The IIL Blog
APRIL 24, 2024
By Alan Zucker Agile is a mindset described by a set of values and principles. It traces its roots to Lean, which is also foundational to other modern management theories. Lean’s primary focus is delivering value quickly and eliminating waste. Toyota was a Lean pioneer. Lean is a set of principles.
Scrum.org
JANUARY 31, 2023
I remember the first time I heard about Lean Startup. I was an analyst for Forrester research on a panel at the Agile conference in Orlando. A member of the audience asked, “What do you think about Lean Startup?”. Honestly, I had not heard of Lean Startup. The concepts it presented blew my mind.
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Leading Answers
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
On Friday, September 30, I will be presenting a session on Beyond Agile at the HTEC Project Management Virtual Conference. Beyond Agile takes a “Yes, And” approach to hybrid agile. Of course, Beyond Agile does not just add traditional approach elements to agile. You can register here. Yes, And, And”.
Scrum.org
JULY 5, 2022
TL; DR: HoA #42: Lean Roadmapping and OKRs w/ Janna Bastow. In this energizing 42nd Hands-on Agile session on Lean Roadmapping, Janna Bastow, the go-to-authority on product roadmaps, talked about being lean while creating and maintaining your roadmap and how objectives and key results (OKR) may help meet that challenge. ??
Scrum.org
JULY 16, 2019
Lean Agile Procurement is designed to reduce delay in establishing the partnerships, and providing clear constraints on the business relationship. The traditional approach of RFI – RFP – Review – LOI is neither lean or agile. Aligned to the Agile Manifesto. Individuals and interactions over processes and tools.
MPUG
MARCH 8, 2021
Many project managers utilize a Lean-Agile approach when there is high change or churn in project requirements, significant lack of clarity in scope, high complexity to their projects, and/or a larger number of risks associated with such. Two Lean-Agile Types. Iteration-based Lean-Agile. Flow-based.
MPUG
OCTOBER 16, 2023
First, our last article touched on waste in the context of lean. Second, I am the father of a recent engineering graduate who is now working as an engineer, and part of the onboarding was a class on lean. The need to complete projects on time, within budget, and to the highest standards is ever-present. The overarching goal?
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