A GREAT collection of Lean Software Development Info
I just stumbled across Brad Appleton's fantastic collection of resources on Lean and Agile software development. Books, presentations, articles and papers, websites and blogs... this is a gold mine for any one who wants to deepen their understanding of lean thinking, and how applying lean thinking can help create better software!
For example, there's a very good article called "Agile Software Management Accounting for Systems" that provides a little theory and some practical guidance for creating a management accounting framwork aligned to both Lean Thinking and Systems Thinking. I might quibble with a few details, but overall it's a great contribution to this emerging field! Note: The article is actually chapter 2 from Anderson's Agile Management for Software Engineering: Applying the Theory of Constraints for Business Results.
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About john.mullinax
John Mullinax is a Platform Strategy Advisor with Microsoft's DPE Team. Before joining Microsoft in 2006, John held a vartiety of positions at Ford Motor Company, most recently leading IT services strategy to support explosive business growth in China. Other positions included: Enterprise Architect, Application Portfolio Management, Technology Governance, and Product Manager. Prior to joining Ford, John earned his MBA at the University of Washington. Before that, he was Director of Elections for Douglas County, Washington, where he conducted the first Federal mail-ballot election in the USA. Subsequently, he joined the Secretary of State's office as a consultant working with county election officials in Washington state to improve operational effectiveness, integrity, and security (aka, to prevent the kind of debacle we saw in Florida in 2000).
