Lean Software Management: BBC Worldwide Case Study

Applying Lean Principles in Software Development Process – a Case Study

Lean principles have been effective in reducing waste in manufacturing organizations. These principles are now being applied in software development processes. This paper describes lean thinking concepts and the process of applying lean in the technical coding at IMVU a virtual worlds company. It also summarizes lessons learned in the implementation of lean for software development processes.

Value Stream Management for Lean Office—A Case Study

This paper presents a look at the concept of Lean Manufacturing as applied to the office environment. Lean Manufacturing, which is often referred to as Lean, is a philosophy of manufacturing process improvement through the elimination of waste. As Lean developed since its origins in the automobile industry, it has been extended to apply to various enterprises and organizations, and has achieved...

Lean Management in Hospital Purchasing Process : a Case Study

Health care systems are generating costs above reasonable limits. Assuring high service levels, especially in remote zones, leads to even higher costs. Based on a lean approach, this research aims at developing a new hospital purchasing process. A case study of a public hospital in a remote European area with high levels of demand uncertainty is used. The most common purchasing process is mappe...

Global Software Project Management: A Case Study

Meta-case Worldwide Meta-case Worldwide

The huge success of the Internet encourages existing systems to evolve by using this technology. This paper presents the meta-CASE system JKogge which is designed like a CASE browser and integrates CASE and Internet technology.