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December 2, 2007
Lean, Toyota and Deming for Software Development

Mary Poppendieck on The Role of Leadership in Software Development, very nice 90 minute webcast:

In this 90-minute talk from the Agile2007 conference, Lean software thought leader Mary Poppendieck reviewed 20th century management theories, including Toyota and Deming, and went on to talk about “the matrix problem”, alignment, waste cutting, planning and standards. She closed by addressing the role of measurement: “cash flow thinking” over “balance sheet thinking”.

via, Leadership is not Obsolete for Self-Organizing Teams!

Once again Mary provides a great resource. This is a great overview. Lean Software Development by Mary Poppendieck and Tom Poppendieck is an excellent book on these topics.

Related: articles and webcasts by Mary Poppendieck - posts on software development - more management webcasts

3 Responses to “Lean, Toyota and Deming for Software Development”

  1. Tracy Ho Says:
    December 2nd, 2007 at 11:23 am

    I Agree with you

  2. Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Individual Bonuses Are Bad Management Says:
    August 7th, 2008 at 6:27 pm

    [...] usually Mary Poppendieck provides good advice: Mary Poppendieck webcast on Leadership in Software Development. The idea that bonus are bad management is one of the more difficult management improvement idea [...]

  3. Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Lean IT Systems - Not ERP Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 4:16 pm

    What the article is really talking about IT departments providing the proper tools for organizations to manage. IT should also adopt lean methods for their operation…

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