Wondering if the business leaders in Japan you are speaking with on your Lean Study Tour have insight in the suicide rate. Japan's suicide rate, already one...
Hi Apologies if you get this multiple times. We have created a new discussion group for topics related to the Lean Software and Systems Consortium. From the...
I'm still pretty new to Lean development and as I'm attending the Lean Software & Systems Conference next week, I was wondering if anyone had suggestions on...
My current client needs some help with portfolio management (don't they all?), I'm guessing they got 3-4 times as much work in flight as they can handle. Their...
The terms you are hearing recently in the software community, specifically limited WIP, are not used much in lean. The rest of the Lean and TPS world uses the...
Folks, The 2010 Kanban conference is the Lean Software & Systems Conference in Atlanta. It takes place in just 11 days time from April 21st to 23rd, at the JW...
I've been trying to apply John Seddon's definition of value and failure demand to measure the amount of waste going through a help desk that is connected to a...
from the person who brought you the dangers of agile<http://agileconsulting.blogspot.com/2009/03/dangers-of-agile.html> Our team has started to implement...
... From: Jim Womack <jwomack@...> Date: Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 5:24 PM Subject: The End of the Beginning To: robin.dymond@... Dear Robin, NUMMI closes...
Want to see and learn about Lean at the gemba in Japan? Planning for this years exciting trip to Japan is just about complete. We are going to learn from Lean...
Sorry for the last minute notice. This will be a rocking webinar, I promise. Take a big picture view of an agile transition. Info and registration at...
Mary Thx for recommending managin to learn, what a game changer, I feel like the missing link to lean, how to action lean thinking to really solve problems,...
Repected list members Just wanted to drop folks like Paul, Alan, Mary and the rest a line to let them know that the advice from this list around doing value...
In an IT org that currently has no common intake process, its leadership is trying to create a consistent ideation and project prioritization process. ...
[Hope you don't mind the cross-posting] Hi folks, We recently completed a mini-documentary (really mini: about 6 minutes and 36 seconds) about how and why we...
Hi All, Recent discussions here and experiences at work have got me thinking. As change consultants wouldn't it be a great idea to "vet" our clients "before"...
I'm putting together a half day to full day education workshop for a bunch of execs around lean software delivery. I've given the execs some previous training...
Thanks for the link Vic! Interesting paper. It looks like most of the Lean lit. is based on the author's partial understanding of what TPS is (as defined by...
Chain chain chain, chain of fools... The famous RnB hit (commitments version) has been round my head as of late. Our recent discussions on VSMs and discussions...
folks, I put together a high-level review on how to do value Stream mapping specifically for IT and software development. It/s mostly inspired by people like...
For the 3'rd time in a row we are arranging a Go See For Yourself study trip to Japan and we still have seats available. The tour takes place April 19-23. We...
Dear all, I just finished one idea I had in mind for quite some time. It's the story (comic book style) of a funny panda who tries to implement Scrum in...
Hi guys I have reached the reorder point in my current book and need reading tips. You don't need to repeat any tips you have previously posted on this list if...
Hi all, The Agile community in Quebec City will be hosting an Agile Tour in October, a full day of Agile presentations, workshops, experience reports for I.T...
Greetings, I have been given the task of putting together a reading list to help an entire company (meaning all employees) understand Lean. There is already a...
Everyone, After reading and researching into lean as it applies to software, one common thread I've seen is an emphasis on simple, highly visible tools to...
I have found some of the postings in the last day or two somewhat disturbing and distracting. I think it is better for myself and others on the list that I go...
I'm writing a Panel session proposal for Agile 2010 "Iteration Shootout at the Kanban Corral". I'm looking for 2 people to argue for iterations against 2...
Announcing Deep Agile 2010: Empowering Teams with Agile Games SAVE THE DATE, May 15 and 16, for a weekend of learning and fun at the fourth annual Deep Agile...
Six Sigma implementations often suffer due to lack of support from those directly affected. I believe Scrum could be valuable in supporting Six Sigma adoption...
