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Second Generation Lean Product Development: From Cargo Cult to Science

Community
Agile
Topics
Agile in the Enterprise,
Agile Techniques

Don Reinertsen discusses the concepts behind second generation lean product development. He shows some of the quantifiable economic trade-offs associated with queue management, batch size reduction, WIP constraints, cadence, and flow control. He explains why the ideas of lean manufacturing, though perfect for the predictable work of manufacturing, are inadequate for product developers.

News about Lean

Continuous Deployment, In Practice

Community
Agile
Topics
Delivering Quality,
Delivering Value,
Deployment / Datacenter

Continuous deployment has gained a recent buzz in the Lean-slanted "eliminate work-in-progess" movement. But while many may find this an intriguing and logically worthwhile objective, many less can visualize how this might actually be achieved. Ash Maurya helps to fill this gap by describing his experience with making it happen at his company.

Lean + Real Options = Reduced Complexity and Risk

Community
Agile
Topics
Customers & Requirements,
Agile Techniques

Real Options, a decision-making process based on Financial Option mathematics, was mentioned by Kent Beck in his 1999 "white book," Extreme Progamming Explained. More recently, Agilists have been exploring how Real Options intersects with Agile. Now Chris Matts and Olav Maassen specifically address the Lean Software community, proposing that application of Real Options improves Lean Development.

Articles about Lean

Agile Lessons from a Management Guru

Community
Agile
Topics
Delivering Quality

Deming was one of a select group of thought leaders who have shaped modern management over the last century. He is best known for the impact he had on Japanese businesses with his teachings on design, manufacturing, sales and quality. The first three of Deming's fourteen points are examined in detail in the context of Agile software development.

The Current Direction of Agile

Community
Agile
Topics
Agile Techniques

This article focuses on some of the recent trends within the Agile community by briefly describing some alternatives to today’s well known Agile processes. Particularly focusing on estimation, forecasting deliverables and the increased impact Lean manufacturing has had on the Agile community.

Presentations about Lean

Jeff Patton on Lean Product Discovery

Community
Agile
Topics
Agile Techniques

Think of a product you love, one you'd recommend to a friend. What makes the product valuable? While I'm not a mind reader, I'm confident you weren't thinking: "lack of bugs" or "time to market." The most difficult part isn't delivery, but the discovery of products that are truly valuable to the people that use them. Jeff Patton explores applying Lean thinking to product discovery.

Lessons from Target Value Design

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Agile
Topics
Agile Techniques

Target-Value Design (TVD) turns design upside-down, some examples are: - Rather than estimate based on a detailed design, design based on a detailed estimate. - Rather than narrow choices with design, carry solution sets far into the design process. TVD offers designers an opportunity to engage in the design conversation concurrently with people who procure services and execute the design.

Interviews about Lean

Lean Organizations to Support Agile Teams

Community
Agile
Topics
Agile in the Enterprise,
Leadership,
Adopting Agile

Robin Dymond gives an overview of Lean, how it can help take Agile to the 'next level' and why organizations that fail to change will not have successful Agile teams. Robin describes an organizational mismatch between traditional hierarchies and team structures. He believes that organizations will need to reorganize around teams to get the most out of Agile.

Interview: Mary and Tom Poppendieck on using Lean for Competitive Advantage

Community
Agile
Topics
Delivering Value,
Methodologies

Lean software gurus Mary and Tom Poppendieck share their years of practical experience, as they speak on the history of Lean thinking, the value of fast delivery and deferred committment, their use of Value Stream Mapping to identify and reduce waste, the importance of identifying and dealing well with cross-organizational and inter-organizational boundaries, and how Lean relates to RUP and Scrum.

Books about Lean

Kanban and Scrum - making the most of both

Community
Agile
Topics
Agile Techniques

Scrum and Kanban are two flavours of Agile software development. So how do they relate to each other? Part I illustrates the similarities and differences between Kanban and Scrum, comparing for understanding, not for judgement.Part II is a case study illustrating how a Scrum-based development organization implemented Kanban in their operations and support teams.