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Thinking Tools
for Technology Leaders
1 Day
Manager's Workshop
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| What do PatientKeeper, a hospital data
management system, and Zara, a high fashion clothing chain, have in
common with Dell Computer and Toyota Motor Corporation? All four
companies are overwhelming their competition with a constant flood of
new products that seem to be exactly what customers want, even as they
set the standard for quality and value. How do they do it? To these
companies, Lean Thinking is a way of life: Rapid Response, Constant
Learning, Built-in Quality, Local Responsibility and Global Optimization
are part of the culture. Today’s
Software Technology leaders need to make difficult strategic decisions,
including:
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How can I reduce cost while
improving quality and predictability? |
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How can we improve the ROI of our
software investments? |
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How can we make software a
competitive advantage? |
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How can we use software to help
grow the business? |
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How can we improve our relationship
with our customers? |
Lean Thinking is an approach that can
help you succeed with these decisions. It has a long history of
generating dramatic improvements in fields as diverse as health care,
manufacturing, retailing, and now information technology.
Lean first hand from Lean thought-leader
Mary Poppendieck how to apply Lean Principles to your organization.
Mary has pioneered the application of Lean Thinking to software
development by creating her “Lean Thinking Tools”. Mary will teach a
full day workshop that will give you the opportunity to work through
real problems with your peers.
Some of the Lean Thinking tools covered
include:
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Compressing the Value Stream to
improve response time |
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The seven forms of waste in
software development |
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Structuring contracts for success
(optional) |
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Managing the development pipeline |
“I got lots out of the seminar. It is
very relevant to some of the challenges facing us today. I
would recommend it to others and already have.”
- CIO of a large energy company
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