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ImprovingEnterpriseAgilityviaa Lean Lens 
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Whatis Waste?
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Wasteis 
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•InyourProducts 
•InyourProcess
MakeWasteTransparent! 
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HowValueis CreatedinSoftware 
Customer 
Customer 
Deployment 
Development 
ProductPlanning 
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The 8 LeanSoftware Wastes(Poppendieck’s) 
1, PartiallyDoneWork 
2, Extra Features 
3, Extra Processes 
4, Handoffs 
5, Delays 
6, TaskSwitching 
7, Defects 
8, UnusedSkills* 
Mary & Tom Poppendieck: LeanSoftware Development. 
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LeanLensGame 
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LeanLensGame forSoftware Development–underCreativeCommonslicenseco-createdbyAndrea Darabos and Bazil Arden
Settingourscene 
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•Youdosoftwaredevelopment fora large retailer 
•The retaileris traditional 
•Youdevelopan online shopping platform foryourcustomers 
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ActorsObservers 
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Lean”Waste Grid” Act: __ Scene: __ 
1, PartiallyDoneWork 
2, Extra Features 
3, Extra Processes 
4, Handoffs 
5, Delays 
6, TaskSwitching 
7, Defects 
8, UnusedSkills* 
* The 8thwasteaddedbyAndrea & Bazil, basedonthetraditionallean 
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PM notavail. fordemoduringsprint 
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Deployment 
Development 
WasteintheValueStream 
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Customer 
Customer 
ProductPlanning 
1, PartiallyDoneWork 
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Scene 3 
Act A 
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Act B 
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2, Extra Features 
3, Extra Processes 
4, Handoffs 
5, Delays 
6, Task-Switching 
7, Defects 
8, UnusedSkills 
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OK, Let’sgetstarted 
10 minsRead thescript 
10 minsPlay theact 
15 minsDebriefinyourteam 
-Whatwastefulactivitiesdidyoufind? 
-Howcouldyouimprovethesituation? 
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PracticalTakeaways 
•Do a Value Stream Map, from customerto customer 
•Help yourteam visualizewaste 
•Constantlyidentifywaste 
•Discusswasteand whattodoaboutitduringyourretrospectives 
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ContactMeFor 
Value-StreamMapping, LeanRetrospectiveWorkshopsAndrea@leanadvantage.co.uk 
Twitter@ADarabos 
Lean LensGame – 
Non-commercialre-use, pleaseattributetoAndrea Darabos, Bazil Arden 
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