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Lean Management for tech teams

Deliver more value with less waste: flow, problem solving and continuous improvement applied to software teams.

Indicative duration
1 to 2 days
Level
Introduction
Delivery
On-site · Remote · Hybrid
Formats
  • In-house
  • Open session
  • Coaching / mentoring
  • Talk / masterclass

Expected outcomes for your teams and business

What the training concretely changes, beyond the classroom:

  • Shorter lead times

    Work flows faster from idea to customer, with fewer queues and less work stuck in progress.

  • More value, less waste

    Teams spot and remove the activities that cost time without bringing value to customers.

  • Problems solved for good

    Root cause analysis stops the same incidents and frictions from coming back.

  • Engaged, improving teams through continuous learning

    Continuous improvement becomes a team habit, and managers focus on developing people.

Learning objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Explain the principles of Lean and where they come from (Toyota Production System)
  • Identify value and the eight wastes in a software delivery flow
  • Improve flow: work in progress limits, one-piece flow, lead time
  • Solve problems at their root with PDCA and structured problem solving
  • Lead through the gemba: go and see, listen to bad news, support teams
  • Start and sustain a continuous improvement routine in your team

Audience

  • Engineering managers, tech leads and CTOs
  • Product managers and agile coaches
  • Developers interested in how their team works

Prerequisites

  • No technical prerequisites
  • Experience working in or with a software team

Programme

  1. Module 1 Lean foundations

    • The Toyota Production System and its two pillars
    • Customer value and customer satisfaction
    • Lean in software: what transfers and what doesn't
    • Lean thinking vs Lean tools

  2. Module 2 Value and waste

    • The eight wastes (muda) in software
    • Mura and muri: unevenness and overburden
    • Value stream mapping of a delivery flow
    • Quick wins and long-term changes

  3. Module 3 Flow

    • Lead time and its components
    • One-piece flow and small batches
    • Just-in-time and kanban
    • Work in progress limits and pull systems

  4. Module 4 Problem solving

    • PDCA and the scientific method
    • Root cause analysis (5 whys, Ishikawa)
    • A3 thinking
    • Standards as a base for improvement

  5. Module 5 Lean leadership

    • Gemba walks: go and see
    • Listening to bad news and psychological safety
    • Developing people, not only products
    • Building a continuous improvement routine

Teaching approach

Interactive and grounded in practice: games and simulations to feel the effects of flow, real cases from tech teams, and exercises on your own situation (mapping your delivery flow, analysing an actual problem). Participants leave with concrete next steps rather than a theory.

Tailored to your context

A preparation call helps me understand your organisation, your current practices and what you want to improve. In coaching format, the training continues with regular sessions alongside your team, on real problems.

Let's talk about your needs

A programme to adapt, a team to train, a question about a format? Write to me and let’s discuss.

Get in touch

antoinecoulon.consulting@gmail.com

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