Mary Poppendieck will hold a tutorial on Lean Software Development at the software quality conference CONQUEST on September, 26th. Further information will be available at the beginning of June as soon as the conference program is published. The Excellence Tutorial of Mary Poppendieck on September, 12th is postponed to September, 26th.

Introduction to Lean Software Development

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; they can do the same for software development.

Of the many methods that have arisen to improve software development, Lean is emerging as one that is grounded in decades of work understanding how to make processes better. Lean thinking focuses on giving customers what they want, when and where the want it, without a wasted motion or wasted minute.

This one day tutorial provides an introduction to applying lean principles such as Rapid Response, Constant Learning, Built-in Quality, Local Responsibility and Global Optimization to software development.

Mary Poppendieck

Mary Poppendieck has been in the Information Technology industry for 30 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 provides a business perspective to software development problems.

A popular writer and speaker, Mary's classes apply lean principles to software development problems and offer a fresh perspective on software development processes. Her book "Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit" was awarded the Software Development Productivity Award in 2004. A sequel, "Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash" was published in September, 2006.

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