Lean software development
This presentation explores the nature of motivation and the place of metrics and measurement in software development, and how lean software development principles and practices shed light on motivation and metrics and how they can be used to support deep organizational improvement. We will examine the nature of motivation in …
Michael Sahota talks about how Scrum and Kanban are complementary practices that should be used (or not) depending on the context. [youtube QV9SettOtXY]
How to use Kanban practices for Scrum teams that support existing products and receive a lot of urgent requests during a sprint [youtube dH7HipySK0I]
XP created the agile catwalk 10 years ago. In the last years, Scrum has taken over the spot in the limelight and now Lean and Kanban are gaining mind share. We have trends. Some of them are short-lived fads, some become mainstream. 10 years ago, teams implemented revolutionary changes with …
The application of Lean principles, Kanban and pull-systems theory along with Goldratt’s Theory of Constraints revolutionised the manufacturing world in the second half of the twentieth century. Belatedly, the software world is waking up to the transformative effects these tools can have. There are still no silver bullets in the …
In today’s business climate, ”more-for -less” is becoming very important. Applying “Lean Thinking” promises to deliver business results by greatly increasing quality, throughput, and productivity for organizations. An understanding of “lean concepts” can be used by Project Managers to improve process and enable IT organizations to more efficiently and effectively …
