The Toyota Way, also known as Lean, was born from hardship and survival. It is an approach that does not rely on the accidental fortunate circumstance of being in a positive business climate. The system that propelled Toyota to the top of the global automotive industry is designed to succeed in both good times and bad. Lean thinking fundamentally changes the engagement model between IT and the business, challenging traditional relationships with staff,customers and partners. This session, presented by a partnership between ThoughtWorks and KM&T, explains the Lean approach to challenges, continuous improvement, productivity, and quality, and how these principles can help you deliver high-value,high-quality software solutions to reduce operational costs, increase profitability, and survive. With presenters bringing deep expertise from Toyota, Lean and Agile principles, learn how to: -Identify and eliminate non-value adding work and cost (i.e., waste) -Build quality into processes to remove unnecessary rework -Apply Just-in-Time (JIT) principles to software delivery -Build processes that optimise use of resources and productivity for the entire end-to-end value stream -Engage everyone to continuously improve your team and practices -Understand the differences between repetitive processes, product development and software development Join us to discover how to do more with less. » » » » » » BRISBANE Tuesday 17 March, 2009 8am –- 9.30am Hilton 190 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane SYDNEY Tuesday 24 March, 2009 8am –- 9.30am Hilton 488 George Street, Sydney MELBOURNE Tuesday 31 March, 2009 8am –- 9.30am Marriott Cnr Exhibition & Lonsdale Streets, Melbourne PERTH Tuesday 7 April, 2009 8am –- 9.30am Hilton 14 Mill Street, Perth A light buffet breakfast will be provided * *