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Lean is an idea that puts the customer front and center. Applying lean thinking to a system one views every activity through the lens of “is this valuable to my customer?”. Put another way, one could ask: would a customer pay us more to do more of some activity? Everything that is not valuable in lean is termed waste.<\/p>\n
Waste is not a pejorative, it’s a statement of fact. We should learn to recognize waste and try to minimize it.<\/p>\n
“To eliminate waste, you first have to recognize it. Since waste is anything that does not add value<\/strong>, the first step to eliminating waste is to develop a keen sense of what value really is. There is no substitute for developing a deep understanding of what customers will actually value once they start using the software.” – “Implementing Lean Software Development From Concept to Cash<\/em><\/a>“, Mary and Tom Poppendieck.<\/p>\n Attempts to redefine technical terms indicate either a lack of understand of lean thinking or a desire to reduce transparency through obfuscation.<\/p>\n See also “Lean Software Development<\/a>“.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dec 03, 2013 Lean is an idea that puts the customer front and center. Applying lean thinking to a system one views every activity through the lens of “is this valuable to my customer?”. Put another way, one could ask: would a customer pay us more to do more of some activity? Everything that is … Continue reading Waste<\/span>