Praise for Implementing Lean Software Development

“This book offers a wealth of advice for any organization that wishes to succeed at the software development game. It will help you to realize the value of adopting a product mindset to software development to recognize the inherent wastage and risk in traditional software development practices. Mary has hit another one out of the park.”

—Scott Ambler, practice leader, Agile modeling

“This remarkable book combines practical advice, ready-to-use techniques, and a deep understanding of why this is the right way to develop software. I have seen software teams transformed by the ideas in this book.”

—Mike Cohn, author of Agile Estimating and Planning

“As a lean practitioner myself, I have loved and used their first book for years. When this second book came out, I was delighted that it was even better. If you are interested in how lean principles can be useful for software development organizations, this is the book you are looking for. The Poppendiecks offer a beautiful blend of history, theory, and practice.”

—Alan Shalloway, coauthor of Design Patterns Explained

“I’ve enjoyed reading the book very much. I feel it might even be better than the first lean book by Tom and Mary, while that one was already exceptionally good! Mary especially has a lot of knowledge related to lean techniques in product development and manufacturing. It’s rare that these techniques are actually translated to software. This is something no other book does well (except their first book).”

—Bas Vodde

“The new book by Mary and Tom Poppendieck provides a well-written and comprehensive introduction to lean principles and selected practices for software managers and engineers. It illustrates the application of the values and practices with well-suited success stories. I enjoyed reading it.”

—Roman Pichler

“In Implementing Lean Software Development, the Poppendiecks explore more deeply the themes they introduced in Lean Software Development. They begin with a compelling history of lean thinking, then move to key areas such as value, waste, and people. Each chapter includes exercises to help you apply key points. If you want a better understanding of how lean ideas can work with software, this book is for you.”

—Bill Wake, independent consultant