This book from Mary and Tom Poppendieck helps to apply the lean manufacturing approach to the software development activities. After a presentation of the way Toyota designed its lean approach for manufacturing and product development, the book describes how these principles could be translated in the software development world. The main part of the book describes how the lean approach can affect elements of the software development process (value, speed, people, …). Finally, the authors provide a transition path to evolve towards a leaner approach.

The strength of the book lies in the good presentation of the lean philosophy in the software development context, balancing concept presentation and concrete examples. Lean is a state of mind, so you will not find in this book explicit processes saying “to get A, do B, then C”. Instead, it provides material to think with a different and interesting perspective about every software development activity and how to improve it.

Reference: “Implementing Lean Software Development”, Mary and Tom Poppendieck, Addison Wesley, 276 pages

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