Lean-Thinking takes a systemic view of product development. It gives us insights and tools to discover how we can remove delays and waste to deliver value to our customers early while raising quality and lowering costs as a result. This talk will:
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Welcome to our Lean Software Resources page. Net Objectives is the premier provider of training, consulting and coaching in Lean Software Development. To learn more about the on-site and public Lean Software Training we can provide, please click here.
If you are just starting to learn about Lean we recommend the chapter An Agile Developers Guide to Lean Software Development from our upcoming book Lean-Agile Software Development: Achieving Enterprise and Team Agility, or the Executive Briefing on Why and How to Become Agile webinar.
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When attempting to adopt best practices we often can't see the forest for the trees. We can see what we are doing wrong, but how will that help us to see what to do right? In this article, we will discuss a few common Lean Anti-Patterns.
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This is a great resource to learn about lean thinking in general (not particular to software).
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The 2009 Lean/Kanban Conference in Miami was a watershed event for both me and the industry. I personally found it to be the most impactful and enjoyable conference I've ever attended (and I've attended over 50 of them).
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This is the wiki for the Lean-Agile-Scrum User group.
Alan Shalloway also puts some of his thoughts on Lean modeling up here.
Alan Shalloway also puts some of his thoughts on Lean modeling up here.
Past Webinar
past webinar
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Lightning Webinars are short (less than 15 minute) videos that are focused on specific topics of Lean, Agile, and Kanban for business-driven software development.
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Great resource for Lean and Kanban Software Development
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“What drives Toyota? The presumption of imperfection – and a distinctly American refusal to accept it.”
Excellent article on Toyota by Fast Company.
Excellent article on Toyota by Fast Company.
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A posting at Yahoo groups by Mary Poppendieck about constant challenging and changing the standard based on the scientific method as espoused by Taiichi Ohno.
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While we are not in manufacturing, the advice Gary gives here on the role of management is compelling and useful and consistent with our needs.
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Product portfolio management has become an essential discipline for all development organizations that want to achieve enterprise agility.
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It is easy for a team to transition to Lean-Agile software development: Pick a good pilot project, get some training, re-arrange the workspace, learn the process, maybe use a coach. It has been done thousands of times. It is easy but all too often, there is no benefit for the organization.
Business and Strategy Development
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12:30pm-1:30pm. Friday, March 16Kanban & Developer Track
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10:30am-11:30am. Friday, March 16Executive & Business Track
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9:00am-10:15am. Tuesday, February 21Agile Mini-Conference for Microsoft Session
Past Webinar
past webinar
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This session provides an overview of BDSD. It presents the reasons an organization must become agile, not merely their teams, and why incremental delivery of products is an essential path towards this. Outline:
Past Webinar
past webinar
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This session provides an overview of how to do product portfolio management and release planning at an enterprise level. Lean-Agile methods do not necessarily mean to move forward in a totally blind manner – discovering what you will be working on for the business just before you do it.
Past Webinar
past webinar
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Many organizations start their agile transformation with a pilot project – that is, taking a single team agile. This fails to achieve enterprise success most of the time for several reasons. Amongst these are the team is often not the major impediment to business agility.
Past Webinar
past webinar
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Recent experience reports show that Kanban is typically easier to implement and gets far superior results than Scrum. Why is this? This session describes the difference between these two approaches.
Past Webinar
past webinar
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Management has long seemed to be the forgotten aspect of Lean-Agile organizations. Many in the agile community even talk about protecting their teams from management.
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In this article, Kanban is described as a systems approach to software development that affects many different types of behaviors. Also mentioned are a few of the common misconceptions people have about Kanban in order to help clarify what Kanban is and is not.
Past Webinar
past webinar
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This presentation describes Agile methods from the perspective of the business needs of the company. In other words, instead of focusing on the technical details of Agility, this talk focuses on the business motivations for it.
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This tutorial answers the questions many executives have about Agile. It discusses why incremental delivery of business value is critical.
