolutionary Improvement) & Waste
(reduction)
• Summary
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Lean Radical Improvement
KaiKaku
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One variation of the
KaiKaku “commandments”:
(adapted from http://www.1000ventures.com/business_guide/mgmt_kaizen_vs_kaikaku_10c.html )
• Be creatively dissatisfied
• Strive to amaze customers
• See problems as opportunities
• Challenge assumptions and status quo
• Ask “Why? What If?” questions
• Brainstorm solutions & look for synergies
• Strive to do much more with less
• Engage stakeholders to create / accept
improvement
• Act promptly and learn as you go
• Follow Kaikaku with Kaizen
KaiKaku
改
革
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Edu Case Study
- KaiKaku (1)
KaiKaku
“Commandments”:
• Be creatively dissatisfied
• Strive to amaze customers
• See problems as
opportunities
• What is the value (“hole”)
that customer is seeking?
• Incident-free teaching
• (i.e. no AV problems when I
start class in morning)
• Can the customer get even
better value than above?
• What if not only no AV
problems and
• AV is already on and ready for
use when lecturer comes to
class
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Edu Case Study
- KaiKaku (2)
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KaiKaku
“Commandments”:
• Challenge assumptions and
status quo
• Ask “Why? What If?”
questions
• Why must Service Desk wait for
calls?
• Why must Service Desk be static?
• What if they are pro-active and
mobile?
• Why is “incident management” our
“drill” when the “hole” sought is
“incident-free teaching”?
• What if the lecturer can avoid the
incident?
• What if Service Desk can catch the
incident before it happens to the
lecturer?
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Edu Case Study
- KaiKaku (3)
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KaiKaku
“Commandments”:
• Brainstorm solutions & look
for synergies
• Strive to do much more with
less
• Service Desk normal starting hour is
8am
• Solution is 8am - 9am
• Walk to each classroom
• Switch on AV
• Fix any issues
• Leave AV on for lecturer to
use
• Still contactable via service desk
no. forwarded to mobile
• Improved Value to customer
• Delight customer
• Smoother Flow
• Less Muri, Muda, Mura
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Edu Case Study
- KaiKaku (4)
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KaiKaku
“Commandments”:
• Engage stakeholders to
create / accept improvement
• Act promptly and learn as
you go
• Follow Kaikaku with Kaizen
• Service desk roped in to
brainstorm the solution
• they are more willing to
implement their own solution
• For new radical solution
• easier to trial and see if / how it
works
• rather than try to guess
• It may not be perfect but it is still
better than the past
• Can improve further via Kaizen
Adapted from: https://miblogjorgeroig.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/kaizen-kaikaku.jpg
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Agenda
• Why Need for Lean IT
• Lean IT Background
• Lean Concepts
• Value
• (Smooth) Flow (of Work)
• Kaikaku (Radical Improvement)
 Kaizen (Evolutionary Improvement) & Waste
(reduction)
• Summary
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Lean Evolutionary Improvement
KaiZen
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KaiZen
改
善 Cycles for non-radical
• Reduction in Waste
• Increase in Value
By Karn-b - Karn G. Bulsuk (http://www.bulsuk.com). Originally published at http://www.bulsuk.com/2009/02/taking-first-step-with-pdca.html -
Own work. Originally developed for Taking the First Step with PDCA, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5236801
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8 Wastes
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http://image.slidesharecdn.com/wastecartoonsen1-130419013854-phpapp02/95/waste-cartoons-en1-1-638.jpg?cb=1366353817
WASTE = MUDA
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Defects
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Motion & Transport
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Which is the Motion?
Charlie Chaplin’s arm/hand movements
Which is the Transport?
