The Lean Tech Manifesto

About the Book

This groundbreaking guide by Fabrice Bernhard and Benoît Charles-Lavauzelle, leaders of the international consulting company Theodo, shows how to combine Lean thinking with the speed and scale of technology to create more value with less waste.

You will learn how to:

• run your organization around creating customer value
• empower teams through problem-solving and collaboration technologies
• prevent defects from reaching users through a “right first time” approach
• deliver continuously in complex environments using “just-in-time” practices
• keep innovating by building a customer-focused organization that continuously improves its processes

“This is an important book. It describes the business system that organizations around the world so desperately need, and reminds us that when it comes to solving the complex and urgent problems of our time, human decision-making and teamwork are every bit as important as technology.”

— DANIEL T. JONES, co-author of The Machine That Changed the World and Lean Thinking.

“Scaling a business while preserving an Agile approach can seem impossible, but fear not! Fabrice and Benoît have created a practical guide based on their extensive experience, giving you the tools you need to gain the benefits of Lean as your business grows.”

— COLIN BRYAR, co-author of Working Backwards and former Vice President at Amazon

“After more than twenty years, it has become clear that the Agile Manifesto needs Kaizen. This book does exactly that, drawing on the rare experience of a technology company that combined an Agile approach with a genuine Toyota Production System (Lean), carefully introduced by some of the best sensei. I confidently recommend this book to anyone who wants to deliver more and more value to customers.”

— DR. PIERRE MASAI, Lean coach, former CIO of Toyota Europe and Senior Advisor to Toyota Systems Corporation in Japan