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Waste
Any activity that consumes resources and produces no added value to the product or service a customer receives. Tom and Mary Poppendieck identify waste is 1) anything that does not add customer value 2) anything that has been started but is not in production 3) anything that delays development 4) any extra features 5) making the wrong thing. Also known as muda.