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• What systematic problem solving methods do people use inside your
product development teams? What can you do to use them more
eectively?
Next Actions
Build a simple visual model that shows the current state of your
product development process. is is not necessarily a process map;
a conceptual model like Michael Naughton’s can build alignment
around the need to change.
Review projects for the past two years to see if you can nd any pat-
terns that trigger late design changes. Does one part of your product
fail at the end more frequently than others?
Just start somewhere: Use LAMDA to solve a problem that maxi-
mizes value or eliminates waste.