The transport of the work-in-progress on the conveyor belt
http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/6-03-2015/hzx70U.gif
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Overproduction & Inventory
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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:XinHui_%E6%96%B0%E6%9C%83%E7%A2%A7%E6%A1%82%E5%9C%92_Country_Garden_%E5%A4%A7%E6%BD%A4%E7%99%BC_RT- Mart_1st_floor_supermarket_13.JPG
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tetley_Bitter_1985_Expiry_date_%28bottom%29.jpg
Wasted inventory /
production
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Excess Processing
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Using a sledgehammer to crack a nut
The right amount of
processing for the job
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Waiting & Non-Used Talent
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_%28work%29#mediaviewer/File:Two_Men_Taking_a_Break.JPG
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Lean Wastes (Recap)
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http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/bpm/bpmjournal/1308_col_schume/images/leanwastes.png
+ Non-Used Talent
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Edu Case Study – KaiZen (1)
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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/414Pcw0sSbL.jpg
http://www.centrumsound.com/images/Index_Liberty.jpg
Backup Amplifier System
(put in use if classroom system fails)
Reduce waste
in
Excess Processing /
Transport /
Waiting
Before Improvement After
http://www.horme.com.sg/Images/product/20131128101131F6MGSX6EGACPH_full.jpg
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Edu Case Study – KaiZen (2)
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Microphone Battery Replacement
(e.g. batteries run out when teaching half-way)
Reduce waste
in
Motion /
Waiting
Before Improvement After
Spare batteries in packaging
available in each class
Spare batteries pre-removed from
packaging and taped 2x2 for
quick replacement
https://avalanche.tessco.com/productimages/250x250/60860.jpg
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5-Whys Kaizen Root Cause Analysis
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http://motorist.org/articles/battery-information
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Edu Case Study Kaizen->KaiKaku
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• What other significant waste in
Edu Case process to consider?
• Service desk staff walking to the
different classrooms to check
and switch on the equipment
• Next Kaikaku improvement?
• No need to walk to classrooms to
switch on and check
• Central AV control system
• switch on AV remotely
• Class video camera/ microphone
• confirm projector and sound
output are ok remotely
http://bbsimg.ngfiles.com/2/1065000/ngbbs3ed8fa6a3c078.gif
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Innovate and Transform with Lean
- Tesla Examples
• Lean concept of value (the hole and not the
drill) & Kaikaku - example
• “hole” is driving convenience for the driver
• Not just provide the cars
• US-wide car charging infrastructure
• Quick Supercharge function
• Muri, Muda, Mura - example
• Accurate forecast of end-customer demand to
plan for smooth Flow
• Others base on estimates and may have
under-capacity or over-capacity
• Kaizen - example
• Firmware releases during life of the car
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https://www.teslamotors.com/sites/default/files/tesla_model_s_software_6_2.pdf
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2016/04/tesla-model-3-reservations-cross-400000-units/
Use LEAN to innovate & transform our
ITSM and perform like a Tesla.
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Q & A
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For Further Information
Please refer to:
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Or email Goh Boon Nam at:
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ISS courses:
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se/CourseDetail/tabid/267/cid/359/cname/nicf-lean-it-
foundation-certification/Default.aspx
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ogue.aspx
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itSMF Singapore 2016 Annual Conference - ITSM Leadership Congress
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Lean IT - Why IT Service Management needs it

  • 1. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. itSMF Singapore 2016 Annual Conference - ITSM Leadership Congress Why ITSM Needs Lean IT Goh Boon Nam Chief, IT Service Management Instiute of Systems Science, NUS 1
  • 2. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. My Organisation • Institute of Systems Science www.iss.nus.edu.sg • Part of National University of Singapore • Support national IT competency development needs • Staffed by practitioners from industry with average of more that 15 years experience each • Caters to working IT professionals • Post-Graduate Programmes • Executive Programmes • Industry Research • Consulting (Lean-Agile, CMMI, Enterprise Architecture etc) 2
