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Henry Ford develops the 'assembly line' establishing "flow"
"If I’d asked people what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse"
Toyota visits the Ford Assembly line
Concepts for "Just-in-time" & stock-less manufacturing developed
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Author James Womack formally coins Toyota's approach as "Lean Manufacturing"
Western manufacturers begin adopting & applying Lean principles
Lean philosophy is deployed to improve patient care across the industry
Examples:
Principles of Lean
Deliver exactly what the customer wants (not more OR less) the first time, every time
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Traditional Lean principles permeate the software development industry
Examples:
Remove anything that impedes the flow of value to your customers
Focus on 'one-piece-flow'
The success and popularity of Lean concepts proliferate into numerous industries and disciplines
Establish 'pull' systems to reduce costly inventory and work in progress
Get customers to 'pull' the demand through your system
Lean principles are leveraged to help measure and analyze the right metrics for which to improve
Examples:
Relentlessly pursue the reduction of process waste thus improving flow, quality & productivity
Numerous governments leverage Lean principles to seek aid in improving services in the most efficient manner possible
Examples:
Numerous State
Departments across the U.S.A.
**Image credit to: http://irfanebrahim.com/ & Natalie Hollier via Lean Product Management for Enterprises: The Art of Known Unknowns
Requirements
Design
Implementation
Verification
Waterfall is a linear (non-iterative)
approach to product development
which often works well when the problem and solution are well known and minimal design changes are expected
Maintenance
Agile
An iterative, incremental approach to software development
Best used when requirements and solutions are evolving
Cross-functional & co-located teams collaborate and self organize
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2011 Bestselling book by Eric Ries
The Lean Start Up Methodology
Shortens product development cycles
Iterative product releases
Leverages business-hypothesis-driven experimentation
Fail fast
Goal is to maximize learning
Build entire bike for customer and obtain feedback on performance and quality
Build the seat, pedals, wheels, brakes etc. and obtain feedback from users on performance and quality of each component before completing a bike
Build the "minimum viable" seat, pedals, wheels, brakes and bike and obtain feedback from the customers on if there is a market for an e-bike? Continue to 'learn & build' based on continual customer feedback
A Video Description
The Lean Start Up Methodology
What is a Minimum Viable Product?
A Basic Product
(Just enough features)
Metrics Worth Measuring
A Basic Web Page