Summit Objectives

By participating in the summit, you will learn

• How to identify potential implementation barriers, estimate the value of successful implementation an create action plans and new approaches to move forward with lean initiatives

• How to effectively manage large queues in product development – learn how to identify queues, communicate the problem to others, justify the need for interventions to reduce queues and execute these interventions

• How to create a cost of delay process – how to encourage adoption of the process and manage ongoing maintenance

• What types of decisions can be made with cost of delay tools and the resultant impact on speed, cost and productivity

• How lean software development and lean product development compare and contrast -- how to apply key lessons learned

• About the impact of decentralized control in environments of high uncertainty and variability – understand how decentralization can change common management practices, and how to respond

• About methods used to align the deployment of lean practices and activities with organizational strategy and objectives

• Key steps for introducing lean approaches into the organization, managing lean practices through portfolio planning and integrating them with on-going R&D operations