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I'm pretty sure the writers of Office Space have gone on record saying "TPS report" is a meaningless term used simply to evoke a sense of wasteful bureaucratic
by Retra 7y ago
I'm pretty sure the writers of Office Space have gone on record saying "TPS report" is a meaningless term used simply to evoke a sense of wasteful bureaucratic nonsense.
- mindcrime 7y agoHmm... this article[1] cites an interview with Mike Judge where he says it mean "Test Program Set" when he was an engineer. Anyway, I've seen more than a few people jump to the conclusion that it stands for something to do with the "Toyota Production System" which is unfortunate. [1]: http://mentalfloss.com/article/57338/what-tps-report http://mentalfloss.com/article/57338/what-tps-report
- Ambele 7y agoThat's too bad. It's quite funny thinking Toyota Production System is where TPS reports come from because it's so believable. Even though Toyota switched to Agile-ish methodologies, they still produce 20x the documentation and paperwork that the Waterfall method produces!