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Chapter 9.

TEAM CLEANING
Team Cleaning in a Team of Three or More
Most of what we've discussed in this chapter applies to a team of
three. The jobs are a Kitchen Person, a Bathroom Person, and the
Duster.

Team Cleaning in a Team of Two
In a team of two, one person starts as the Bathroom Person and
the other as the Kitchen Person. The Team Leader is the one
who finishes the initial assignment first—normally the
bathroom. The Team Leader then changes the bathroom tray
into a duster tray and starts dusting. The Kitchen Person starts
vacuuming with the Big Vac after finishing the kitchen. Make
adjustments so that each time the two of you clean you come
closer and closer to finishing at the same time. It is simpler for
two people to finish at the same time than three, since there are
fewer possibilities for how to divide up the work.

Team Cleaning in a Team of One
This is the most efficient way possible. No decisions, no
negotiations—just follow the PMC methods and you get faster
every time you do it.

Recording Your Improvement
Your company will likely have you record both the start and
stop time of each house you and/or your team cleans. Use this
as a training tool. Observe yourself to be sure you haven’t
introduced some backtracking or other violations of the PMC
Rules. Also observe your teammates and make sure they are
also following the PMC Rules the way they were taught to do.

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