Implementing Lean

Software Development :
From Concept to Cash
 By
Mary Poppendieck
Pearson Education (US)

Lean manufacturing is a management philosophy focusing on

reduction of the 7 wastes (Over-production, Waiting time,
Transportation, Processing, Inventory, Motion and Scrap) in
manufactured products. These principles have revolutionized
manufacturing and have been adopted by the most innovative
product companies including Toyota and 3M. In 2003 the
Poppendieck's published "Lean Software Development: An Agile
Toolkit" which showed how these same lean principles can be
successfully applied to software development. Since that publication
 the authors have increased their understanding of Lean and Agile
problems faced by large organizations and have emerged as leading
advocates for bringing Lean production techniques to software
development. While their first book provides an introduction,
theoretical advice and a reference to Lean, this follow-up
incorporates their gained knowledge and understanding of what
works and goes steps further to provide hands-on guidance for
implementing a Lean system. Using historical case studies from
prominent companies such as Polaris, Lockheed and Fujistu the
authors prove the overall value of Lean practices and shows how to
effectively apply these methods to software production.

Pearson Education (US)

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