what is the critique of lean principle? can you explain it/ ... From: Mike Dwyer <mike.dwyer1@...> Subject: RE: [leandevelopment] Chief Engineer To:...
We're using the Chief Engineer/Designer role in Architectural Engineering. As Mike knows, because he helped us develop an lean/agile approach for design,...
Hal! Good to hear from you and glad to hear that things are going well. Can you share more with us as to the parameters these folks are working on? Michael F....
Mike, I'd state from experience on generational programs to 3 month programs that time frame are irrelevant in the planning game. Done always means "done," no ...
Has anyone looked into applying the Job Instruction method (from Training With Industry) and/or Standardized Work for Agile software development? I have been...
Matt, I can't tell you if anyone else has been successful at applying a standardized method to software development, much less a structured training model for...
My apologies, I meant to forward the original email that triggered this thought, but clicked prematurely. It was a blog post from David Anderson, about trust....
Jeez you sure know how to chum the water. I agree that DONE is DONE, but what about when the CEO walk into a breakfast he served up for 15 of the "smart folks"...
ARGHHHH!! Please read the section in my blog regarding JIT I think it will help you with your immediate question and give you an historical shortcut to a ...
Nah, He was not a seagull, this was a kick butt move that removed an impediment he saw forming. Think of it as a way to alter the game of musical chairs by...
Maybe context is everything. I've seen a fair amount of shareholder value destroyed by bravado and wishful thinking. ... Maybe context is everything. I've...
If you defined "done" in those terms you're "done." All that discussion, the breakfast meeting and the continuous discussion along the way define and redefine...
James, Some of my tenets for architecture meme transmission: Know your audience - (stakeholders: business,dev,operations, support etc) and their levee height -...
Hi all, In order to implement lean we have to improve our definition of done in our company. We want to write testing code for our software. We wonder what is...
... train ... the ... of ... Matt: There is a wealth of information on testing at our resources section: http://www.netobjectives.com/resources For testing,...
... By far the best book on this subject I have ever read (and continue to read) is "Working Effectively With Legacy Code" by Michael C. Feathers. Here is the...
Matt, Let me ask you two questions, so I can improve our discussion to a different level. That might help you to find what you need: 1) How testing is done in...
I'm helping to organize the Boston area's next agile deep dive event. Our past similar events have drawn people from as far away as Iceland! If you're up for...
Hi Alan, "Using Lean Thinking to Improve Agile Testing: The New Role of QA" seems to be just the right thing to get started. It is exactly the philosophy of...
Hi Meitar, I can clearly see the relevance as a system that was built with low quality for years is in fact like a legacy system as far as bringing quality in...
Matt: Thanks. The beauty of Lean thinking is that it so often focuses more on _when_ to do things than on what. In the case of testing, Lean suggests moving...
Hi Daniel, 1. Testing right now is done after the code freeze, pure waterfall, and I have a green light starting to shine to change that. 2. When a defect is...
... Hi Matt, The connection is stronger than that. It's strongest with regard to defining what "done" means. In his book, Michael C. Feathers makes the ...
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