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Strategic Plan update from the President
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On the LSS Board we have been doing strategic planning since the beginning of the year. We expected to have a full strategic plan released to you by now. There is also something good about the delay though, that I’d … Continue reading
Iterations vs. First time pass
Mattias Skarin, Crisp When are iterations useful? I find this an intriguing question. “If you are not discovering new things, you aren’t pushing it” Being in product development means you are in the risk taking business. As Donald Reinertsen puts … Continue reading
Mashing up Kanban & CMMI – A potential love story?
Yuval Yeret Kanban/Agile Coach @ AgileSparks Disclaimer – I’m not a CMMI expert. Far from it. My experience with CMMI sums up to working with a few organizations that already have a CMMI certificate and are looking at Lean/Agile as … Continue reading
Value Streams are Made of People
Note by Al Shalloway: I’m happy to present this blog from Liz Keogh. Liz is one of these out-of-the-box thinkers who somehow manages to connect many disparate dots. Here she deals with value streams, but not in your normal, in-the-box … Continue reading
Effects of the API Economy on Software and Corporate Processes
Note by Al Shalloway: I’ve known Israel Gat for a few years. Besides just liking to be around him (if you’ve met him, you’ll know what I mean) he always has the effect of taking things I’ve known, but not … Continue reading
Jim Benson and Tonianne DeMaria Barry win Shingo Prize
The LSS is excited to recognize Fellow and Board member Jim Benson and co-author Tonianne DeMaria Barry for receiving the 2013 Shingo Prize Award for their book, “Personal Kanban: Mapping Work | Navigating Life.” Business Week magazine has called the … Continue reading