jeudi 10 janvier 2008

5S for dummies: get rid of the useless


"5S" is becoming increasingly popular in IT Production. Coming from the industry (real people will real jobs and real products), it is a Japanese method to "clean the workspace and get it fit for optimal work". It requires a bit of day to day commitment (like many things), and a bit of clever thinking. It can be successfully applied to "virtual workspaces" (yes, your hard disk and its zillions-branches tree).

However, some people tend to assimilate "5S" with "dump the useless"... Well... It's always a good thing to get rid of the useless, hu?

Want to know more about 5S? : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5S_%28methodology%29

1 commentaire:

Nicolas Stampf a dit…

gee, 5S is a tool to involve people into a change process, not to get rid of waste (though this is a nice side effect, of course) !

I thought you'd know it by now ;-)

Nevermind, the strip is indeed very close to reality ;)