Where lean product development experts and practitioners share their stories
What is the Right Metric for Development?
When I was developing a presentation for the LPPDE conference last fall, I was wondering what metric to use to tie to speed of Development? I’ve always struggled with the goal of development… even after years in Lean and LPPD! Yeah, because it’s Innovation, that...
How do you identify the best solution to your problem?
Lean Product Development stresses the importance of exploring the whole solution space, i.e., to become aware of every possible solution to our problem so that we can thoroughly investigate and compare them all. Using creative as well as systematic techniques, we can...
Using the LAMDA cycle to create value for customers
The Lamda Cycle Allen Ward describes the model in his excellent little book titled The Lean Development Skills Book from 2002. You could say it´s a variant of PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) more suited for Product Development. It is simple and ingenious: Look – Go look at...
What can the response to the pandemic teach us about developing products faster?
As I sit here during our “stay-at-home order” I find myself reflecting on how companies are responding to the pandemic. Many companies are quickly reworking their supply chains and manufacturing process to support new customer requirements, sometimes completely different, compared to what they have
Why A3
You have probably heard of the A3 method – the tool made famous by Toyota. We have been using A3s at AS&E for about 5 years now and have built up a fairly extensive library of knowledge using them. Along the way, we have changed our culture to look for and ask for A3’s. But why A3? What is so powerful and helpful and friendly about the A3?
Pearls and Highlights from LPPDE North America 2019, Jekyll Island
What I love about the Lean Product and Process Development Exchange is that it is a true exchange and opportunity to work with likeminded people facing similar problems with perhaps a different perspective and definitely different contexts.