TY  - BOOK
AU  - Reinertsen,Donald G.
TI  - The principles of product development flow: second generation lean product development 
SN  - 9781935401001 :
AV  - HF5415.15 .R445 2009
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Redondo Beach, Calif.
PB  - Celeritas
KW  - Product management
KW  - New products
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. The principles of flow. What is the problem? -- A possible solution -- The relevant idea sources -- The design of this book -- It will be a long journey, so start now -- 2. The economic view. The nature of our economics -- The project economic framework -- The nature of our decisions -- Our control strategy -- Some basic economic concepts -- Debunking some popular fallacies -- Conclusion -- 3. Managing queues. Queueing theory -- Why queues matters -- The behavior of queues -- The economics of queues -- Managing queues -- Roundup up the usual suspects -- Conclusion -- 4. Exploiting variability. The economics of product development variability -- Reducing variability -- Reducing economic consequences -- Conclusion -- 5. Reducing batch size. The case for batch size reduction -- Software testing example -- The science of batch size -- Managing batch size -- Round up the usual suspects -- Conclusion -- 6. Applying WIP constraints. The economic logic of WIP control -- Reacting to emergent queues -- Examples of WIP constraints -- WIP constraints in practice -- Conclusion -- 7. Controlling flow under uncertainty. Congestion -- Cadence -- Cadence in action -- Synchronization -- Sequencing work -- Managing the development network -- Correcting two misconceptions -- Conclusion -- 8. Using fast feedback. The economic view of control -- The benefits of fast feedback -- Control system design -- The human side of feedback -- Metrics for flow-based development -- Conclusion -- 9. Achieving decentralized control. How warfare works -- Balancing centralization and decentralization -- Military lessons on maintaining alignment -- The technology of decentralization -- The human side of decentralization -- Conclusion
ER  -