The document discusses agile and lean practices, focusing on defining value from the customer's perspective and the benefits of agile methodologies such as Scrum. It highlights the importance of quick feedback, stakeholder engagement, and incremental development, using case studies like Snapchat and NowTV.com for illustration. Additionally, it emphasizes the role of small cross-functional teams in delivering software efficiently and effectively.
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LEAN ? “Lean thinkingdefines value as providing benefit to the customer; anything else is waste.”! ! The Lean Startup: How Constant Innovation Creates Radically Successful Businesses by Eric Ries
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LEAN ? “Working fromthe perspective of the customer who consumes a product or service, "value" is defined as any action or process that a customer would be willing to pay for.”! ! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_manufacturing
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LEAN ? Minimal amountof effort required for you to learn what the customers needs are.! ! ! ! !
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AGILE & LEAN AgileDOES NOT lead to more software being developed faster. It leads to the RIGHT software being delivered as fast as possible.
SPRINTS •1-2 WEEK SPRINTS •SCRUM OF SCRUMS •STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT •VISIBLE AND ACCESIBLE •INTEGRATED TEAMS •FREQUENT DEMONSTRATIONS •METRICS LIVE AND VISIBLE •TEAM ENVIRONMENT •CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO EXECS •INTEGRATED VISIBLE TESTS
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POWER OF SMALLTEAMS Turned down $3bn offer from Facebook No source of revenue When asked about future revenue sources for Snapchat, CEO Evan Spiegel is testing a new hypothesis: getting users to pay for added value services. By using agile development, instead of waterfall development, Snapchat will be able to build itself incrementally and iteratively. http://blogs.ubc.ca/amnamasud/2013/11/12/lean-start-up-snapchat/ <30 full-time employees