tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865768815327716731.post8862857452450500311..comments2024-03-01T00:44:55.120-05:00Comments on The Lean Insider: Was Michael Hammer A Lean Business Guru?Michael Sinocchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00599950068521490710noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865768815327716731.post-55248938573514210982008-09-07T00:16:00.000-04:002008-09-07T00:16:00.000-04:00I remember Dr. Hammer for two things. One, when R...I remember Dr. Hammer for two things. One, when Reengineering started to have problems, he came out with "Beyond Reengineering", which addressed the people issues that the original book missed. And two, when my former employer embarked on an SAP installation, we used a video from Dr. Hammer in our training, which was a very effective way to address the massive change that SAP brought to the organization. I credit Dr. Hammer for bringing awareness of "process" to businesses that weren't thinking in those terms. Not necessarily "lean", but process thinking nonetheless. I'm saddened by his passing.Dean Blisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18034549658270609406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5865768815327716731.post-81008926621853416762008-09-06T05:48:00.000-04:002008-09-06T05:48:00.000-04:00There are some similarities - but there is one key...There are some similarities - but there is one key difference. Hammer advocated that change was decided by and imposed on workers by management.<BR/><BR/>In Lean, workers devise their own changes with the involvement and support of management. this means that the solutions devised are more responsive to local contexts and demands and can be more easily adapted as the environment and customer requirements change because those at the workface understand why process was redesigned the way it was and hence know when a redesign could be an improvement.<BR/><BR/>with best wishes<BR/><BR/>Alan<BR/>-- <BR/>Alan Mossman<BR/>The Change Business Ltd UK<BR/>www.linkedin.com/in/alanmossmanalanmossmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706188164737740818noreply@blogger.com