The Lean IT Field Guide: A Roadmap for Your Transformation
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (593 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1498730388 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 203 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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His teams work across Nationwide to foster Lean thinking and improve software development capability. His personable approach and people-first philosophy have inspired leaders and empowered workforces to successfully apply conscious awareness, lean, and enterprise excellence practices in many complex work environments.He is the coauthor of the award-winning book, Lean ITEnabling and Sustaining Your Lean Transformation (CRC Press, 2011), and recipient of the Shingo
Associate Dean, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University; Director of the Center for Operational Excellence"I’m excited about this book because it fills in many of the gaps that we all wanted filled after reading Mike’s first book, Lean IT. Highly recommended."Jez Humble, Co-Author of Continuous Delivery; Vice President at Chef"By clarifying the main definitions; specifying, step by step, the foundational management skills; and providing many examples distinguishing success from setback, Mike and Tom have written a savvy, smart, and mindful guide to your own lean IT transformation. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in durable, transformational change in the way their organization works
Martin G. Erb said An IT organizations' field (tested) guide to advance from adequate to awesome, move from meh to marvelous and more. This book illuminates a path for you and your IT team to travel as you transformation from adequate to awesome, and then to improve continually.If you do not yet know how a totally awesome IT team thinks and works, you can read some of the books that Amazon has probably kindly displayed . Actionable I've been fortunate enough to visit Nationwide Insurance and see their Lean Leadership System from the book in action. Tom & Mike did an excellent job with this book by aligning principles with tangible daily behaviors. Not an easy feat!. "Great work!" according to Amazon Customer. Most people struggle with how to take lean principles and apply them in a practical world. As the name implies this book clearly helps you in the practical world. Great work!
This field guide not only highlights the organizational techniques of more agile and lean processes, but also the leadership work required to help management adopt these new approaches.Based on proven methods from different industries, including banking, manufacturing, insurance, food and beverage, and logistics, the book details a clear model that covers all the components you need to achieve and sustain a favorable work environment and culture in support of lean IT.Filled with anecdotes and case studies from actual businesses, the book includes pictures, templates, and examples that illustrate the application of the lean methods discussed.. Addressing this urgent need for the IT community, The Lean IT Field Guide explains how to initiate, execute, and sustain a lean IT transformation.Illuminating a clear path to lean IT, the authors integrate more than two decades of combined experience to provide you with a p