I was introduced to LEAN by two person, one most rude and one most gentle.
I was amazed that how well they both define LEAN personally
In my experience LEAN has split personality, its very gentle on certain aspect and is very rude on others.
The best part of LEAN is you don't need to adapt this methodology, its just being natural, its like removing all processes between you and task.
As a developer, I am happy that i have to worry about my backlog item that i have to finish.
As a Quality Tester, I am happy that i don't have to wait for the huge development cycle to test something, i get something to play around every sprint.
As a manager, I am happy that i have my progress reported frequently.
As a release management, I am happy that i am delivering something to customer every now and then.
As a customer, I am happy that i am getting things in small executable chunks,80 percent solution today instead of 100 percent solution tomorrow. Value for money.
So every one is happy!!!! yes this is gentle side of lean.
Wanna see the rude side ?
As a bug, lean is very rude to me, as i get identified in early stage and removed.
As a delay, it is very rude to me, i get rectified in next sprint by more assignment of resources or reduction of backlog items.
As a waste,my size get reduced.
Ever applied LEAN to your daily life,i noticed that i was doing it without anyone telling me, however task priority may not look reasonable to you.. e.g.
If i have to go to swimming, dinner with friends, renew the bike insurance, washing the car and catch a nap.I prioritize, schedule and execute. My top priority was catching a nap :)
Well LEAN has lead to faster and surer execution of project.
I am happy, i don't need to spend long hours in office,as my tasks are accurately plan :).
