Create focus
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Create focus

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Focus involves limiting the number of simultaneous initiatives to enhance efficiency and quality in organizations.
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Focus means limiting the number of initiatives at a time to avoid scattered efforts and delays in project completion.
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  • "Stop Starting, Start Finishing!"
  • Focus on value-adding value streams
  • Clearly align goals
  • Make bottlenecks and waiting times visible
  • Setting common priorities

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Purpose: Focus is about limiting the number of initiatives or tasks being worked on at any given time. Many organizations fall into the trap of starting too many projects simultaneously, leading to scattered efforts and long delays in completing any of them.
How it works: The organization establishes limits on the amount of work in progress (WIP) by setting clear priorities. By focusing on fewer tasks or initiatives at once, teams can complete work faster, reduce waste, and ensure quality.
Why it's important: When work is overly fragmented across too many initiatives, it tends to take much longer to complete, and the quality of the output can suffer. Focus ensures that the organization is completing valuable work quickly rather than spreading its resources too thin.
Example: A product development team may decide to only focus on three high-priority features at a time rather than working on ten features in parallel. This ensures quicker delivery and better coordination.

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