Zahir Hussain

Dear Mr. VK, Most of the members has shared their views as Management process is a value adding activity, including me. But the example given above "the report making" was a value adding item but now it is not since the technologies available to do such works. So NVA and VA shall be periodically reviewed corresponding to the latest vogues I would like to copy the extract of Mr. Suresh Jayaram 05 may 2009, that, if we rate it as NVA there is room for improvement since NVA is a actionable workfront. if we rate it as VA there are chances of no improvement on it. So it is always advisable to consider a doubtful activity as a non value adding to open the room for improvement. Zahir Hussain

Planning also helps us to find and eliminate the exact way of completing project in the quickest way or shortest way. CPM and PERT. I can say planning and other managment processes budgeting, resource planningis are the acitivities helps to identify, filter and eliminate the NVA. Management activities may not be a value adding item for product and customer may not pay for it. But it helps to save the money and it is a value adding acitivity for any management. If a product is delivered to customer/user without having a management processes it may cost them more than the price with management processes.