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 ...

What is Lean Software Development? Your email has been sent We discuss the Lean software development methodology and how it benefits developers and project managers. Learn more. The Lean software ...

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 ...

When David Anderson published From Worst To Best In Nine Months, he thought he was writing a Microsoft case study about something called “Drum Buffer Rope.” Turns out that Anderson was also in the ...

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IBM Rational's MCIF offers a twist on Kaizen, a lean manufacturing mainstay and the process of "continuous improvement" practiced by Toyota for 50 years I was just about to write an essay on Kaizen in ...

Toimi helps startups grow fast with agile, lean software development — building scalable products that impress investors and users alike. Startups can’t afford to waste time or resources. We give ...

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