Lean and Agile

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Look the same, right?

Initially I was only seeing in lean what I already knew

from 10 years (120 iterations) of agile. Practicing only
lean for years under the guidance of two sensei made
me realize the fundamental difference between the
two approaches.
Lean 101
What is the problem we are trying to solve?

Context #1 : waterfall
Customers:
« We need you! What are you doing? »
Sample of 20 projects
Context #2 : agile deployment

After the dust settles:
A few outstanding successes Customer expectation
Velocity
« We need you to go faster! »

Better, but difficult to measure
Outstanding
Why the difference?
Better
It’s all about people!

Operational success
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Different approaches
Agile : Lean :
BUILDING LEARNING
Process for building Practices for developing
the right product the right skills
with the minimum overhead to deliver more value
in an unclear environment with the least waste
⇒Production system ⇒Training system

The lean perspective
What process and tools should we use?
Who needs to learn what to succeed?

Developing skills
On the job
1.  Define the goal

2.  Understand the main obstacles
3.  Create an exercise
4.  Practice with frequent feedback
Exercises:
䚌Customer satisfaction
䚌Quality
䚊Lead time
Fast results
Output from two development teams practicing only lean
In a nutshell, it’s:
Lean AND Agile
Waterfall
Unified Process
…
The lean practice

For each team:
Create a visual environment that Obeya

clarifies the challenge and reveals
problems
React immediatly
Solve problems one by one PDCA
Standards
Spread the knowledge & training
Lean exercises
Solve specific families of problems
Define value
Manager
Deliver right first time
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Teacher
Deliver on time every day
Lean exercise #1
Define value
From: « We need to implement features or user stories X and Y »
To: Go & see users:

!  What is the problem we want to solve?
A P
Act Plan !  Why is it important?
C D !  How and when will we check that it is solved ?

Check Do
Agile context Define Value
Interviews before the go&see Lessons from the go&see
Dentist wants: Assistant’s problem to be solved:

•  Nice Mac-like interface •  Enter patient information as fast as possible
with no errors
•  Graphics
" fast, keyboard-based, no bells & whistles
•  Mouse navigation interface
Non-agile context Define Value
Project goal in initial specification:

« Simplify the activity »
Initial business case Results of the go&see
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How do you save 1 hour out of How can we call that a simplification?
10 minutes?
Lean exercise #2
Deliver Right First Time
From: « We need more resources for testing »
To:
At every step in the process:
!  What quality problems were found?
!  Why did they occur? Why? Why?
!  How can we prevent these problems from happening again?
Agile context Deliver Right First Time
Right First Time Iterations
Why?
Rework
Why?
Iteration plan
Incremental Why?
construction
Why?
Why?
⇒ Distinguish rework from learning

Non-agile context Deliver Right First Time
Right First Time Projects

UAT or production defects
Why?
Why?
Why?
Internal reworks Why?
Why?
Red bins
Lean exercise #3
Deliver on time every day
From: « It took longer than expected, we should have planned better »
To: !  Is the project on track today? How do you know?

!  What happened? Why? Why? Why?
!  What are you planning to do?
Agile context Control Lead Time
Getting past « wrong estimates »

From: To:
« WHY ? »
« The estimates were wrong »

Non-agile context Control Lead Time
On time every day

From: To:
« Everything is okay »
Daily goals
(target dates updated
every week) Fine-grained milestones
with problems made visible
Agile ! Lean
Agile first ?
Lean
Agile
What is the problem

you are trying to solve?
Lean first!
Define the challenge
Engage the teams
Visualize the causes
What practices (agile or not) are really needed?
Let the teams own the choice to start with agile or not
It’s all about them

It starts with you
Let’s go beyond the taylorist habit of

imposing processes on people:
1.  Clarify the challenge

2.  Engage the team
3.  Teach them how to solve on their own the
problems they face, without giving solutions
Thanks!

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Lean and Agile

Look the same, right?

Initially I was only seeing in lean what I already knew

What is the problem we are trying to solve?

Context #2 : agile deployment

A few outstanding successes Customer expectation

« We need you to go faster! »

Why the difference?

It’s all about people!

⇒Production system ⇒Training system

The lean perspective

What process and tools should we use?

Who needs to learn what to succeed?

1. Define the goal

Lean AND Agile

The lean practice

Create a visual environment that Obeya

Solve problems one by one PDCA

To: Go & see users:

C D ! How and when will we check that it is solved ?

Agile context Define Value

Interviews before the go&see Lessons from the go&see

Dentist wants: Assistant’s problem to be solved:

Non-agile context Define Value

Project goal in initial specification:

Initial business case Results of the go&see

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Deliver Right First Time

From: « We need more resources for testing »

Agile context Deliver Right First Time

Right First Time Iterations

⇒ Distinguish rework from learning

Non-agile context Deliver Right First Time

Right First Time Projects

Internal reworks Why?

Deliver on time every day

From: « It took longer than expected, we should have planned better »

To: ! Is the project on track today? How do you know?

Agile context Control Lead Time

Getting past « wrong estimates »

« The estimates were wrong »

Non-agile context Control Lead Time

On time every day

What is the problem

Define the challenge

Engage the teams

Visualize the causes

What practices (agile or not) are really needed?

It’s all about them

It starts with you

Let’s go beyond the taylorist habit of

1. Clarify the challenge

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1.  Define the goal

C D !  How and when will we check that it is solved ?

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To: !  Is the project on track today? How do you know?

1.  Clarify the challenge