  • 3. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. About Myself Chief, New Initiatives AIIM Business Process Management Master ITIL Expert, TOGAF 9 Enterprise Architect, ISACA Certified in Enterprise IT Governance CITPM (Senior), COMIT, CBAP  20 years of IT management experience  Process Improvement  Enterprise Architecture and Planning  Application Development  IT Operations  Consultancy for private and public sector  Enterprise Architecture  Process Improvement e.g. CMMI Goh Boon Nam Chief, IT Service Management Institute of Systems Science 3
  • 4. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Agenda  Why Need for Lean IT • Lean IT Background • Lean Concepts • Value • (Smooth) Flow (of Work) • Kaikaku (Radical Improvement) • Kaizen (Evolutionary Improvement) & Waste (reduction) • Summary 4
  • 5. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Why Need for Lean IT? Users frustrated with IT Service Management implementations that are • Bureaucratic • Slow • Not giving the value that users want Image courtesy of Phaitoon at FreeDigitalPhotos.net 5
  • 6. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Why Need for Lean IT? The need for ITSM to innovate and transform to keep up with the dynamic business environment 6
  • 7. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Agenda • Why Need for Lean IT  Lean IT Background • Lean Concepts • Value • (Smooth) Flow (of Work) • Kaikaku (Radical Improvement) • Kaizen (Evolutionary Improvement) & Waste (reduction) • Summary 7
  • 8. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Lean IT Background 8 Toyota – originator of Lean which helps it to be... Toyota again No. 1 in global car sales http://www.marketwatch.com/story/toyota-again-no-1-in-global-car-sales-2016-01-26 Toyota Motor Corp. has retained its post as the world's best-selling auto maker, saying Wednesday it sold 10.15 million vehicles world-wide in 2015... Lean IT is Lean contextualised for IT Note: Tesla may be steadily out-”leaning” Toyota (even though it does not officially says it uses Lean, many of the things Tesla does are Lean in nature – judge for yourself after hearing what Lean is about)
  • 9. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Agenda • Why Need for Lean IT • Lean IT Background • Lean Concepts  Value • (Smooth) Flow (of Work) • Kaikaku (Radical Improvement) • Kaizen (Evolutionary Improvement) & Waste (reduction) • Summary 9
  • 10. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Lean Concept of Value – What is it? 10 People don't want to buy a quarter-inch drill, they want a quarter-inch hole. Theodore Levitt https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2070/2097329367_4c9d212e2f_z.jpg?zz=1 Lean value: Who are the “people”? What do they really want?
  • 11. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. What is the drill? What is the hole? 11 Service desk of Educational Institute (covering IT including AV) Typical day in the institute Is the drill the right tool for the hole? Technique to understand customer’s required value (the “hole”): “Voice of Customer” Interviews/Focus Groups Image courtesy of David Castillo Dominici at FreeDigitalPhotos.net • A simple semi-fictional edu(cational institute) case study to explain lean concepts
  • 12. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Edu Case Study - Pre-Improvement • Only 2 service desk staff • Around 9am (when lessons start) • If lecturers find things wrong with the classroom AV systems • They will call the service desk • Service desk will go classroom to fix problem • If more than 2 concurrent problems, service desk not able to handle well • happens about 15 times a year • How to improve? • Capacity problem? • Increase service desk staffing so that >2 ? 12 (We will re-visit this again in later slide)
  • 13. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Agenda • Why Need for Lean IT • Lean IT Background • Lean Concepts • Value  (Smooth) Flow (of Work) • Kaikaku (Radical Improvement) • Kaizen (Evolutionary Improvement) & Waste (reduction) • Summary 13
  • 14. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Smooth Flow of Work 14 Lean – one of the best practices that is explicitly staff-friendly? (waste) Waiting or Non-used Talent (forms of waste) (unevenness – over time or between resources) (smooth Work Rhythm) (over- burden) Adapted from: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B0SuBhrIgAAy9mZ.jpg Lean strives to achieve this in its improvements
  • 15. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Smooth Flow of Work - Edu Case Study 15 With original 2 staff, they are busy around 9am but quite free after that. Is this a lean Flow? (i.e. smooth flow of work) NO – there is muri, muda and mura Consider increase the staff to 3? (To cope with the 9am rush on 15 days of the year) Is this a lean Flow? NO – worse muri, muda and mura Even more idle staff after the 9am rush. For the 9am period, for most parts of the year other than the 15 days, also more idle staff.
