How Does Continuous Improvement Happen in LEAN? Kaizen and 10 Key Lean Principles for Improvement
In this video from TEXAVI, Pardha Mantravadi speaks about the importance of Kaizen (continuous improvement) in Lean agile software development methodology. Lean's toolkit emphasises this with the 10 ways of improvement that highlight how we identify the waste (MUDA) and ensure that measures and practices are put in place. Some of the 10 ways include principles such as 'problems are opportunities', 'go for the simple solution not the perfect one', 'correct mistakes right away' etc. These help not only in reducing waste but also in ensuring that improvement happens continually within the teams, products, services and processes too. The 10 ways to improvement aid in progress in software development projects, process improvement initiatives and also change management programs.
Watch the video to learn about Lean's key principles and 10 ways of improvement in agile projects.