
112 • Lean Product Development: Make it Work!
VISUAL PROJECT PLANS
Good visual project plans have these common elements:
• Visual project plans have a home, and all stakeholders know
where it is. e home is big enough to keep the most essential
team information visible without having to open anything or
look behind anything. e home can take many forms. It could
be a physical home such as a dedicated conference room or a
virtual home such as a team website.
• Visual project plans include only the information essen-
tial to running the project. If a tool doesn’t apply, it’s not
included. is is in direct conict to most standard product