Methodology from Lean Manufacturing (Toyota), applied to software.
Focus: eliminate waste, deliver value.
Derived from Toyota Production System.
What it is:
Use cases:
- Startups, MVPs - Fast feedback cycles - Cost reduction environments
Origin / History:
Lean Software Development
Jeshua Abraham Perez Diaz TDSM3A
Mary & Tom Poppendieck, 2003.
Disadvantages:
Principles / Stages:
1. Eliminate Waste 2. Amplify Learning 3. Defer Commitment
- Hard cultural change - Defining 'waste' is tricky - Risk of under-specifying - Needs discipline
Advantages:
- Faster delivery - Less waste - Higher quality
4. Deliver Fast 5. Build Quality 6. Respect People 7. Optimize the Whole
- Customer focus - Empowered teams
Advantages / Benefits
- Faster delivery / reduced time‐to‐market. - Reduced waste (cost, effort). - Higher quality (build quality in). - Greater customer satisfaction & better focus on customer value. - Empowered teams; respect people.
What is Lean Software Development
A methodology that applies principles from lean manufacturing (Toyota Production System) to software development. Focuses on eliminating waste, maximizing value, speeding delivery, etc.
Disadvantages / Challenges / Limitations
- Cultural change / resistance (lean requires mindset shifts). - Hard to identify what is truly “waste” in software dev. - Overemphasis on minimalism can lead to missing features or under‐specification. - Difficulties in measuring some aspects of value or waste. - Needs mature team / discipline.
Origins / History
- Originated from lean manufacturing / TPS (Toyota). - First applied explicitly to software in “Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit” by Mary Poppendieck & Tom Poppendieck in 2003.
Truquito:
La interactividad es la pieza clave para captar el interés y la atención de tu audiencia. Un genially es interactivo porque tu público explora y se relaciona con él.
When / In what cases is it used
- Projects where speed to market and efficiency are critical. - Environments with frequent feedback & changes. - Startups with MVP focus. - When teams want to optimize costs and reduce overhead. - Also can be combined with Agile, or used within Kanban systems.
Key Principles / Stages
The lean principles often given are (seven): 1. Eliminate Waste 2. Amplify Learning 3. Defer Commitment (Decide as Late as Possible) 4. Deliver Fast 5. Build Quality In 6. Respect People 7. Optimize the Whole
Lean Software Development
JESHUA ABRAHAM PEREZ DIAZ
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Methodology from Lean Manufacturing (Toyota), applied to software.
Focus: eliminate waste, deliver value.
Derived from Toyota Production System.
What it is:
Use cases:
- Startups, MVPs - Fast feedback cycles - Cost reduction environments
Origin / History:
Lean Software Development
Jeshua Abraham Perez Diaz TDSM3A
Mary & Tom Poppendieck, 2003.
Disadvantages:
Principles / Stages:
1. Eliminate Waste 2. Amplify Learning 3. Defer Commitment
- Hard cultural change - Defining 'waste' is tricky - Risk of under-specifying - Needs discipline
Advantages:
- Faster delivery - Less waste - Higher quality
4. Deliver Fast 5. Build Quality 6. Respect People 7. Optimize the Whole
- Customer focus - Empowered teams
Advantages / Benefits
- Faster delivery / reduced time‐to‐market. - Reduced waste (cost, effort). - Higher quality (build quality in). - Greater customer satisfaction & better focus on customer value. - Empowered teams; respect people.
What is Lean Software Development
A methodology that applies principles from lean manufacturing (Toyota Production System) to software development. Focuses on eliminating waste, maximizing value, speeding delivery, etc.
Disadvantages / Challenges / Limitations
- Cultural change / resistance (lean requires mindset shifts). - Hard to identify what is truly “waste” in software dev. - Overemphasis on minimalism can lead to missing features or under‐specification. - Difficulties in measuring some aspects of value or waste. - Needs mature team / discipline.
Origins / History
- Originated from lean manufacturing / TPS (Toyota). - First applied explicitly to software in “Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit” by Mary Poppendieck & Tom Poppendieck in 2003.
Truquito:
La interactividad es la pieza clave para captar el interés y la atención de tu audiencia. Un genially es interactivo porque tu público explora y se relaciona con él.
When / In what cases is it used
- Projects where speed to market and efficiency are critical. - Environments with frequent feedback & changes. - Startups with MVP focus. - When teams want to optimize costs and reduce overhead. - Also can be combined with Agile, or used within Kanban systems.
Key Principles / Stages
The lean principles often given are (seven): 1. Eliminate Waste 2. Amplify Learning 3. Defer Commitment (Decide as Late as Possible) 4. Deliver Fast 5. Build Quality In 6. Respect People 7. Optimize the Whole