https://brianguthrie.com/tags/manufacturing/Gears Within GearsHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usThu, 16 Jul 2026 14:30:12 +0000https://brianguthrie.com/p/the-tyranny-of-the-plan/Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:07:01 -0500https://brianguthrie.com/p/the-tyranny-of-the-plan/<p><em>This is a transcription of a talk given by <a href="https://www.leanessays.com/">Mary Poppendieck</a>, <a href="https://www.infoq.com/presentations/tyranny-of-plan/">The Tyranny of the Plan</a>, lightly edited by me for readability and brevity. A similar transcription was previously <a href="https://chrisgagne.com/1255/mary-poppendiecks-the-tyranny-of-the-plan/">hosted here</a>, with Mary&rsquo;s permission, but has since been taken down. I share it here because I think it&rsquo;s an important talk and worth preserving, and I hope it will as be useful to others as it has been to me. All insights are hers, and errors mine.</em></p>