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You’ve spent hours upon hours before, during, and after “regular business hours” preparing your project pitch. You’ve reviewed your slides ...Momentum from Mundane Waste
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Technically speaking, you don’t have to have cross-functional teams to be Lean or to conduct Lean projects. However, cross-functional teams ...