  • 16. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Agenda • Why Need for Lean IT • Lean IT Background • Lean Concepts • Value • (Smooth) Flow (of Work)  Kaikaku (Radical Improvement) • Kaizen (Evolutionary Improvement) & Waste (reduction) • Summary 16
  • 17. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Lean Radical Improvement KaiKaku 17 One variation of the KaiKaku “commandments”: (adapted from http://www.1000ventures.com/business_guide/mgmt_kaizen_vs_kaikaku_10c.html ) • Be creatively dissatisfied • Strive to amaze customers • See problems as opportunities • Challenge assumptions and status quo • Ask “Why? What If?” questions • Brainstorm solutions & look for synergies • Strive to do much more with less • Engage stakeholders to create / accept improvement • Act promptly and learn as you go • Follow Kaikaku with Kaizen KaiKaku 改 革
  • 18. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Edu Case Study - KaiKaku (1) KaiKaku “Commandments”: • Be creatively dissatisfied • Strive to amaze customers • See problems as opportunities • What is the value (“hole”) that customer is seeking? • Incident-free teaching • (i.e. no AV problems when I start class in morning) • Can the customer get even better value than above? • What if not only no AV problems and • AV is already on and ready for use when lecturer comes to class
  • 19. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Edu Case Study - KaiKaku (2) 19 KaiKaku “Commandments”: • Challenge assumptions and status quo • Ask “Why? What If?” questions • Why must Service Desk wait for calls? • Why must Service Desk be static? • What if they are pro-active and mobile? • Why is “incident management” our “drill” when the “hole” sought is “incident-free teaching”? • What if the lecturer can avoid the incident? • What if Service Desk can catch the incident before it happens to the lecturer?
  • 20. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Edu Case Study - KaiKaku (3) 20 KaiKaku “Commandments”: • Brainstorm solutions & look for synergies • Strive to do much more with less • Service Desk normal starting hour is 8am • Solution is 8am - 9am • Walk to each classroom • Switch on AV • Fix any issues • Leave AV on for lecturer to use • Still contactable via service desk no. forwarded to mobile • Improved Value to customer • Delight customer • Smoother Flow • Less Muri, Muda, Mura Image courtesy of Master isolated images at FreeDigitalPhotos.net
  • 21. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Edu Case Study - KaiKaku (4) 21 KaiKaku “Commandments”: • Engage stakeholders to create / accept improvement • Act promptly and learn as you go • Follow Kaikaku with Kaizen • Service desk roped in to brainstorm the solution • they are more willing to implement their own solution • For new radical solution • easier to trial and see if / how it works • rather than try to guess • It may not be perfect but it is still better than the past • Can improve further via Kaizen Adapted from: https://miblogjorgeroig.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/kaizen-kaikaku.jpg
  • 22. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Agenda • Why Need for Lean IT • Lean IT Background • Lean Concepts • Value • (Smooth) Flow (of Work) • Kaikaku (Radical Improvement)  Kaizen (Evolutionary Improvement) & Waste (reduction) • Summary 22
  • 23. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Lean Evolutionary Improvement KaiZen 23 KaiZen 改 善 Cycles for non-radical • Reduction in Waste • Increase in Value By Karn-b - Karn G. Bulsuk (http://www.bulsuk.com). Originally published at http://www.bulsuk.com/2009/02/taking-first-step-with-pdca.html - Own work. Originally developed for Taking the First Step with PDCA, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5236801
  • 24. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. 8 Wastes 24 http://image.slidesharecdn.com/wastecartoonsen1-130419013854-phpapp02/95/waste-cartoons-en1-1-638.jpg?cb=1366353817 WASTE = MUDA
  • 25. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Defects 25 https://www.flickr.com/photos/aussiegall/276131991/
