Lean XP

Question 1

Main Agile product development methodologies

Answer 1

Lean
-Agile took a lot from it

Extreme Programming (XP)
-More strict and focused on programming

Scrum

• Most common, born within Agile
• Applied to many different projects

“Big Three”

Question 2

Where does Lean come from?

Answer 2

Manufacturing at Toyota after WW2

• Limited resources (financial, natural)
• Limited space

Question 3

Core aspects of Lean philosophy

Answer 3

Reduce waste (activities that do no add value):

• Futility, uselessness
• Unevenness in business workflow processes (downtime) ] Bottlenecks
• System overburdening or lack of understanding of system ]

Kaizen: Continuous improvement

• Culture of improving yourself as often as possible
• As soon as a problem is identified, stop and deal with it

Take care of the people
-Respect, educate, train, challenge and empower them

Question 4

Toyota Production System main principles

Answer 4

Continuous Improvement

Respect for people

Question 5

Toyota Way sections

Answer 5

Long-term philosophy
-Even at the expense of short-term)

The right process will produce the right results

• Find and deal with problems
• Pull system
• Visual control

Add value to the organization by developing your people

• Support leaders and exceptional people and teams
• Respect extended network

Continuously solving root problems drives organizational learning

• Go see for yourself
• Make decisions slowly by consensus, consider all options
• Relentless reflection and continuous improvement

Question 6

Principles of Lean applied to PM

Answer 6

Optimize the whole
Eliminate waste
Build quality
Learn constantly
Deliver fast
Engage everyone
Keep getting better

Question 7

Main tools from Lean to PM

Answer 7

• Value Stream Mapping
• Kanban Board

Last Planner System

Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)

Bottleneck diagrams

Root Causes Analysis