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\"feature_Lean-IT\"Defining Lean<\/h2>\n

Many people think of lean as an inventory management or process improvement philosophy, but in reality, it is much more. Lean is a management strategy that puts a laser focus on waste \u2014 seeking to eliminate waste wherever it occurs. That\u2019s why lean moved so successfully off the shop floor through the entire enterprise and why it now permeates the thinking in diverse industries such as financial institutions, hospitals and fast food outlets.<\/p>\n

One of the most difficult parts of seeking out waste in all its forms is that waste takes so many forms that it\u2019s often hard to identify. It\u2019s relatively easy to recognize scrap or excess motion as waste, but it\u2019s a lot harder to recognize the waste inherent in missed opportunities. CIOs have been looking for ways to make IT lean for at least a decade, and enforcing the use of the Cloud ERP solution<\/a> is one big way to make IT lean. Eliminating one-off\u00a0spreadsheets and duplicate data entry is an obvious way to reduce wasted resources and streamline business processes, but there\u2019s a simple and more obvious way to eliminate an even sneakier form of waste. Move to the cloud.<\/p>\n

Moving Towards Lean IT with Cloud Computing<\/h2>\n

Eliminating activities that don\u2019t add value in the eyes of the customers is a core principle. Cloud computing eliminates the need to spend time on repetitive tasks that add no value to the user, the customer of IT. Activities such as backups, database tuning, managing print queues and other routine but essential repetitive tasks can be easily outsourced, freeing up IT for more strategic activities.<\/p>\n

By eliminating the time and attention the IT team spends on these tasks, the company now has more access to an important resource \u2014 the combined knowledge and experience of the IT team freed to focus on streamlining business processes or planning the company\u2019s technology strategy. While not a \u201cwaste\u201d in the conventional understanding of the concept, spending resources on less valuable tasks at the expense of more strategic initiatives is definitely a form of waste.<\/p>\n