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The common model of a product owner works well for small to medium scale Agile adoption. However, for large scale Agile adoption one must expand the role to include a product manager that works with the business stakeholders while the product owner focuses on driving the teams.
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Hi, this is Alan Shalloway. I'm writing this book and am making it available while I am writing it for two reasons. First, you may find it useful, even in this preliminary state.
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10:30am-11:30am. Friday, March 16Kanban & Developer Track
Past Webinar
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This session describes how Lean Software Development is based on Just-In-Time and utilization theory. It also covers the principles of Lean Software Development: “Optimize the Whole”, “Eliminate Waste”, and “Build Quality” in.
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2:15pm-3:15pm. Friday, March 16Executive & Business Track
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9:00am-10:00am. Friday, March 16Keynote
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Lean-Agile Software Development: Achieving Enterprise Agilityby Alan Shalloway, Guy Beaver, and Jim Trott.
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Kanban Software Development represents the next generation of Agile methods. It focuses on the flow of work to lower delays to delivery and increase quality. Kanban is based on the science of product development flow and Lean-Thinking.
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Alan’s talk at Lean Kanban Benelux “Lean-Kanban is about People”.
Past Webinar
past webinar
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See a description of the entire Lean SSC 2011 Webinar Series Kanban has been called a set of tools by many people. Kanban, however, is much more than that.
Past Webinar
past webinar
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See a description of the entire Lean SSC 2011 Webinar Series An introduction to a key methodology which allows Lean to connect Agile practices with delivery of business value to achi
Past Webinar
past webinar
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See a description of the entire Lean SSC 2011 Webinar Series Agile development methods and CMMI (Capability Maturity Mode® Integration) best practices are often perceived to be at od
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An Event For Microsoft Employees Only (Contractors not eligible)
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For those who came to learn how to start a transition of improvement in their organizations that included business stakeholders, management and the development team, Net Objectives showed how with its 1-day, 2-track conference on Lean, Kanban and technical practices.
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past webinar
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A session in the Project Your Future... Plan It Now! PMI Puget Sound Chapter 2011 Conference
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10:45am-11:45am. Tuesday, February 21, 2012Agile Mini-Conference for Microsoft Session
Past Webinar
past webinar
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This webinar is part of the Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise with Lean Software Development series.
Past Webinar
past webinar
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See a description of the entire Scrum, Lean and Kanban: A Pragmatic Webinar Series A common challenge Scrum teams have is what to do with interruptions.
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12:30pm-1:30pm. Friday, March 16Kanban & Developer Track
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12:30pm-1:30pm. Friday, March 16Executive & Business TrackWe will present an overview of how to define, prioritize, and sequence releasable increments of business value for Projects. Topics include:
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10:45am-11:45am. Tuesday, February 21, 2012Agile Mini-Conference for Microsoft Session
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presentation
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4:00pm-5:00pm. Friday, March 16Executive & Business TrackThis talk provides an overview of the topics, effort and areas impacted when implementing Lean-Agile across your organization. Topics include:
Past Webinar
past webinar
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This webinar is part of the Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise with Lean Software Development series.
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11:30am-12:15pm. Friday, March 9, 2012AgilePalooza 2012
Executive Management
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9:00am-10:15am. Tuesday, February 21Agile Mini-Conference for Microsoft Session
Past Webinar
past webinar
(registered access)
This session provides an overview of BDSD. It presents the reasons an organization must become agile, not merely their teams, and why incremental delivery of products is an essential path towards this. Outline:
Past Webinar
past webinar
(registered access)
This session provides an overview of how to do product portfolio management and release planning at an enterprise level. Lean-Agile methods do not necessarily mean to move forward in a totally blind manner – discovering what you will be working on for the business just before you do it.
Past Webinar
past webinar
(registered access)
Many organizations start their agile transformation with a pilot project – that is, taking a single team agile. This fails to achieve enterprise success most of the time for several reasons. Amongst these are the team is often not the major impediment to business agility.
Past Webinar
past webinar
(registered access)
Management has long seemed to be the forgotten aspect of Lean-Agile organizations. Many in the agile community even talk about protecting their teams from management.
