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Is your SAFe® Implementation floundering and not sure what to do? Don't know how to help your ART improve? Join the #LeanPulse gang as they discuss ways that any ART member can contribute to relentless improvement. John M. Dan Leahy Dwayne Stroman https://lnkd.in/g4z-wbWB

Very interested in others take on this hypothesis. The bottom line is to help organizations make a conscious decision on what level of variability they want/need/can afford.

Dwayne Stroman

Another installment in the #LeanPulse podcast series: The Myth of Variability. We discuss Is Variability real? Can we eliminate it? Should we eliminate it? Is it worth the cost to reduce variability? https://lnkd.in/eeH-rWCt Join @John Miller, @Dan Leahy, and Dwayne Stroman in this insightful session.

Dwayne has a hypothesis about the reality of variability, and the rest of the team jump in to try to course correct his craziness. Listen in to hear how to find your tolerance to variability. https://lnkd.in/eeH-rWCt John M. Dan Leahy Dwayne Stroman

One of my favorite episodes of #LeanPulse so far is "Agile Principles in Today's Culture". https://lnkd.in/eEasQ8zX The 3 Amigos discuss how you can still make the original Agile Manifesto values and principles relevant in todays culture. John M. Dan Leahy Dwayne Stroman

Next episode of Lean Pulse Podcast, Value Stream Identification Workshop, is now live! https://lnkd.in/gxH7aC3C In this episode, Dwayne Stroman & John M. talk about their approach to doing Value Stream Identification workshops. "We talk through our experiences, what we see, and our results. We have learned so much from helping firms identify their Value Streams the past numerous years. It’s really important to keep in mind, we do not create development value streams (except for when adding a new one) in an organization. In any organization that is already an ongoing concern, the value streams already exist, we just need to tease it what it looks like. Another element to keep in mind, the generic development value stream always has a trigger, steps for refining the idea, design it, build it, test it, deploy it, release it, and the exchange of value. Every time we help a firm understand, we work hard to ensure the folks we are working with (from the organization) are involved with every step of our workshop. In person, this has always been a bit of a challenge. In our remote world, it becomes a bit even more so. We talk through many of our lessons learned."

We are thrilled to introduce the Lean Pulse Podcast! https://lnkd.in/gMuV4tj3 Join our team as we deep-dive into the keys to success with lean and agile in your organization. Lean Pulse S01E01 Lean Product Development Introduction https://lnkd.in/g9BcsgUE Dwayne Stroman and John M. have done product development in traditional ways (think phase-gate / waterfall) of systems of all sizes. They are both Scaled Agile SPC-Ts, and have each been working in Lean and Agile using SAFe® for about a decade. Both of them have been working in Lean, Flow based Product Development along with Manufacturing for years. “In this episode, we talk about Lean Product Development and it’s roots. We cover some of the history, really the pedigree of the things we talk about. And while much of it is from Toyota and the Toyota Product System, the tool boxes we use are filled with tools and techniques from many places. We address this confluence of thoughts from product development, engineering excellence, DevOps, management, leadership, and more.”

Are you a Manager or a Leader? Managers maintain systems, Leaders daily re-invent systems. Management is necessary to maintain the business and keep the lights on. Leadership is vital to understanding the enterprise system used to develop products and solutions, and focuses on constantly looking for ways to improve that system. From much of the feedback we are getting from our clients and students we see the gap between management and leadership widening. Perhaps the uncertain economy, but it seems that those that favor the management style have further tightened their grip, which is enhancing the contrast between management and true leaders. While it appears the group of leaders that forego a Tayloristic approach is shrinking, the value they bring to their companies is gaining in value. Contact us if you want to learn more about joining the group of leaders focused on lean-agile thinking and enterprise system redesign. We have been coaching leaders for decades and can help you on that journey. Martin Olson John M. Marguerite Stearns Marguerite Bryan, SPCT Dan Leahy

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