2004 LEAN Software Review 
Boxes and Arrows
FEBRUARY 3, 2012
Early agile pioneers were working on in-house IT projects (custom software) or enterprise software [ 1 , 2 ]. The economics are different in selling consumer products than when developing software for enterprises—UX matters more for consumer products. Larry makes money even if people can’t use his software.
The BMI Lab Blog
JANUARY 26, 2018
Lean value” focus: This approach is supported by the nature of the market. The success cases for every company on this list illustrate the points above: experimentation and iteration, creative adaptation, “lean value focus,” and global ambition. Failure is not a problem, but a ladder to success.
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Harvard Business Review
MARCH 23, 2011
Thus, today we have a number of process "religions": Statistical Process Control was followed by Total Quality Management, Business Reengineering, Six Sigma, Lean, and Business Process Management (BPM, which emphasizes process management software). Reflect on why initiatives have and have not worked in your organization.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 19, 2011
To overcome these problems, many companies are now using or experimenting with "idea management" software applications. In a two-part event, employees in WorldJam 2004 first brainstormed solutions to increase growth and innovation, resulting in 191 pragmatic ideas. A year later, IBM used a jam to bring its new values to life.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 4, 2018
Agile development laid the intellectual groundwork for the Lean movement in entrepreneurship, which further pushed business leaders to organize their business model and product development work around a series of experiments, testing critical hypothesis along the way. How to make your company more nimble and responsive. Fix errors faster.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 2, 2012
As we have seen with the recent speed bumps at highfliers like Groupon and Zynga, taking "lean startups" from foundation to creating sustainable, scalable, profitable business models is a very rare and special task. TripAdvisor, in effect, was a model lean start-up with an engineering-driven, product-focused founder. Scaling is hard.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 12, 2015
When these forces are weak, as in software and soft drinks, many companies are profitable. And finally it includes various approaches to running established companies as if they were start-ups, such as Steven Blank’s “ Why the Lean Start-Up Changes Everything ” from last year.
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