This book unifies the various IT sub-communities and disciplines, providing a collaborative value stream management approach that harnesses the principles and practices of Lean to deliver consistent and measurable value to the enterprise and its customers. It demonstrates how Value Stream Management can help the disparate elements of IT align and complement each other, creating lasting value and stimulating innovation. Each contributor is a subject matter expert, their combined work in this volume supplies a shared vision for value creation.
For all people in companies that are embarcing on the LEAN SIX-SIGMA journey. Good book about how companies can leverage LEAN in IT & make it a much more effective and efficient department in the company. Explains how to apply the LEAN practices & help to move the company forward with problem solving thinking and innovation! It's always hard for organizations and enterprises to change, but LEAN thinking is a good change. It will help to standardize processes and eliminate waste and to improve your customer service and satisfaction both internal and external.
Steve Bell does another amazing job of describing the connection between Lean, Agile, and IT. Execs, Managers, Leaders, POs, and ScrumMasters should read this. I believe this gives you a great idea of the path ahead of us as well as describing where we've come from. Awesome book!!