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Lean Thinking | Glossary

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Definition

Lean thinking is defined as a business methodology that aims to establish a new and refined way of thinking about organizing human activities, to deliver more value to customers and organisations, whilst eliminating waste.

Further Reading

  • “Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation”, by Daniel T. Jones and James P. Womack .

  • “Lead With Lean”, by Daniel Jones. 

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Kaizen | Glossary

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Definition 

Kaizen is defined as the process of continuous improvement, which is a long-term approach to work that seeks to achieve small, incremental changes in processes in order to improve efficiency and quality.

Origin

A Japanese, word which literally means ‘improvement’, used in Software Development since 1980’s.

Further Reading

  • “Agile Kaizen: Managing Continuous Improvement Far Beyond Retrospectives”, by Ángel Medinilla.

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