Summary

In this chapter, you learned how to take the basic principles of Lean, as introduced in the previous chapter, and apply them to software and systems development projects. Though many of the practices are tweaked a bit, the basic principles of Lean still apply across the board. And the basic goals of Lean, which are to increase value and eliminate waste, are just as important to being competitive in the software industry as they are in manufacturing or other service industries.

Altogether, you have reviewed the practical implementation of 18 Lean practices to enhance value and eliminate waste in software development activities. You've also seen how the values and principles of Agile inherently implement many Lean concepts.

This chapter also completes Module One of this book. You now have the foundational knowledge necessary to understand how to apply modern Scrum practices at scale. In the next module, you will learn about the current thought leaders and methodologist...