Introduction of Lean Project Management (LPM) principles for government work

This memo highlights the implementation of LPM principles in a project management consultancy for government work. It discusses the effectiveness of LPM principles in improving value, reducing waste, and addressing complexities in government projects.

Introduction
The memo highlights the enactment of the LPM principles in a major project management
consultancy. The stakeholders of this consultancy can understand the effectiveness of the LPM
principles using this memo. There are different types of LPM principles such as the identification of
the value of the needs and requirements of government projects (Chowdary, Ojha & Alexander,
2018). The value of the products and the service offered by this organization can be significantly
impacted using the LPM principles. The value stream mapping and the other business exercises of
this organization can be purposefully accomplished using the LPM principles.
Every commercial organization has lots of waste products in their production rooms which is a
significant business loss for them, the incorporation of the LPM principles can help these
organizations to reduce the waste generation (Cromwell et al., 2018).
The cross-functional areas of the business organizations can also be tracked and monitored using
the LPM principles. The inventory control of the business organizations can also be improved using
the Lean Project Managemt principles. It can be said that the perception of lean thinking is very
closely related to the Lean Project Management principles which can be utilized in business
organizations to look after the quality of service offered by the commercial organizations. The next
segment of the the memo will be very much important to understand the background scenario.
Background
This consultancy employed to work mainly on the private sectors as it had less complexities
and criteria as compared with the complex government projects. It can be said that the complexity
of the government project are much higher than the non-governmental projects. The most
significant issue of the government project is the management of the available resource which can
be successfully addressed using the LPM principles. Scheduling and time management is the other
complexity associated with most of the government ventures which can be purposefully addressed
using the LPM principles (de Resende et al., 2018). These Lean principles be very much important

for this organization as it will help them to address the complexities of government ventures (de
Sousa Jabbour et al., 2018). Addressing the complaints coming from the consumers of the
government project is also a source of concern for this major project management consultancy,
which can be effectively solved with the help of the Lean Project management principles. Both the
technological issues, as well as the human problems of the government projects, can also be
addressed using the LPM principles (Hicks et al., 2018). The following unit of the paper will be
highlighting the thesis of the memo.
Thesis of the memo
The main objective of this memo to help the employees of this project management
consultancy to understand different aspects of the implementation of lean principles. Detailed
analysis of the implementation of the LPM which are required to work on the government projects
will be described in an organized manner in this memo.This memo will be very much beneficial for
most for the employees of this consultancy to understand the challenges of government projects.
The next segment of the paper will be discussing the outline of this memo.
Outline of the memo
The primary reason of the enactment of the LPM principles in a major consultancy will be
introduced in the initial phase of this memo. The following unit of the paper will be discussing the
extent of the factors and the impact of the LPM principles on the government ventures. CSF which
is important to be considerded during the implementation of the LPM principles will be discussed
in a tabular format. This memo will discuss the step-wise implementation procedure of the LPM
principles considering each of the discussed CSF. The mindset required for the implementation of
the LPM principles will be also be presented in the memo using brief descriptions (Kannan, 2018).
The diverse types of training required for each of the individual staff shall be also be deliberated in
this memo, followed by a detailed description of a technique which is used to find the effectiveness
of the Lean project principles in this consultancy. Thus, based on the above discussion it can be said
that the transparency maintained in this project management consultancy will be very much
beneficial for both the non-technical and technical workforces of the consultancy.
Initial reasons for implementing LPM
The board of director of this major project management consultancy wants the organization
to work on the government ventures. However, based on investigation it was found that the existing

