The Lean IT Field Guide

Foreword

From iPhones to electric cars, better, smarter products are the key to revolutionizing society while continuing to give greater autonomy and enjoyment to each individual person. IT is now a critical component of the (hardware, software, service) system that makes a twenty-first century great product; therefore, a leaner IT is vital to developing better products. This field guide hits upon many of the most impactful questions in running a business and provides a clear path to finding your own answers.

Lean is often misunderstood as a toolbox of organizational techniques when it is, in fact, as the authors explain well, both a learning system and a respect system. For instance, a key idea of lean is that batches are bad and flow is good ...