As global competitiveness comes to the
software development industry, the search is on for a better way to
create first-class software rapidly, repeatedly, and reliably. Lean
initiatives in manufacturing, logistics, and services have led to
dramatic improvements in cost, quality and delivery time; can they do
the same for software development? The short answer is “Absolutely!”
Of the many methods that have arisen to
improve software development, Lean is emerging as one that is grounded
in decades of work understanding how to make processes better. Lean
thinking focuses on giving customers what they want, when and where they
want it, without a wasted motion or wasted minute.
In this workshop you will learn how to
apply lean principles such as:
Rapid Response, Constant Learning, Built-in Quality, Local
Responsibility and Global Optimization to software development
by working through real problems with your peers
.
You will learn how to:
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Develop
a value stream map for your current software development
organization, and then create a new map for the future.
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Reorganize the software development
process around short development cycles that speed the
delivery of real value.
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Understand how to drive software quality by moving testing
to the front and center of the development process.
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Assess the state of your basic
disciplines which determine your software development
process capability.
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Gauge the capacity of your software development organization
and limit work to match that capacity.
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Engage people by moving responsibility and decision making
to the development team.
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Apply classic process improvement methods to real problems
in your environment.
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Create measurements that drive optimized results for the
whole organization.
My
sincere thanks for this marvelous course. I can
already see three or four immediate and relatively
painless changes that we can make here that will
have a profound effect on the way that we go about
developing our products.
My only regret is that too few of my colleagues
were able to attend. I will definitely be recommending
to my boss tomorrow that we bring this course in house
as soon as possible.
--
Mark
Mydland, Getty Images
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Course Description
This workshop is an even mixture of lecture
and small group work on case studies. After each topic is presented,
attendees apply the concept to a real project of someone in the group.
The format provides an in-depth exploration of strategies for applying
the seven
lean
principles of:
- Eliminate Waste
- Create Knowledge
- Build Quality In
- Defer Commitment
- Deliver Fast
- Respect People
- Improve the System
In addition, practical implementation
techniques are covered, including:
