Lean IT : enabling and sustaining your lean transformation

To achieve and sustain a Lean transformation, organizations must learn how to effectively engage and leverage IT in all aspects of continuous improvement. This book aims to help IT and the rest of the business work together for continuous improvements to the Lean enterprise. It examines how IT can b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bell, Steven (Author), Orzen, Michael A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Productivity Press/Taylor & Francis Group , c2011
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Why does lean IT matter?
  • 2. Foundations of lean
  • 3. The lean IT and business partnership
  • 4. Lean IT and business process improvement
  • 5. Lean IT lessons learned from lean manufacturing: flow and pull
  • 6. Lean management systems
  • 7. Lean IT operations: ITIL and cloud computing
  • 8. Lean software development
  • 9. Applying lean to project management
  • 10. Leading the lean IT transformation
  • 11. A lean IT roadmap