Explore the history, principles, and practice of lean software development

Project managers, senior developers, and architects in enterprise IT and software companies can all benefit from the heightened efficiency that results from applying the principles of lean software development. But in order to effectively implement lean software development, a basic understanding of the subject's history is key. Explore the compelling history of lean thinking in this sample chapter from Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash. Focus closely on Toyota's groundbreaking product development system and investigate important similarities between lean manufacturing practices and effective product development. Learn how lean thinking and practice have come to set the standard for discipline, efficiency, and effectiveness in manufacturing--and may in time do so in software development as well. The sample chapter concludes with exercises to reinforce key concepts.

Title: Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash
ISBN: 0321437381
Published: September 2006
Authors: Mary Poppendieck, Tom Poppendieck
Chapter: Chapter 1: History
Published by Addison Wesley Professional