Levelling the workload

The Trouble with Dedicated Resources: Leveling the Workload

Published by Adrian Fegan in Lean Laboratory, Lean QA, Lean R&D, Lean RA on January 17, 2019

Dedication of resources may seem like a good way to have “Subject Matter Experts” (SMEs) get through work quickly, but it gives rise to a costly productivity penalty. The antidote is to level the workload across the team (without compromising the important role of the SME!).