business approach of this consultancy was not enough to work on government projects (Isack et al.,
2018). Thus, the board of director want to incorporate the lean principles in this organization so that
each of the stakeholders can understand the advantage provided by the LPM principles. The
implementation of lean principles can have a huge impact on this major consultancy as the as it
would help them to deal with adverse business conditions and other complicated issues such as
customer interaction and inflation.
Business laws of the country are getting frequently updated, this issue can be decisively addressed
using the LPM principles. LPM principles can be helpful for this major consultancy to deal with the
legal issues such as management of the stringent rules and regulations of the trade organizations
(Bamana, Lehoux & Cloutier, 2019). The value of products and service offered by this consultancy
can also be enhanced using the LPM principles. Like every other business organization, this project
management consultancy also generates huge amount of waste materials in their production rooms,
which can be solved in an ordered way using the lean principles. The budget and the planning
related issues of complex government ventures might be dealt in a professional manner in
accordance with the lean principles (Liu et al., 2018). The government works will surely help this
organization to grow in the competitive market, however, it can also be said that the enactment of
the LPM principles can help this consultancy to grow among all the consultancies who are already
working on the bigger government ventures. The expectation of the consumers of the government
projects are much higher than the non-governmental projects, and the incorporation of the LPM
principles can be very much important for this organization to meet the expectations of the
consumers of the government projects. Quality of Service (QoS) of this major project management
consultancy can be successful enhanced if the lean doctrines are successfully instigated in the
business environment of this consultancy.

Figure 1: LPM principles stepwise
(Source: Alhabeeb & Rowley, 2018)
Scope of factors
Incorporation of the Lean principles might have a significant impact on the business process
of this big consultancy. It can be said that both the professional development of the workers of this
commercial organization as well as the organizational growth can be achieved after the efficacious
enactment of the lean principles (Martínez-Jurado & Moyano-Fuentes, 2018). Scope management
and value the value stream can be the other significant factors regarding the enactment of the LPM
principles (Psomas, Antony & Bouranta, 2018). Bottlenecks issues is a major problem in most of
the project management organizations and the LPM principles can successfully address this
particular issue (Sartal, Martinez-Senra & Cruz-Machado, 2018). It can be argued that statistical
thinking might be very much useful for the managers of this commercial organization to deal with
the complexities of government projects. All the business inconsistencies can be successfully
identified and resolved after the enactment of the LPM principles.
The government
The project management of the government issues are much more critical than the non-
governmental projects, thus each of the internal as well as the external stakeholders must be taking
all the precautionary steps to address the situations they might face when the organization starts

working on the government ventures (Vashi et al., 2018). The most significant issue in the
government project is resource management and time management (Rotter et al., 2018). All these
issues can be successfully resolved in accordance with the major lean principles.
Adequacy of the description
The enactment of the Lean principles can have a huge positive impact on this consultancy.
Most of the workers will be ready to face the major challenges of the government project. It can
also be said that the successful enactment of the lean principles might be a prominent reason behind
the progress of this consultancy in the approaching eons.
Extent of factors
Critical Success Factors Impact
Management support and leadership The implementation of the LPM principle can
depend hugely from the support coming from
the management team of this organization. The
board of directors of this organization must be
releasing all the financial help required for the
employment the lean principles in this major
consultancy.
Organizational culture This business organization should be
maintaining a professional environment which is
required for the enactment of the lean principles.
Communication facilities Secured communication facilities between both
the external along with the internal stakeholders
of this project is required for the enactment of
the lean principles in this organization.
Training The skills set of the employees are very much
required for the enactment of the LPM
principles in this project management
consultancy.
Financial Capability The implementation of the categories of LPM
principles is highly depended on the financial

