You're reading from The Lean-Agile Way Unleash business results in the digital era with value stream management

Product type Paperback

Published in Aug 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835461877

Length 386 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

Agile

Authors (3):

Al Shalloway

Cecil 'Gary' Rupp

Richard Knaster

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Table of Contents (19) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1:Building on Lean-Agile Foundations: Mastering the Basics

2. Chapter 1: Navigating Lean-Agile Transformations FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Solving Complex Business Problems with Agility

4. Chapter 3: Establishing Lean Flows to Improve Productivity

5. Part 2: Attending to our Value Streams: Prioritize Improvements by their Value-Added Impact

6. Chapter 4: Driving Improvements with Value Stream Management

7. Chapter 5: Introducing the VSM Implementation Roadmap

8. Chapter 6: Navigating Value Stream Optimization

9. Chapter 7: Connecting the Value Stream Network

10. Part 3: Achieving Lean-Agile and VSM Mastery: For Product-Oriented Business Transformations

11. Chapter 8: Implementing the Basic Lean-Agile Solution Team (BLAST)

12. Chapter 9: Defining a Business Agility System for the Enterprise (BASE)

13. Part 4: Driving Sustainable Transformation: Strategies to Achieve Lean-Agile Mastery

14. Chapter 10: Enhancing Decision-Making in the Lean-Agile Organization

15. Chapter 11: Implementing Strategies for Organizational Transformation

16. Chapter 12: Building Lean-Agile and VSM Mastery

17. Index

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Questions

This section is offered for those who want to evaluate comprehension and retention of the information provided in this chapter. There are 9 questions. The answers are provided in the subsection that follows. Recalling the exact verbiage across this book is not important. Instead, it’s more important to recall the concepts and their applications.

Let’s start:

Choose at least two of the four hallmarks of Lean
- Foundational lean principles
- Streamlining operations
- Delivering customer value
- Optimizing resources
True or false: Do Lean and Agile practices share common objectives?
What is another word that describes the iterative and incremental delivery process of mainstream Agile frameworks, such as Scrum and BLAST?
What is the Basic Lean-Agile Solutions Team (BLAST)?
What is the Business Agility System for the Enterprise (BASE)?
How does this book compare the relative strengths of Agile and Lean practices?
Identify the nine VSM steps...