Driving continuous improvement – fostering sustained enhancements through Lean principles

In the ever-evolving business landscape, staying competitive requires more than just one-time process optimization. While the tactical approach of Agile retrospectives emphasizes quick, Sprint-specific improvements, Lean offers a broader, strategic perspective. Lean principles prioritize the most impactful improvements, irrespective of their associated time, cost, or effort. Therefore, Lean improvement initiatives may require approvals through the organization’s portfolio management process.

This contrasts with Agile’s emphasis on what can be immediately achieved by a team or team of teams within the constraints of an upcoming sprint. The unsaid part is that Agile teams are, therefore, limited in scope on the changes they can make.

However, to thrive amidst shifting market dynamics, consumer preferences, and technological advancements, organizations and professionals...