Find the constraint in the flow
Identify the active constraint by observing queues, handoffs, and demand pace.
The moment A compliance review is late every Friday. Everyone blames Nora because her approval is the last visible step. The next choice either reveals the system or hides the problem. Lean principle Find the constraint in the flow Lean flow work asks where value stops, not who looks busy. The constraint may be a person, a queue rule, missing input quality, batch timing, or a decision policy. The mechanism is seeing wait states. When you observe where work accumulates and what releases it, you can change the system instead of pressuring the last person in line. Shortcut Debate from…
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