Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit

Table of contents

1. About This eBook
2. Title Page
3. Copyright Page
4. Dedication Page
5. Contents
6. Foreword By Jim Highsmith
7. Foreword By Ken Schwaber
8. Preface
   1. Acknowledgments
9. Introduction
   1. Lean Principles, Thinking Tools, Agile Practices
   2. Guided Tour
   3. Endnotes
10. Chapter 1. Eliminate Waste
    1. The Origins of Lean Thinking
    2. Tool 1: Seeing Waste
    3. Tool 2: Value Stream Mapping
    4. Try This
    5. Endnotes
11. Chapter 2. Amplify Learning
    1. The Nature of Software Development
    2. Tool 3: Feedback
    3. Tool 4: Iterations
    4. Tool 5: Synchronization
    5. Tool 6: Set-Based Development
    6. Try This
    7. Endnotes
12. Chapter 3. Decide as Late as Possible
    1. Concurrent Development
    2. Tool 7: Options Thinking
    3. Tool 8: The Last Responsible Moment
    4. Tool 9: Making Decisions
    5. Try This
    6. Endnotes
13. Chapter 4. Deliver as Fast as Possible
    1. Why Deliver Fast?
    2. Tool 10: Pull Systems
    3. Tool 11: Queuing Theory
    4. Tool 12: Cost of Delay
    5. Try This
    6. Endnotes
14. Chapter 5. Empower the Team
    1. Beyond Scientific Management
    2. Tool 13: Self-Determination
    3. Tool 14: Motivation
    4. Tool 15: Leadership
    5. Tool 16: Expertise
    6. Try This
    7. Endnotes
15. Chapter 6. Build Integrity In
    1. Integrity
    2. Tool 17: Perceived Integrity
    3. Tool 18: Conceptual Integrity
    4. Tool 19: Refactoring
    5. Tool 20: Testing
    6. Try This
    7. Endnotes
16. Chapter 7. See the Whole
    1. Systems Thinking
    2. Tool 21: Measurements
    3. Tool 22: Contracts
    4. Try This
    5. Endnotes
17. Chapter 8. Instructions and Warranty
    1. Caution—Use Only as Directed
    2. Instructions
    3. Troubleshooting Guide
    4. Warranty
    5. Endnotes
18. Bibliography
19. Index