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Lean – Principles, Practices & Techniques

Mastering Agile Methodologies

  • Instructor-led, Online
  • Course Category: Agile Development, Change Management

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29

Instructor-led, Online

Duration: 3 hours

Course Code: TXV-MAM-9063

Skill Level: Intermediate

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Lean – Principles, Practices & Techniques

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Overview

Lean is not mean, at all! From processes to startups, from big businesses to products and even people, lean is in! Having shown its success in manufacturing industry, Lean has stepped into agile development and hasn’t stopped ever since. Lean practices are best known for identifying and removing waste in the processes, activities and products. Value stream mapping and synchronisation are just a few ways in which Lean helps with streamlining the processes in product development. Learn how to implement Lean thinking and working to identify, manage and remove defects in the product development workflows, enrol in TEXAVI’s Lean – Principles, Practices & Techniques course now!

Course Overview for Texavi's LEAN Course on Principles, Practices and Techniques

Who can attend?

  • Anybody with or without work experience
  • IT professionals (eg., Developers, testers) considering a move to BA role
  • Non-IT people who want to learn IT skills thinking of a career switch
  • Graduates and university students who aspire to get into IT industry
  • Students who have just passed their B. Tec, A-Levels or college studies

COURSE OUTLINE

  • Overview & setting the context
  • LEAN -What, why, when, where
  • Key principles in LEAN
  • LEAN roles & responsibilities
  • Core practices in LEAN
  • Reducing waste, the focus of LEAN!
  • Key artefacts and deliverables
  • DMAIC & other techniques, tools in Lean
  • Lean & other agile methods
  • Summary – Q & A

Course Outline for Texavi's Course on LEAN Software Development Principles, Practices and Techniques in Agile Development

What will you learn?

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Define what Lean is in the context of agile methodologies
  • Explain the origin of Lean in the manufacturing and production setting
  • List the core principles in Lean methodology
    • Eliminate waste (Muda)
    • Amplify learning
    • Decide as late as possible
    • Deliver as fast as possible
    • Empower the team
    • Build integrate in
    • See the whole
  • Describe the journey from Lean production to Lean software development
  • Describe the role of Lean in transformation in software development
  • List and relate the ten commandments for improvement in Lean:
    1. Abandon fixed ideas
    2. Think of ways to make it possible
    3. No excuses needed
    4. Go for the simple solution, not the perfect one
    5. Correct mistakes right away
    6. Use your wits and not your wallet
    7. Problems are opportunities
    8. Repeat WHY? five times
    9. Seek ideas from many people
    10. There is no end to improvement
  • Provide the rationale for reducing waste (Muda) and increasing value
  • Explain the factors contributing to waste in manufacturing and software
  • Define the roles and their responsibilities in Lean software development projects
  • Describe the key practices in Lean and their relevance to software
    1. Think of options, wait for the last responsible moment and decide
    2. Conceptual integrity and perceived integrity
    3. Importance of refactoring
    4. Significance of testing and quality assurance, control
    5. Right measurements in place
    6. Contracts and their significance
  •  Explain how continuous improvement is key in Lean
    • Plan –> Analyse
    • Do –> Implement
    • Check –> Evaluate
    • Act  –> Identify & Act
  • Describe the different ways and approaches to reducing waste (Muda)
  • Identify the mechanisms of working with different stakeholders
  • List and explain the working of different root-cause analysis techniques
    • Fishbone diagram/Ishikawa technique
    • 5-WHY technique
    • 5S’s – Sort, Stabilise, Shine, Standardise, Sustain
    • Ask the right questions – What, who, why, when, where and how
  • Explain how Lean fits in and works with other agile methodologies
  • Describe the various steps in DMAIC tool adopted from Six Sigma framework:
    • Define – State the business problem
    • Measure – Set the baselines for performance
    • Analyse – Go to the root of the problem
    • Improve – Identify the steps in solving the problem
    • Control – Assess the results/outcomes from implementation

What do you need?

There are no pre-requisites for this course. There is no need for any prior experience, working knowledge or awareness of software development or projects experience. The course is suitable for experienced professionals working in the industry or academia, aspirants and early stage professionals, as well as  students in universities and colleges. Professionals and aspirants from technology, business, operations or sales are all welcome to explore and understand the power of Jira and collaborative working.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

  • 24×7 access to TEXAVI’s high quality course content
  • Practical insights from real life IT projects
  • Course completion certificate
  • Case studies, examples and illustrations
  • Interactive quizzes and challenges
  • Job aids, resources and tools
  • Access to TEXAVI’s collaborative digital platform
 Course Context for Texavi's Course on Lean Principles, Practices and Techniques

Why Texavi?

Learn real-world, practical skills from practising professionals, not just theoritical knowledge from trainers!

  • TEXAVI is a proven leader in delivering non-coding IT learning, worldwide
  • We are not just trainers, but practising IT professionals with 25+ years of work exp
  • Our courses get you job-ready with practical and real-time insights
  • Qualify for certificates upon completion and complete our assessments
  • Pave way for industry-recognised certifications
  • Access to treasure of Texavi’s high-quality, content-rich resources and materials
  • Get discount voucher to our popular courses on Udemy
  • 24×7 access to Texavi’s interactive platform with personalised content

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Test Your Knowledge

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Trainer Profile

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Your trainer for this course is Pardha Saradhi Mantravadi. Pardha is an experienced  and well-qualified trainer, coach, mentor, influencer and thought leader…click below to view the complete trainer profile

 

 

Reviews

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  • ‘Enjoyed the sessions and learnt loads of useful methods and techniques. Thank you very much for the very insightful and practical sessions’ – Lisa Hayes, Astra Digital
  • ‘The workshop was quite interesting. I found the exercises we did particularly valuable, as it was useful to discuss aspects with the others present, and to then feedback to the wider group.’ –  Holly Sheahan, RSC
  • ‘I attended Texavi’s training on Agile and had a lot of takeaways from the session. Pardha’s effective presentation skills supported with context you can relate to, makes the entire experience exhilarating.’ – Abhijit Majumdar, Zensar Technologies

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