Lean Development

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Lean Development is a software development approach inspired by Lean Manufacturing principles. It focuses on reducing waste and optimizing processes to deliver maximum value to customers. The core principles include eliminating waste, amplifying learning, deciding as late as possible, delivering as fast as possible, empowering the team, building quality in, and optimizing the whole. Waste is considered anything that does not add value to the customer, such as unfinished work, extra features, or unnecessary handoffs. Techniques like value stream mapping help identify and eliminate such waste. Lean Development emphasizes iterative design, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous improvement. It fosters a culture of innovation and customer satisfaction by delivering products quickly and adapting to changing market needs. Practices like test-driven development and pair programming ensure quality from the outset. Lean Development is not a project management methodology but a philosophy that guides software creation to achieve efficiency and growth. It aligns with agile frameworks, promoting flexible and adaptive operations in software development.