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Tuck is a consulting firm focused on project management; of course we’re going to apply project management principles to address this problem – specifically, lean project management. Lean project management originated from the Toyota Production System, a concept developed at the carmaker between 1948 and 1975 to maximize value while minimizing waste (of effort, materials, money, and time).

For Tuck consultants and clients, waste comes in the form of misallocated effort and time. The way we check our email, manage documents, and even how we run our workstations have an impact on the environment.

Here are five strategies for minimizing such waste.