Productivity

According to the father of the Toyota Production System, Taiichi Ohno, there are four major concepts organizations are getting wrong when it comes to Agile. Don't Be Agile When most organizations think of agile, they think of automation which leads to a reduction in their work force. It is common...Read More >

I’m the office manager and bookkeeper at Solarity. And while I know they love me, there was a time a few years ago when I felt a bit like a gosling in a duck pond. See, all of my project manager colleagues were throwing around words and phrases I just didn’t get. Things like project charter. A...Read More >

(Even though you might be Dooming the Human Race in the Process)   By Cory Camic   Artificial Intelligence Brings up all kinds of sinister images, doesn’t it?   Skynet from The Terminator , with Arnold Schwarzennegger telling us he’ll be back. HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey : “I’m sorry,...Read More >

There are certain things that have improved exponentially over the past few decades. Maybe you’ll agree with me on a few: Photo editing   Remember the ‘90s when it took a degree in graphic design to be able to cover up a pimple or put your friend’s head on Arnold Schwarzenegger’s body?...Read More >

As the President of a firm specializing in project management, I've seen how complex and varied this field can be. There are more schools of thought, tools, resources, and certifications than you can shake a stick at. And psychology and personality play a major part in any successful project. Yet a...Read More >

Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement Every company has values, and every company has a culture. Here at Solarity we take our values seriously, and one of those values is continuous improvement . It sounds simple enough, but when you put it into practice, it’s actually sort of painful for...Read More >