My Role: Accounting
Lean Accounting
“Accounting is no longer observers of lean. We are now drivers of lean in our organization.”
– Manufacturing CFO
Learning Loop
The Lean Frontiers Learning Loop takes you from basic awareness and knowledge through skill development and mastery with the annual Lean Accounting & Management Summit a key stopping point.

Accounting is pivotal in measuring and motivating lean behaviors
FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE
- Access our free resources to begin your learning journey.
- Take the self-pace, on-line Lean Accounting Knowledge Certification course.
ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE
- Attend the annual Lean Accounting & Management Summit where you’ll learn from thought leaders and practitioners.
- Join our friends Nick Katko & Mike De Luca for regular Community Chats.
SKILL DEVELOPMENT
- Participate in hands-on workshops at the annual Lean Accounting & Management Summit.
- Receive coaching and consulting from our friends at BMA, Inc.
COACHING DEVELOPMENT
- Share your knowledge with others by presenting at the Lean Accounting & Management Summit.
MASTERY
- Learn by doing, sustained over time.
UPCOMING EVENTS RELATED TO Accounting
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HELPFUL RESOURCES
Accounting Resources
Lean Accounting: What’s it all about? by Brian Maskell and Bruce Baggaley
Japanese Translation – Lean Accounting: What’s it all about? by Brian Maskell and Bruce Baggaley
Why Lean Accounting? by Brian Maskell
Lean Sustainability Requires a Change in Culture by Michele Nash-Hoff
Lean Principles Must Expand Beyond Shop Floor by Michele Nash-Hoff
Practicing Lean is Theme of Lean Accounting Summit by Michele Nash-Hoff (featured in Industry Week)
Exploring the Role of Standard Costing in Lean Manufacturing Enterprises: A Structuration Theory Approach by Manjunath Rao and Andrew Bargerstock
Can ROI and Lean Co-Exist? by Orest Fiume, Michael Balle, Dan Jones, and Jacques Chaize
40% Increase in US Manufacturing is Achievable by Harry Moser
Production is Wealth Creation by Jim Huntzinger
“Measurement And Utilization Of “Free Capacity” At Production Sites: Based On The Theory Of Gemba Kaizen Costing” by Shino Hiiragi and Yasuyuki Kazusa
Accounting for the Right Reasons by Jim Huntzinger
Unleashing Wealth Creation by Jim Huntzinger and Matt Zayko
Operational Excellence for the Cost Accountant by Gary Kapanowski
Muda in the Business Case by Gary Kapanowski and Benjamin Benson
Decoding Value at the Source: The ABCs of lean Production Metrics by Tom Jackson
The Convergence of Lean and Standard CostAccounting Part 1 by Gary Kapanowski
Supporting Management Decision-Making: Cost Analysis in the Lean Enterprise by Mark Pickering
How Can I Show My CEO That Lean is the Right Thing To Do by Orest Fiume
Don’t Shed Accounting, Re-Engineer It – With Strategy Management and A3 Thinking by Tom Jackson
Lean Strategy Implementation: Success is Achievable Through the Accountant by Gary Kapanowski
Practicing Lean Accounting by Nick Katko and Mike De Luca
Practical Lean Accounting: A Proven System for Measuring and Managing the Lean Enterprise by Brian Maskell
Making the Numbers Count: The Accountant as Change Agent on the World-Class Team by Brian Maskell
Real Numbers: Management Accounting in a Lean Organization by Jean Cunningham and Orest Fiume
Who’s Counting? A Lean Accounting Business Model by Jerry Solomon
Lean Accounting: Best Practices for Sustainable Integration by Joe Stenzel
Lean Cost Management: Accounting for Lean by Establishing Flow by Jim Huntzinger
The Lean CFO: Architect of the Lean Management System by Nick Katko
The Lean Business Management System: Lean Accounting Principles & Practices Toolkit by Brian Maskell, Bruce Baggaley, Nick Katko, David Paino, and Susan Lilly
Networking Groups
Lean Accounting & Management Community LinkedIn Group