Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash Mary Poppendieck, Tom Poppendieck
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional

Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit - [3]; Leading Lean Software Development: Results Are not the Point - [4]; Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash [5]. For a colleague at work, I compiled a list of resources covering Lean principles & practices, their integration with Six Sigma and/or Agile development methods, and the application of Lean to software development. "This remarkable book combines practical advice, ready-to-use techniques, anda deep understanding of why this is the right way to develop software. Wastes of Software Development. Quote-marks indicate direct citations. Here's a summary of the ideas that most struck me this summer as I read Implementing Lean Software Development, from Concept to Cash by Mary and Tom Poppendieck. This entry was posted in Agile on 2009-09-02 by Thomas. Adapted from Shigeo Shingo's studies of lean manufacturing at Toyota. Topics: Agile Methods / Process Improvement. Description: This new book draws on the Poppendiecks' unparalleled experience helping development organizations optimize the entire software value stream. The concepts of the lean manufacturing are applied for various kinds of domains like lean supply chain, lean enterprise, lean solutions, and lean consumption. It covers succinctly the basic principles of Lean Software, and directly how to implement them. REFERENCES - Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit by Mary and Tom Poppendieck – 2003. Mary and Tom Poppendieck have authored a couple of great books on the subject, most recently Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash. Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash This new book draws on the Poppendiecks' unparalleled experience helping development organizations optimize the entire software value stream. Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash, by Mary & Tom Poppendieck. This is the book you must absolutely read. Thomas on Responsive Development of Systems and Software Lean.