SINTEF’s Lean Implementation Initiative

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SINTEF’s lean implementation initiative
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Executive Summary
The main objective of the paper is to help the management team of SINTEF to build a team for
the enactment of the lean principles in SINTEF organization. The wide range of leadership styles
which can be used in the enactment process of the SINTEF will be discussed in this report. The
preferred leadership style for SINTEF will also be provided in this report. The characteristics to
become a valuable project member of the new team will be discussed in the paper briefly. The
tools and techniques which can be used to facilitate lean business operations will also be
presented in this paper with a list of assumptions and justification behind choosing the tools.

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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................0
2.0 Compare and distinguish various leadership styles...................................................................1
3.0 Preferred leadership style..........................................................................................................3
4.0 Characteristics to become a valuable team member of “The A Team.......................................4
5.0 Tools and techniques to facilitate lean business operations......................................................5
6.0 Conclusion.................................................................................................................................8
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SINTEF’S LEAN IMPLEMENTATION INITIATIVE
1.0 Introduction
The notable determination of the paper is to help the senior management team of SINTEF
Ltd to identify a team for the enactment of the lean principles in the business environment of this
corporate establishment from the perspective of a project management consultant (Zhou, 2016).
The team which will be helping in the enactment process of the lean principles have 3-4 project
members and led by a project manager and the name of this team will be “THE A TEAM”.
2.0 Compare and distinguish various leadership styles
The different categories of leadership styles which can be adopted by the project manager
of “The A Team” in SINTEF are discussed in an organized manner in the below table.
Leadership styles Explanation
Transformational leaders The transformational leaders are very much useful to encourage each
of the project team members, any kinds of change can be done in a
professional manner using the transformational leaders (Bhutta et al.,
2017). The emotional intelligence of the transformational leaders are
very much important in SINTEF, each of the project team members
of “The A Team” can be significantly benefited of the project
managers uses the transformational leaders. Willingness, Courage
and confidence are the prime characteristic features of the
transformational leaders which can be effectively used in the business
environment of SINTEF (AlManei, Salonitis & Xu, 2017). The other
essential characteristic features of the transformational leaders are
adaptability and self-management which can be used by the project
manager of the “The A Team” of SINTEF. The main drawback of
this leadership style is employee burnout and the assumption of
motivation.
Transactional leadership
style
The project team members and the project manager of “The A Team”
in SINTEF can be significantly affected if transactional leadership