Where lean product development experts and practitioners share their stories
How I increased my understanding of Set-Based Engineering through baking cookies
At LPPDE Europe 2018 (Paris) I joined the workshop of Penny Cloft and Michael Kennedy. The workshop was on set-based engineering (SBE). If you are like me, then you know that set-based engineering is one of those things any lean product development novice learns it is...
The early years: Conference 2 – Hilton Head 2009
The second LPPDE conference started bad for meI got a “save the date” flyer” with a magnificent photo of the venue, Hilton Head Island in South Carolina.As I really enjoyed the first LPPDE in Denver I made a print-out and marched into the office of my boss and said:...
Reasons why you should attend the Lean Product and Process Development Exchange North America 2019
I have been fortunate to attend Lean Product and Process Development Exchange Conferences in various locations in Europe and in North America over the last couple of years. I’m looking forward to attend again and meet other experts and influencers face-to-face, and...
The early years – Starting LPPDE with the first conference
My background of LPPDELet´s start in March 2006. I attended a conference in Chicago called Lean Design & Development, it was a great conference but something was missing. One evening we went out with to have dinner with an interesting author I read, namely Michael...
A framework for the Systematic improvement of Product Development through organizational learning – (The Learning / Action Matrix™)
I tell my friends in manufacturing they have it easy. Manufacturing is easy to improve because you can physically see the work. You can follow the flow of material from incoming receiving to shipping. You can watch a part come into a machine or into an assembly...
What Van Halen can teach us about Visual Management
Visual Management is a critical component to Lean Product Development. When I visit organizations I often see teams standing in front of a display board discussing their projects the same way they would in a meeting room. It’s just that they are standing in front of a...