capability of this project.
Table 1: Critical Success Factors wanted for instigating the lean principles
(Source: Created by the author)
Competence of the sketch
The implementation of the LPM principles should be done in a certified way considering
each of the different categories of Critical Success Factors. Each of the discussed CSF can play a
huge role during the implementation of the lean principles (Tu et al., 2018). Along with the CSF,
training should be concidered for each of the individual staff is desired concerning the efficacious
employment of the LPM principles in the corporate environment of this consultancy.
Steps for the enactment of the LPM considering the CSF
The steps required for the implementation of the LPM principles among both the external,
along with the internal stakeholders of this organization are describe in a deatiledc manner in
following table.
Steps Explanation
Step 1 All the stakeholders of the business must be understanding the importance as well as
the impact of the lean principles which will help them to work in the government
projects.
Step 2 The business process of this organization has to be studied in a certified modus so
that there are no compatibility issues after the implementation of the lean principles
(Vashi et al., 2018). All the business risks should be identified and mitigation plan
should be created before the enactment of lean concept by the strategic team of this
consultancy.
Step 3 The lean goals must align with organizational targets.
Step 4 There must be no communication issues during or after the employment of the lean
principles
Table 2: Implementation procedure of the LPM principles
(Source: Created by the author)
Achievement of mindset
Both the external as well as the internal workforces of this organization must be
understanding the advantages of the lean values. There should not be any sort of internal resistances

among the internal as well as the external stakeholders as it could have a negative effect on the
implementation procedure of lean principles (Yadav, Mittal & Jain, 2018). Opinion of each of the
stakeholders are very much important concerning the employment of the lean principles in this
project management consultancy. Thus, it can be said shift in attitude of the workforces is required
during the employment of the lean principles in this organization.
Training necessities for individual staff
Categories of training Description
Online training E-learning procedure is very much significant to understand the
lean ideologies principles for each of the workforces of this
consultancy.
On-site training Self explanatory training procedure can be very much important to
understand the practical implementation for the senior employees
of this consultancy
Onboard training All the new employees must be going through this training to
understand the complexities of the on-board training.
Skill development training Skill development of the work forces of this consultancy can be
boosted using Skill development training.
Service training Difficulties of the LPM principles should be assumed by both the
two types of stakeholders using this training procedure.
Table 3: Different types of training agendas for individual workforces
(Source: Created by the author)
Practicality of the technique
The acceptance of the lean principles in this consultancy has to be calculated in a
schematized modus such as the Total Productive Maintenance. TPM can be demarcated as the
system which can be used to enhance the honesty of this consultancy. All the operations of this
business organization can be monitored using the TPM after the enactment of the LPM principles
(Zakaria, Hashim & Ahzahar, 2018). The enhanced business value might be tracked in a structured
modus using the TPM. All the non- working resources of this organization can be stalked or
managed using the TPM.
It can also be said that the effectiveness of the change can also be tracked using TPM. The
overhead cost of this organization can also be minimized using the TPM. The competency of the

external, as well as the internal stakeholders, can also be stalked using the TPM (Zhang et al.,
2018). TPM can play a huge role in this consultancy as they are trying to work on the government
ventures which have lots of complications. The complaints coming from the consumers of this
consultancy can be dealt in a professional way if TPM is considered after the implementation of the
LPM principles.
Adequate linkage to the adoption of LPM
The enactment of the LPM principles can have a significant impact on the growth and
productivity of this consultancy. It can be said that TPM can be very much beneficial for this
organization as it can help them to determine the effectiveness and the impact the LPM principles
after its implementation (Zhou, 2016). The frequency of the events might be tracked in a structured
way with the help of the TPM. The performance metrics of this organization might be identified
and managed in the first place using TPM.
Conclusion
The memo can be very much important for each of the internal stakeholders of this
organization such as the different types of managers and employees as well as the external
stakeholders like the service providers to understand the enactment of the lean principles. It can be
said that both the external and the internal stakeholders can be significantly benefitted due to the
incorporation of the LPM principles. The memo also helps in identifying the Critical Success
Factors, which can play a huge role during the enactment of the LPM principles in this major
project management consultancy. The different categories of training which are required for each of
the employees can also recognized from the content of this memo. The technique which can play a
huge role to find the effectiveness of the LPM principles such as the Total Productive Maintenance
(TPM) which is supposed to help the employees of this organization to work in the government
projects can also be understood from the paper.
Yours sincerely,
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