Tag: Leading SAFe

Lean-Agile Leaders | Glossary

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Definition 

Lean-Agile Leaders are avid, zealous learners that are entrusted with the responsibility of successfully adopting SAFe and its results. The Lean Agile Leaders exhibit enthusiasm in learning and teaching SAFe’s Lean-Agile principles and practices, to empower teams to build better systems.

Further Reading

  • “The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development”, by Don Reinertsen.
  • “Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness, and Superior Results”, by Mike Rother.

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Kanban Practitioner | Glossary

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Definition

The Kanban method is an approach to manage the development process, with an emphasis on completing tasks efficiently without overburdening the development team. A person within a software development or any production environment who uses the Kanban method to efficiently manage tasks, is called as a Kanban practitioner.

Origin

The Kanban method originated in the 1940s, introduced by Toyota, which was later adopted into Software Development in the 2000’s.

Further Reading

  • “Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business”, by David J. Anderson.
  • “Kanban from the Inside”, by Mike Burrows.

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