More than XP. More than one day.

What do you do that adds value? What doesn’t? What would your customer choose to pay for?

This workshop is an introduction to Lean Software Development, including a discussion of Waste and a practical introduction to Value Stream Mapping. Waste is anything that does not create value for your customer. A value stream map is a simplified drawing of the activities your company does to produce software. It distinguishes between ‘value’ activities and ‘waste’ activities.

By the end of the session participants should have some insights into process improvements that could be implemented at their company.

Note: This workshop is based on ‘Lean Software Development’ by Mary and Tom Poppendieck.

Introduction 1. Introduction

Waste 2. Introduce 7 types of Waste
3. In pairs discuss types of waste you currently do.

Value Stream Maps 4. Introduce Value Stream Mapping
5. In groups create a value stream map for a current project
6. Refactor one value stream map to reduce waste 6. In original groups refactor value stream maps to reduce waste

Conclusion