Tag: Software

Reflections on Reader Feedback – Part 2

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Following up on Part 1 of my Reader Survey reflection exercise, here is Part 2. Thanks for the 113 survey responses and for the...

"Do" Lean or "Be" Lean in IT?

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Lean & IT « IT Business Alignment (IT2B)Oops... I accidentally hit "publish" instead of "save as draft." For a Lean guy, I don't...

The Benefits of Using Lean Approaches for Software Development

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If Lean can work in healthcare, why not software? Today's guest post is by Eric Landes, who currently works with Lean/Agile techniques in ...

Of Course Inventories are Swelling in Long, Slow Supply Chains

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Firms Race To Regain Control Over Inventories - WSJ.comWith the dramatically slowing global economy, it's no surprise that companies and supply chains are getting...

Cutting the Waste of Waiting with PC Bootup

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In Age of Impatience, Cutting PC Start Time - NYTimes.com Honestly -- how many of us just sat and stared at our PC when it...

Weekend Fun: Google Mail Goggles

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Official Gmail Blog: New in Labs: Stop sending mail you later regretHa, this isn't an "error proofing" service I would need anymore, but it...

Muda Reducers for Computer Users

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Tech Tips for the Basic Computer User - Pogue's Posts - Technology - New York Times BlogThis isn't really a "Lean" post, as much...

Screwed by Bad Software – Be Careful

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WD Sync software on the WD Passport drive - WORLD Law Direct ForumsI'm furious. Really, I'm dumbfounded -- too dumbfounded to really be upset.I...

Internal Competition Hurts Teamwork? Duh!

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Retailers Reprogram Workers In Efficiency Push - WSJ.comThis is more of a Deming philosophy article than a "Lean article" since the retailer in question...

Wasted Clicks in Badly Written Software

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So I'm using some online software for work, a system that I don't normally have to use. I enter a login and password, and...

A Software Salesperson Being Honest

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Think Like the CEO of a Brand Called You « Personal Branding Blog - Dan SchawbelThe much-maligned software salespeople telling the truth? It...

Open Source Public Health Software through Lean Methods

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Collaborative Software InitiativeThe link above is a project that might be interesting to those of you working in "Lean Software"... or those who afraid...