Making IT Lean

52  ◾  Making IT Lean: Applying Lean Practices to the Work of IT

round with indefinite resolution of either Current State or Future State. The

Lean Approach will encourage us to maintain these distinctions and do

good analysis of Current State before doing design of Future State.

The PDCA cycle (Figure3.10), sometimes referred to as the Deming Cycle,

is based on the premise that improvements are achieved through application

of knowledge. As such, it is a learning cycle, and knowledge is systemati-

cally acquired through the process of learning. Applications of PDCA are

practically universal, so it serves as a strong foundation for process impro ...