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This isn't really a new idea. For anyone interested in 'systems thinking' and associated optimisations, check out the 'Implementing Lean' book: http://www.ama
by benjaminwootton 14y ago
This isn't really a new idea.
For anyone interested in 'systems thinking' and associated optimisations, check out the 'Implementing Lean' book:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Implementing-Lean-Software-Development-Addison-Wesley/dp/0321437381/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341845698&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Implementing-Lean-Software-Developme...
Or The Goal for something slightly different:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Goal-Process-Ongoing-Improvement/dp/0566086654/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1341845732&sr=1-1 http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Goal-Process-Ongoing-Improvement...
I have to say, there's way more wisdom in the more mature 'lean' world than there is in the trendier 'agile'.
- adrianhoward 14y agoFor anyone interested, check out the Implementing Lean book: And the rest of the Poppendiecks' books too. They're all good. I have to say, there's way more wisdom in the more mature 'lean' world than there is in the trendier 'agile'. I'd disagree with that. Its just that agile has suffered the curse of becoming popular - so there are lots of folks/tools out there who have the label agile, but none of the meat.
- Spooky23 14y agoUsing Joel's definition of inventory and then reading "The Goal" would be a useful thing to do. IT and software shops often have no clue about what is actually stopping them from shipping product.
- benjaminwootton 14y agoThis is why I like lean and systems thinking. There's so much subtle hidden cost in the system that nobody thinks to look at. By stepping away from the process that you've fallen or evolved into and looking at the meta level, you can get some massive wins in terms of your productivity, quality etc for little effort.