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Feeding the Agile Beast

Presented by Dean Stevens on Aug 18, 2010 Length 00:44:27     Download: MP3
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Sections
Process & Practices,
Architecture & Design,
Enterprise Architecture
Topics
Delivering Value ,
Agile ,
Business
Tags
Lean ,
Kanban ,
Lean Software & Systems Conference
 

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Summary
Dean Stevens proposes a way of integrating the business value concept into everyday Agile activity in order to achieve a higher value for an enterprise.

Bio
Dean Stevens consults with business executives committed to operational excellence, blending expertise and experience in Operations Management, Lean Principles, Project Management and IT to develop high impact solutions. He received certifications as a Trainer in Operations Management from APICS, Six Sigma, Strategic Sourcing and ISO 9000.

About the conference
LeanSSC2010 Lean Software and Systems Conference 2010 — the place to learn about Lean, Pull Systems and Kanban. Understand how established industrial engineering theory can apply to software development process. The conference will assist organizations that depend on software – from start-ups to those that build complex, software intensive products, systems & services – with the application of Lean Thinking throughout the enterprise.
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