by Amit Kulkarni | Dec 13, 2017 | Lean
Lean Software Development Principles Lean development can be summarized by seven principles, very close in concept to lean manufacturing principles: Eliminate waste Amplify learning Decide as late as possible Deliver as fast as possible Empower the team Build Quality...
by Amit Kulkarni | Nov 24, 2017 | Agile Scrum, Lean
Kanban is a visual process and project management tool first developed in Japan by Toyota. Kanban is a way to visualize your work and limit the amount of work in progress at any one time. KanBan is often seen as a central element of “Lean” manufacturing and is...
by Amit Kulkarni | Jan 25, 2016 | Lean
Toyota developed the Toyota production system (TPS). TPS borrowed ideas from ford but developed the just in time philosophy (JIT) pull concept to address the issues or high cost associated with fords large inventories. The Toyota production system in an integrated...
by Amit Kulkarni | Sep 27, 2015 | Lean
What is Muda, Muri, Mura? One of the key ways in which “Agility” can be achieved is by reducing variations and addressing elements which reduces productivity. There are fundamentally 3 types of variations that can be distinguished Muda : Waste, Non-Value...
by Amit Kulkarni | Sep 6, 2015 | Lean
What is DMAIC? The Lean-Six-Sigma projects follow the DMAIC methodology. DMAIC is an abbreviation for DEFINE, MEASURE, ANALYSE, IMPROVE and CONTROL. DMIAC is a data-driven improvement initiative used for improving, optimising and stabilizing business processes and...
by Amit Kulkarni | Sep 6, 2015 | Lean
Why Lean-Six-Sigma go hand-in-hand? The Key principles of Lean are Value – Define what is of value to the customer Eliminate Waste – Identify the Value Stream and eliminate what is of no value to end customer Flow – Create a constant Flow Pull...