Past Webinar
past webinar
(guest access)
This presentation describes Agile methods from the perspective of the business needs of the company. In other words, instead of focusing on the technical details of Agility, this talk focuses on the business motivations for it.
Article
article
(guest access)
This tutorial answers the questions many executives have about Agile. It discusses why incremental delivery of business value is critical.
Presentation
presentation
(registered access)
2:15pm-3:15pm. Friday, March 16Executive & Business Track
Past Webinar
past webinar
(registered access)
See a description of the entire Lean SSC 2011 Webinar Series The webinar is catered for top management either in preparation for transitioning their organization to Lean-Agile method
Past Webinar
past webinar
(registered access)
See a description of the entire Lean SSC 2011 Webinar Series An introduction to a key methodology which allows Lean to connect Agile practices with delivery of business value to achi
Presentation
presentation
(guest access)
An Event For Microsoft Employees Only (Contractors not eligible)
Past Webinar
past webinar
(guest access)
This webinar is part of the Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise with Lean Software Development series.
Presentation
presentation
(registered access)
4:00pm-5:00pm. Friday, March 16Executive & Business TrackThis talk provides an overview of the topics, effort and areas impacted when implementing Lean-Agile across your organization. Topics include:
Management
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presentation
(registered access)
9:00am-10:15am. Tuesday, February 21Agile Mini-Conference for Microsoft Session
Past Webinar
past webinar
(registered access)
This session provides an overview of BDSD. It presents the reasons an organization must become agile, not merely their teams, and why incremental delivery of products is an essential path towards this. Outline:
Past Webinar
past webinar
(registered access)
Recent experience reports show that Kanban is typically easier to implement and gets far superior results than Scrum. Why is this? This session describes the difference between these two approaches.
Past Webinar
past webinar
(registered access)
Management has long seemed to be the forgotten aspect of Lean-Agile organizations. Many in the agile community even talk about protecting their teams from management.
Presentation
presentation
(guest access)
The common model of a product owner works well for small to medium scale Agile adoption. However, for large scale Agile adoption one must expand the role to include a product manager that works with the business stakeholders while the product owner focuses on driving the teams.
Past Webinar
past webinar
(guest access)
An overview and introduction to Lean thinking applied to software development.Agenda:Lean as Fast-Flexible FlowAn integration of Lean Thinking and Lean Software DevelopmentLean Thinking
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2:15pm-3:15pm. Friday, March 16Executive & Business Track
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Lean Software Development has deep roots. Lean jumped into the software world about a decade ago but has still mostly been considered an extension of the main body of Lean, which is rooted in manufacturing.
Past Webinar
past webinar
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See a description of the entire Lean SSC 2011 Webinar Series An introduction to a key methodology which allows Lean to connect Agile practices with delivery of business value to achi
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presentation
(guest access)
An Event For Microsoft Employees Only (Contractors not eligible)
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presentation
(registered access)
10:45am-11:45am. Tuesday, February 21, 2012Agile Mini-Conference for Microsoft Session
Past Webinar
past webinar
(guest access)
This webinar is part of the Scaling Scrum to the Enterprise with Lean Software Development series.
Past Webinar
past webinar
(registered access)
See a description of the entire Scrum, Lean and Kanban: A Pragmatic Webinar Series While Kanban is more than a set of tools, the tools of Kanban can be used by existing Scrum tea
Past Webinar
past webinar
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See a description of the entire Scrum, Lean and Kanban: A Pragmatic Webinar Series As Scrum’s adoption has increased so has the size of the organizations attempting to find succe
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presentation
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10:45am-11:45am. Tuesday, February 21, 2012Agile Mini-Conference for Microsoft Session
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4:00pm-5:00pm. Friday, March 16Executive & Business TrackThis talk provides an overview of the topics, effort and areas impacted when implementing Lean-Agile across your organization. Topics include:
Past Webinar
past webinar
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An overview of the insights that Lean-Agile contributes to Portfolio Management
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11:30am-12:15pm. Friday, March 9, 2012AgilePalooza 2012
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