  • 26. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Motion & Transport 26 Which is the Motion? Charlie Chaplin’s arm/hand movements Which is the Transport? The transport of the work-in-progress on the conveyor belt http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/6-03-2015/hzx70U.gif
  • 27. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Overproduction & Inventory 27 http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:XinHui_%E6%96%B0%E6%9C%83%E7%A2%A7%E6%A1%82%E5%9C%92_Country_Garden_%E5%A4%A7%E6%BD%A4%E7%99%BC_RT- Mart_1st_floor_supermarket_13.JPG http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tetley_Bitter_1985_Expiry_date_%28bottom%29.jpg Wasted inventory / production
  • 28. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Excess Processing 28 Using a sledgehammer to crack a nut The right amount of processing for the job
  • 29. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Waiting & Non-Used Talent 29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Break_%28work%29#mediaviewer/File:Two_Men_Taking_a_Break.JPG
  • 30. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Lean Wastes (Recap) 30 http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/bpm/bpmjournal/1308_col_schume/images/leanwastes.png + Non-Used Talent
  • 31. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Edu Case Study – KaiZen (1) 31 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/414Pcw0sSbL.jpg http://www.centrumsound.com/images/Index_Liberty.jpg Backup Amplifier System (put in use if classroom system fails) Reduce waste in Excess Processing / Transport / Waiting Before Improvement After http://www.horme.com.sg/Images/product/20131128101131F6MGSX6EGACPH_full.jpg
  • 32. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Edu Case Study – KaiZen (2) 32 Microphone Battery Replacement (e.g. batteries run out when teaching half-way) Reduce waste in Motion / Waiting Before Improvement After Spare batteries in packaging available in each class Spare batteries pre-removed from packaging and taped 2x2 for quick replacement https://avalanche.tessco.com/productimages/250x250/60860.jpg
  • 33. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. 5-Whys Kaizen Root Cause Analysis 33 http://motorist.org/articles/battery-information
  • 34. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Edu Case Study Kaizen->KaiKaku 34 • What other significant waste in Edu Case process to consider? • Service desk staff walking to the different classrooms to check and switch on the equipment • Next Kaikaku improvement? • No need to walk to classrooms to switch on and check • Central AV control system • switch on AV remotely • Class video camera/ microphone • confirm projector and sound output are ok remotely http://bbsimg.ngfiles.com/2/1065000/ngbbs3ed8fa6a3c078.gif
  • 35. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Innovate and Transform with Lean - Tesla Examples • Lean concept of value (the hole and not the drill) & Kaikaku - example • “hole” is driving convenience for the driver • Not just provide the cars • US-wide car charging infrastructure • Quick Supercharge function • Muri, Muda, Mura - example • Accurate forecast of end-customer demand to plan for smooth Flow • Others base on estimates and may have under-capacity or over-capacity • Kaizen - example • Firmware releases during life of the car 35 https://www.teslamotors.com/sites/default/files/tesla_model_s_software_6_2.pdf http://www.ubergizmo.com/2016/04/tesla-model-3-reservations-cross-400000-units/ Use LEAN to innovate & transform our ITSM and perform like a Tesla.
  • 36. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. Q & A 36
  • 37. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. For Further Information Please refer to: http://www.iss.nus.edu.sg/ Or email Goh Boon Nam at: issgbn@nus.edu.sg ISS courses: https://www.iss.nus.edu.sg/ProfessionalCourses/SearchCour se/CourseDetail/tabid/267/cid/359/cname/nicf-lean-it- foundation-certification/Default.aspx http://www.iss.nus.edu.sg/ProfessionalCourses/CourseCatal ogue.aspx 37
  • 38. www.itsmf.org.sg © 2016 National University of Singapore unless otherwise stated. All Rights Reserved. itSMF Singapore 2016 Annual Conference - ITSM Leadership Congress THANK YOU 38