Joseph W. Yoder discusses the relationship between Lean and Agile methodologies, emphasizing that Lean principles are foundational for Agile practices. Key elements include increasing value, reducing waste, and improving workflow while promoting continuous learning and adaptation. The document also highlights various Agile practices such as test-driven development, retrospectives, and Kanban principles, asserting that both approaches prioritize people-centric strategies and empowered teams.

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Lean – The Foundation for Agility
Increase Value, Reduce Waste,
Improve Flow…
Joseph W. Yoder
The Refactory, Inc.
joe@refactory.com
http://www.refactory.com
Talk Originally by Dave Thomas
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Agile Software Development
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan
That is, while there is value in the items on
the right, we value the items on the left more.
…From the Agile Manifesto
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Agile Principles and Practices
Scrum, XP, TDD, Refactoring, Regular
Feedback, Testing, More Eyes, …
Good People! Face-To-Face conversation.
Continuous attention to technical excellence!
Motivated individuals with the environment
and support they need. Retrospectives!
Allow Requirements to Change! Embraced
Software Evolution as needed!
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Agile Design Values
Core values:
 Design Simplicity
 Communication
 Teamwork
 Trust
 Satisfying stakeholder needs
Keep learning
Continuous Feedback
Lots of Testing/Validation
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Agile Practices - Scrum
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Agile Practices - XP
Scrum picture
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Test-Driven Development
Requirements Architecture
Envisioning Envisioning
(days/weeks) (days/weeks)
Iteration 0: Envisioning
Iteration Modeling
(hours) a little bit of
modeling then a lot
Model Storming
of coding
(minutes)
TDD (hours)
Iteration n: Development
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Test-First Development
test fails Write
Re(write) Check if production
a test test fails code
test succeeds
1 or more
tests fail
all tests
Clean up code succeed Check
all tests
(Refactor) succeed
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Test-First Development Rhythm
User story-by-story:
 Write the simplest test
 Run the test and fail
 Write the simplest code
that will pass the test
 Run the test and pass
Repeat until a “story”
is tested and
implemented
Design between
the keystrokes
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Test Driven Development
Tests don’t always get written first.
Tests written & must pass before checking in production code.
Write some Check if
Re(write)
production test fails
a test
code
test fails
Clean up code
(Refactor) 1 or more
tests fail
Check
all tests succeed all tests
succeed
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Test-Driven (First) Development
Test-Driven Development – work in short cycles of
implementing code with tests and make sure
that all tests pass.
Many Unit Tests written along with other tests.
It isn't enough to write tests: you have to run
them regularly (many times a day).
Developers get immediate feedback on how
they're doing…publish scores and keep track.
Additionally, these tests provide invaluable support
as the software design is improved.
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Continuous Integration
The system is fully integrated at all times.
Daily Integration Tests are ran and only
working code is checked into the main
code branch.
Testing and Builds are done multiple times
per day. Any failures are immediately
fixed until all tests pass.
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Retrospectives are Key
1) What worked well that we do not want
to forget for future iterations?
2) What should we do differently?
Not what are the bad things or what is
broken. Do not focus on negative things.
3) What still puzzles us?
Things we can't answer.
4) What did you learn?
5) hopes for the next iteration/release.
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Lean by Toyota
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Lean Development
Increase Value, Reduce Waste,
Improve Flow…
A lean organization understands customer
value and focuses its core processes to
continuously increase it.
Ultimate goal is to provide perfect value to
customer and business.
Just in Time Practice – don’t do something
before you need it.
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Kanban (看板)
Signboard / Billboard
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Kanban (看板) Principles
The basic principles of Kanban
 Limit Work in Process (WIP)
 Pull value through (WIP)
 Make progress visible
 Increase throughput
 Fixed Kanban Backlog
 Quality is part of the processed (internal)
Continuously monitor the above to improve!!!
Is this similar to a Retrospective?
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Is Agile the same as Lean
At the core is Lean
 Design Simplicity
 Communication
 Teamwork
 Continuous Learning
Early Agilest were influenced
by Lean, but:
 Many get stuck in the process
 Many Misconceptions about Agile
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Agile Myths
Simple solutions are always best.
Building in flexibility is always over-engineering.
You can change the system fast!!!
You don’t want to change … you are not Agile.
Don’t worry about the architecture .
If I do the Scrum process I will be super
productive and it will be easy to duplicate.
We can always easily adapt to changing
requirements (next requirements).
Should not have specialists!
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Lean vs Agile
Common Themes:
 People centric approach
 Empowered teams
 Adaptive planning
 Continuous improvement
 Retrospective
Core principles of Agile are Lean
Need to continue to learn and evolve!!!
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How Lean Can We Get?
Screw It, Let’s Do It!!!
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Summary
Lean really is the foundation of Agile
Quick in movement, nimble,
Don’t get stuck in the myths
Learning is Important (Retrospective)
It is ok to adapt the process
We should be committed to finding ways to:
Increase Value, Reduce Waste, Improve Flow…
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Muito Obrigado!!!
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