Implementing Lean Software Development - Practitioner's course. Denver, CO. Oct 28-29, 2008
We are proud to present "Implementing Lean Software Development: Practitioners Course".
This is a two-day workshop with Mary and Tom Poppendieck, authors of "Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept
to Cash", and "Lean Software Development, an Agile Toolkit".
This 2-day course will be given next on Oct 28-29, 2008 in Boulder, CO (just outside Denver).
You may register at the bottom of this page.
By registering you will receive:
* Attendance at the two-day workshop with Mary and Tom Poppendieck
* A copy of Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash (see Amazon)
* Course materials updated specifically for this session of the Lean Practitioner's Course
* Continental breakfast, snacks, and lunch on both days of the workshop. (Please email to inform us of any special dietary
requirements.)
Schedule
Tuesday, Oct 28, 2008
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. : Registration and continental breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. : Lean Course Day 1, including lunch and afternoon break
Wednesday, Oct 29, 2008
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. : Continental breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. : Lean Course Day 2, including lunch and afternoon break
Registration and Payment
The course fee is $1,400, covering both days, including continental breakfast, snacks and lunch. (There is an early registration
discount to $1,300 if you register by Aug 28th.)
There will be 30 seats available. This will be their only public course in the US in the second half of 2008.
Please go to this page to register via Google checkout, or contact Joe Little to reserve your place. You may also pay by check.
Please contact Joe Little if you have questions. There is a 10% discount for groups of 3 or more.
Facility/Hotel
Marriott
Boulder,
CO
We plan to make arrangements for sleeping rooms at a group discount.
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Description
Implementing Lean Software Development: Practitioners Course, 2 Day Workshop
As global competitiveness comes to the software development industry, the search is on for a better way to create first-class
software rapidly, repeatedly, and reliably. Lean initiatives in manufacturing, logistics, and services have led to dramatic
improvements in cost, quality and delivery time; can they do the same for software development? The short answer is “Absolutely!”
Of the many methods that have arisen to improve software development, Lean is emerging as one that is grounded in decades
of work to understand how to make processes better. Lean thinking focuses on giving customers what they want, when and where
the want it, without wasted motion or a wasted minute.
In this workshop you will learn how to apply lean principles such as: Rapid Response, Constant Learning, Built-in Quality,
Local Responsibility and Global Optimization to software development by working through real problems with your peers.
You will learn how to:
* Develop a value stream map for your current software development organization, and then create a new map for the future.
* Reorganize the software development process around short development cycles that speed the delivery of real value.
* Assess the state of your basic disciplines which determine your software development process capability.
* Understand how to drive software quality by moving testing to the front and center of the development process.
* Organize a visual workplace so that everyone knows the most important thing to do next without being told.
* Create measurements for software development that create optimized results for the whole organization.
* Gauge the capacity of your software development organization and limit work to match that capacity.
* Negotiate contracts that encourages a collaborative relationship between companies
"My sincere thanks for this marvelous course. I can already see three or four immediate and relatively painless changes that
we can make here that will have a profound effect on the way that we go about developing our products. My only regret is that
too few of my colleagues were able to attend. I will definitely be recommending to my boss tomorrow that we bring this course
in house as soon as possible." -- Mark Mydland, Getty Images
Course Description
This workshop is an even mixture of lecture and small group work on case studies. After each topic is presented, attendees
apply the concept to a real project of someone in the group. The format provides an in-depth exploration of strategies for
applying the seven lean principles of:
Eliminate Waste
Build Quality In
Create Knowledge
Defer Commitment
Deliver Fast
Respect People
Improve the system
In addition, practical implementation techniques are covered, including:
Creating and using value stream maps
Key metrics
Assessing your process capability
Working in a regulated environment
Applying queuing theory to the software development pipeline
Approaches for outsourcing and contracts
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for senior software development practitioners, team leads and managers who are considering lean software
development for their organizations. It will be particularly useful to those who are looking for tools and practices that
they can put to use.
Presenters
Mary Poppendieck has been in the Information Technology industry for thirty years. She has managed solutions for companies
in several disciplines, including supply chain management, manufacturing systems, and digital media. As a seasoned leader
in both operations and new product development, she brings a practical, customer-focused approach to software development
problems.
As Information Systems Manager in a video tape manufacturing plant, Mary first encountered the Toyota Production System, which
later became known as Lean Production. She implemented one of the first Just-in-Time systems in 3M, resulting in dramatic
improvements in the plant's performance.
Three times Mary has partnered with small companies, twice negotiating and funding a multi-million dollar equity investment.
But understanding small companies from the investor point of view was not enough; so she joined one of the start-ups to lead
its R&D effort.
A popular writer and speaker, Mary's classes on managing software development offer a fresh perspective on project management.
Her book "Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit", was published in 2003 and won the Software Development Productivity
Award in 2004. A sequel, "Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash", was published in 2006.
Tom Poppendieck has 25 years of experience in computing including eight years of work with object technology. His modeling
and mentoring skills are rooted in his experience as a physics professor. His early work was in IT infrastructure, product
development, and manufacturing support, and evolved to consulting project assignments in healthcare, logistics, mortgage banking,
and travel services.
Tom led the development of a world-class product data management practice for a major commercial avionics manufacturer that
reduced design to production transition efforts from 6 months to 6 weeks. He also led the technical architecture team for
very large national and international Baan and SAP implementations.
Tom Poppendieck is an enterprise analyst and architect, and an agile process mentor. He focuses on identifying real business
value and enabling product teams to realize that value. Tom specializes in understanding customer processes and in effective
collaboration of customer, development and support specialists to maximize development efficiency, system flexibility, and
business value.
Tom is co-author of the book "Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit", published in 2003, and its sequel, "Implementing
Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash", published in 2006.
Please contact Joe Little at for further details or if you have questions.
Refund policy
90% of the course fee will be refunded for cancellations more that 7 days in advance of the course. No refunds will be provided
for cancellations within a week of the course.
To register Please click the Google checkout button below. Or send an email to:
Joe Little. We can send your firm an invoice and you may also register by paying with a check.
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