Thirukkural – FMEA, Elimination of MUDA

A great Management and Productive thought of Thirukkural
Verse :
EthirathAk  kAkkum Arivinaarku Illai
Athira Varuvuthor Noy
Direct meaning:
Those people of capable intellect who can feel the imminent pains and have plans to tackle them,  know not of any fear from sufferings.
Lean Six Sigma inference
A Six Sigma methodology foresees and expects pain points and adresses them with fall back [...]

Agile follows Ohm’s Law

Lean follow Ohm’s Law. Ohm’s law can be stated as the current in a resistive circuit is directly proportional to its applied voltage and inversely proportional to its resistance.
 
In equation I = V / R
 
Usable Product = Value Added Inputs / Wastes
 
Any usable software or hard ware =
 
(Clear Requirements, inputs, understanding)
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Waiting time for [...]

Agile maps to Lean – Muda, Mura and Muri

Dr. Shigeo Shingo and Mr. Taichi Ohno have contributed immensely towards improving production processes at Toyota through concepts Muda, Mura and Muri. They enriched the Toyota Production system now became to be called as famous Lean Production system.

Let us try to understand the meaning w.r.t Industry in general and software development in particular.

Muda : Non [...]

Lean Agile

Lean management approach advises:
 
Waste Elimination.
Speedier flow of information and work, and faster time to market.
Doing only what is required for customer currently.
Reducing life cycle and cost.
 
Most of the Software development organizations have multiple hand-offs right from Sales to Business Analysts through Requirement, Design, Development, testing and Deployment teams before a product or service is delivered [...]

Six Sigma in Software organizations – benefits

When organizations want to reduce cost and improve productivity Six Sigma initiatives are mainly considered by organizations that have firm belief in Quality.
 
However a careful analysis should be made to ensure that the benefits obtained are much higher than the actual investment. Incorrect project candidates without proper tools and skilled resources will result in loss [...]

Six Sigma in Software Development

In principle Six Sigma applies to all industries when looking at reducing variations and achieving Critical to Quality Objectives.
Many Six Sigma professionals agree with one point that Cost savings / Return on investment is definitely a major element when drawing the project charter.
In IT industries since the requirements are continuously changing and Agile methods are [...]