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Scrum and Lean Thinking - What's the relation?

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In the 2020 version of the Scrum Guide a new thinking model was added to the principles on which Scrum is founded - Lean Thinking. However, not enough justice is done in explaining WHY Lean Thinking was introduced or added to Scrum guide. And exploring Lean Thinking through a blog article might not be justifiable.

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Top Global Lean/ Agile Thought Leaders and Influencers 2025

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Founder of The unFIX Company and Happy Melly, and co-founder of the Agile Lean Europe network, he empowers organizations with tools like the unFIX model for organizational design and continuous innovation. Larman has authored influential books, including Large-Scale Scrum: More with LeSS and Scaling Lean & Agile Development.

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Kanban History: Origin & Expansion Across Industries

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Learn more History of Kanban Kanban was first introduced in Japan as a lean manufacturing approach pioneered by Taiichi Ohno in the late 1940s. The book laid out the principles of lean manufacturing, which focuses on reducing waste, creating customer value and seeking continuous process improvement, and kanban.

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Product-Market Fit: What Is It & Why Is It Important?

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You can thank Marc Andreessen , the American entrepreneur, investor and software engineer, for the hyphenated phrase. Dan Olsen, an expert in product management and author of The Lean Product Playbook , has emphasized product-market fit as critical to the success of a start-up. What is Product-Market Fit?

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Engineering Project Management: The Essential Guide

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What is more, Waterfall is a predictable methodology, which is a benefit for technically complex engineering projects. Finally, this approach involves documentation, which also aligns with the specifics of the engineering process. Lean methodology. Agile methodology.

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Top Project Management Conferences of 2022

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What to Expect: Sessions focus on agility, software engineering and lean business. But it continues to speak to project managers who are looking for a more iterative and flexible approach to managing projects, rather than the traditionally planning-ahead model.

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What are the focus areas of an Agile Coach?

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Lean Analytics. He has helped many organisations adopt agile software delivery practices, including large banking, payments, telecom, and product organisations. He started his career as a Software Engineer and spent almost eight years as a hard-core Programmer. Empathise customers. Cultivate Innovation. Design Thinking.

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