Implementing lean software development
by Mary Poppendieck, Tom Poppendieck · first published 2006
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…of the major volumes on Continuous Delivery should clear this up: http://martinfowler.com/snips/201006021426.html http://www.amazon.com/Lean-Software-Development-Agile-Toolki... http://www.amazon.com/Implementing-Lean-Software-Development... And there's a fantastic presentation by David Anderson on Kanban on InfoQ, which nicely illustrates why quality is one of the major reasons you should consider a rapid release process like Kanban:…
on “Software philosophy: Release early, release often vs polished releases” ↗1. The Pragmatic Programmer. 2. Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer. 3. Diffusion of Innovations. 4. The Little Book of Common Sense Investing. 5. Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash. 6. Writing to Learn. 7. On Writing Well. 8. Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware. 9. Thinking In Systems: A Primer. 10. The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-By-Step…
on “Ask HN: What are some no fluff books on engineering, career, and general wisdom?” ↗…contains a lot of practical tips and advice for how to improve your skills (among other things). I read books on the commute to work (on the train) so this time feels less wasted. I especially liked: - Implementing lean software development - Implementing scrum - Domain Driven Desing - Head first rails - The leaders guide to radical management - Presentation zen This is not only technical stuff, but I think the non-technical books are important…
on “Ask HN: My skills are aging. Where can I go to try to keep up?” ↗…Mary and Tom Poppendieck - with a background in manufacturing and software they were leading the effort to translate the concepts of lean to software development. They have written two great books, "Implementing Lean Software Development" and "Lean Software Development - an Agile Toolkit". Both books are well worth reading a present a both the principles and lot of cases in a friendly, colloquial manner. Highly recommended! Matthew May…
on “Shoichiro Toyoda, who turned Toyota into global automaker, dies at 97” ↗I think the first one I read was Lean Software Development then I went through Leading Lean Software Development and Implementing Lean Software Development. It's been a while, but as I recall the latter two can be treated something like workbooks. How to go from "traditional" project management towards lean/agile. The former introduces many Lean concepts…
on “Ask HN: Books you plan to read in 2019?” ↗…Chrome OS as the longer-payoff/higher-risk companion to Android, in a nested generalization of the Poseidon-and-Polaris strategy discussed as a model (among other places) in Mary and Tom Poppendieck’s Implementing Lean Software Development. It’s kind of a go-to strategy for Google in important markets; when you are essentially made of more money than you can figure out ways to spend, internal diversification so that you literally don’t…
on “The Google Nest Hub is first commercial Fuchsia device” ↗