The agile and lean approaches to software development have much in common, but they also have some fundamental philosophical differences This succinct book explains how to you can apply the practices ...

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A quality software development methodology lends consistent structure and strategy to your projects. By standardizing the steps required to bring a great idea to market, your team can edge ahead of ...

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Proponents of Agile and lean software development methodologies say they are becoming more popular than traditional sequential methods in corporate app-dev groups, but implementation of a pure Agile ...

The Japanese word Muda loosely translates as waste. The core element of lean manufacturing is to eliminate waste–or, in more North American terms, to “cut the fat.” While applying lean concepts to ...

Software developers constantly face the challenge of combining regulated, planned, and managed processes with dynamic methods that allow for rapid development. Fortunately for developers, Agile ...

Want to reduce your release cycle from 203 to 100 days — and make it more secure? Fannie Mae did. Vice-president of development services Michael Garcia credits lean, a quality improvement philosophy ...

“Lean” methodology creates quality improvement and leadership capacity, which is currently missing in ambulatory care settings. Failure to create this capacity will minimize transformation efforts.