[AgileScotland] Virtual Tour of a Lean-Agile Team - June 16, 2010 at Glasgow Caledonian University, evening.

Hi everyone,

 

Here's your chance to get your agile fingers dirty vicariously with Nancy V's: "Virtual Tour of a Lean-Agile Team"

 

The details are below.  I've known Nancy for a long time now and she's not only a good speakier but she knows her stuff. 

 

Clarke

 

 
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Presentation by Nancy Van Schooenderwoert
> > June 16, 2010 at Glasgow University
> > (further details will be on http://www.leanagilepartners.com/events.html)
> >
> > Cost: Free
> > Location: Glasgow Caledonian University
> >
> >
> > Abstract:
> > Using examples from a real team building a safety-critical embedded product,
> > this presentation introduces the concept of Lean Thinking for development,
> > as distinct from manufacturing.
> >
> > Lean development addresses whole products – hardware and software; all the
> > engineering disciplines. But the real key is the way lean principles unite
> > the business and technical sides of the organization. Lean development opens
> > up better ways to engage with your customers, and for that reason it is not
> > something to be ring-fenced to just the technical departments. In fact the
> > companies where senior managers led the lean-agile program achieved
> > significantly better results than those where it was limited to the IT
> > group.