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Mary Poppendieck on The Role of Leadership in Software Development

Presented by Mary Poppendieck on Nov 27, 2007 Length 01:29:30
Sections
Process & Practices
Topics
Leadership ,
Collaboration ,
Teamwork ,
Agile
Tags
Agile2007 ,
Toyota Production System ,
Lean ,
Management ,
Value & Metrics
 

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Summary
In this 90-minute talk from the Agile2007 conference, Lean software thought leader Mary Poppendieck reviewed 20th century management theories, including Toyota and Deming, and went on to talk about "the matrix problem", alignment, waste cutting, planning and standards. She closed by addressing the role of measurement: "cash flow thinking" over "balance sheet thinking".

Bio
Mary Poppendieck (poppendieck.com) teaches and consults worldwide on Lean principles for software. Her approach identifies real business value and enables product teams to realize that value.

About the conference
The Agile Alliance organizes an annual international Agile conference, which brings together the key people in the Agile space to talk about techniques and technologies, attitudes and policies, research and experience, and the management and development sides of Agile software development.

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