Lean thinking is too often narrowly focused on physical processes, causing serious shortcomings, which limit Lean’s substantial benefits. Revised to consider the emerging global economy, Lean Performance ERP Project Management, Second Edition integrates strategy, people, process, and information technology into a project management methodology that applies Lean Thinking to all processes. It leverages Lean principles, tools, and practices to improve and then continuously improve management decision processes, information/support processes, and their linkages to Lean physical processes.

精益思想往往过于狭隘地关注物理过程，导致严重的缺陷，从而限制了精益的实质性好处。考虑到新兴的全球经济，精益绩效ERP项目管理，第二版集成战略，人，过程，和信息技术成为一个项目管理方法，应用精益思想的所有进程。它利用精益原则、工具和实践来改进并持续改进管理决策流程、信息/支持流程及其与精益物理流程的联系。