A Tale of Two Transformations
Bringing Lean and Agile Software Development to Life
Michael K. Levine
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ISBN: 978-1-4398-7975-7, December 2011, c. 272 pp.
Highlighting a critical yet often overlooked aspect of Lean implementation, this
book discusses how to transform an organization from its current state to the
desired state. Following the popular organizational approach of the prequel, A Tale
of Two Systems, it presents two contrasting transformations based on polar opposites
on the development spectrum: process-driven, compliance focused groups
and chaotic groups. Synthesizing Lean manufacturing and Lean product development,
it places agile software development in the context of Lean and examines the
relative benefits of the Drive People versus the People Driven approach.