Developing Lean Leaders at All Levels | Book Series

Overview:

The Lean Leadership Development Model (LLDM) presented in this book is intuitive, and aligns well with accepted principles of operational excellence. It expands significantly on the elements of Lean, structuring them in a more specific way that can be operationalized by lean practitioners.

You can learn everything you want about the Toyota Way; you can implement the tools they have created, but if you do not have the behaviors established within your culture, it will not be successful for long-term sustainment of operational excellence. Leadership must walk the talk of true north in every aspect of the Lean Leadership Development Model (LLDM) as conveyed in detail by Dr. Liker in this recent Shingo Award Winning Book.

In Developing Lean Leaders at all Levels we build on the theory in the original book, The Toyota Way to Lean Leadership, and answer the questions: How can I apply this in my organization? What concrete actions can I take to begin the journey of becoming a lean leader? How can I spread this learning to all parts of the organization? What critical tools are needed to turn the theory to practice? This book adds examples from over twenty years of experience by Dr. Liker in working with companies outside of Toyota.

Authors:

Jeffrey K. Liker, George Trachilis

Published In:

2014

 

Lean-Agile Pocket Guide for Scrum Teams | Book Series

Overview:

The Lean-Agile Pocket Guide for Scrum Teams is a useful reference for Scrum teams who have had some basic training and want to use Scrum in the context of Lean. It is designed to assist the transition to effective Scrum practices that enable enterprise delivery of value to customers. While this is not a book on Lean practices, it is presented in a manner that is consistent with Lean thinking.

This book collects in one spot the good practices we have learned and observed as we have trained thousands of teams in Lean and Agile software development, including Scrum. Lean-Agile covers many principles and practices. There are several flavors of Agile methods in the marketplace, Scrum being the most popular at the moment. This Pocket Guide is designed to reinforce the Lean-Agile thinking that you, as a member of a Scrum team, are developing as you use Scrum to develop software products.

Authors:

Alan Shalloway, James R. Trott

Published In:

2009