Whether you’re a lean startup or a 35 year old firm, you still need to deliver product. This course takes Lean Startup, Kanban, and Personal Kanban theories as its base, then explores deeper concepts from Lean combined with other schools of thought (such as cognitive psychology, behavioral economics, organizational science) to create a system of planning, building, experimentation, and action.

During the morning lecture, we will discuss the Why and How of Lean software development: Why do we do this? How do we alter our processes to suit context? How can we pivot effectively? What tools are available to a modern Lean software enterprise?

In the afternoon workshop, we take the morning’s Whys and Hows along with the tools discussed and apply them to attendees’ current problems. Rather than simply running through a series of canned classroom exercises, this real-world application allows attendees to work on problems of substance.

What You Will Learn:

• Intro to kanban for software (how and why)
• Intro to Personal Kanban for individuals and teams (how and why)
• Intro to Controlled Experiments using A3 (how and why)
• Kaizen: Lean Standup Meetings, Retrospectives, and Clarity
• Deming's System of Profound Knowledge
• Communication: IntraDevelopment, ExtraDevelopment
• Helper Apps for A3: Petri Nets, 5 Whys, Lean Coffee)