Lean Manufacturing to Lean IT

2015 ◽  
pp. 67-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepinder Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Service Industries ◽  
Gear Up ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Lean Principles ◽  
Development Life Cycle ◽  
Lean It

Lean methodology is an improvement philosophy, an expansion of Lean manufacturing and lean principles to the management of Service and Information Technology industries. It articulates how waste can be minimal at Software Development Process (SDP) which begins from feasibility study and ends till the product is delivered to the customer. In today's competitive world throughout all the industries emphasis is on product's quality within the time constraints. To gear up with the market demand Lean improvement concepts is introduced in (information technology) IT industry. Lean IT is the translation of lean manufacturing practices applicable to the Software Development life cycle (SDLC). It works like a business model and oriented towards the principles that focuses on the non value added activities. This chapter will present how lean methodologies and principles works in service industries to deliver the best quality products. Although Lean concept is traditionally been used in manufacturing industries; but nowadays it is adapted by Services companies with the aim of improving their processes and enhance customer satisfaction.

Lean Manufacturing to Lean IT

2020 ◽  
pp. 96-116
Author(s):  
Deepinder Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Service Industries ◽  
Gear Up ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Lean Principles ◽  
Development Life Cycle ◽  
Lean It

Lean methodology is an improvement philosophy, an expansion of Lean manufacturing and lean principles to the management of Service and Information Technology industries. It articulates how waste can be minimal at Software Development Process (SDP) which begins from feasibility study and ends till the product is delivered to the customer. In today's competitive world throughout all the industries emphasis is on product's quality within the time constraints. To gear up with the market demand Lean improvement concepts is introduced in (information technology) IT industry. Lean IT is the translation of lean manufacturing practices applicable to the Software Development life cycle (SDLC). It works like a business model and oriented towards the principles that focuses on the non value added activities. This chapter will present how lean methodologies and principles works in service industries to deliver the best quality products. Although Lean concept is traditionally been used in manufacturing industries; but nowadays it is adapted by Services companies with the aim of improving their processes and enhance customer satisfaction.

A Historical Analysis of the Emergence of Free Cooperative Software Production

2009 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Jullien
Keyword(s):  
Operating System ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Market Share ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Web Server ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Development Organization ◽  
Software Production

Whatever its name, Free/Libre or Open Source Software (FLOSS), diffusion represents one of the main evolutions of the Information Technology (IT) industry in recent years. Operating System Linux, or Web server Apache (more than 60% market share on its market), database MySQL or PHP languages are some examples of broadlyused FLOSS programs. One of the most original characteristics of this movement is its collective, cooperative software development organization in which a growing number of firms is involved (some figures in Lakhani & Wolf (2005)). Of course, programs, because they are codified information, are quite easy to exchange, and make the cooperation easier than in other industries. But, as pointed out by Stallman (1998), if sharing pieces of software within firms was a dominant practice in the 1950’s, it declined in the 1970’s, and almost disappeared in the 1980’s, before regaining and booming today.

A Software Development Life Cycle Case Study Of Lean IT With Value Stream Mapping Analysis

2022 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Turnaround Time ◽  
Value Stream Mapping ◽  
Value Stream ◽  
Development Life Cycle ◽  
It Project ◽  
It Department ◽  
Software Development Life Cycle

Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is a useful tool for depicting the flow of materials and information in manufacturing and service processes. It is known as one of the most popular lean methods to identify bottlenecks, reduce cycle time, and improve current processes. Although VSM has been extensively used in manufacturing, there are limited studies that applied VSM in non-manufacturing environments. In this study, we present an application of VSM to improve Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process in an IT firm. The current process flows (as-is) are mapped to identify non-value-added activities as well as areas for improvement. Based on the analysis of the current state map, we propose recommendations, action plans, and a future state map (to-be-process). We estimate that, with the new process changes, IT project delivery time can be reduced from 210.5 days to 137.5 days – a 34.7% reduction in the software development life cycle process. This provides a powerful base for IT project management and enables the IT department to meet its expected project turnaround time.

scholarly journals Alur Pendaftaran Calon Mahasiswa Baru Politeknik Sekayu Berbasis Multimedia

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 148-159
Author(s):  
Zaid Romegar Mair ◽  
Yuni Kartika
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information System ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Development Life Cycle ◽  
Multimedia Development ◽  
Flow Information ◽  
New Students

Multimedia is one form of information technology, namely information technology that combines images, writing, text, sound, video, animation into an information system that is useful in making decisions for its users. This media displays information about the registration flow of prospective new students in a clear and concise manner. The method used is the MDLC (Multimedia Development Life Cycle) method as software development. For an explanation of each registration flow information using audio, in addition to making this media more interesting, characters or animations are displayed.

Computable metrics of personal performance in software development teams

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andriy Lishchytovych ◽  
Volodymyr Pavlenko
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Key Performance Indicators ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Development Life Cycle ◽  
Software Product ◽  
Software Development Life Cycle

The present article describes setup, configuration and usage of the key performance indicators (KPIs) of members of project teams involved into the software development life cycle. Key performance indicators are described for the full software development life cycle and imply the deep integration with both task tracking systems and project code management systems, as well as a software product quality testing system. To illustrate, we used the extremely popular products - Atlassian Jira (tracking development tasks and bugs tracking system) and git (code management system). The calculation of key performance indicators is given for a team of three developers, two testing engineers responsible for product quality, one designer, one system administrator, one product manager (responsible for setting business requirements) and one project manager. For the key members of the team, it is suggested to use one integral key performance indicator per the role / team member, which reflects the quality of the fulfillment of the corresponding role of the tasks. The model of performance indicators is inverse positive - the initial value of each of the indicators is zero and increases in the case of certain deviations from the standard performance of official duties inherent in a particular role. The calculation of the proposed key performance indicators can be fully automated (in particular, using Atlassian Jira and Atlassian Bitbucket (git) or any other systems, like Redmine, GitLab or TestLink), which eliminates the human factor and, after the automation, does not require any additional effort to calculate. Using such a tool as the key performance indicators allows project managers to completely eliminate bias, reduce the emotional component and provide objective data for the project manager. The described key performance indicators can be used to reduce the time required to resolve conflicts in the team, increase productivity and improve the quality of the software product.

A Systematic Review and Catalog of Security Metric during the Secure Software Development Life Cycle

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sampada G.C ◽  
Tende Ivo Sake ◽  
Amrita
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Software Development ◽  
Software Security ◽  
Security Assessment ◽  
Security Metrics ◽  
Development Life Cycle ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Secure Software Development ◽  
Software Development Life Cycle

Background: With the advancement in the field of software development, software poses threats and risks to customers’ data and privacy. Most of these threats are persistent because security is mostly considered as a feature or a non-functional requirement, not taken into account during the software development life cycle (SDLC). Introduction: In order to evaluate the security performance of a software system, it is necessary to integrate the security metrics during the SDLC. The appropriate security metrics adopted for each phase of SDLC aids in defining the security goals and objectives of the software as well as quantify the security in the software. Methods: This paper presents systematic review and catalog of security metrics that can be adopted during the distinguishable phases of SDLC, security metrics for vulnerability and risk assessment reported in the literature for secure development of software. The practices of these metrics enable software security experts to improve the security characteristics of the software being developed. The critical analysis of security metrics of each phase and their comparison are also discussed. Results: Security metrics obtained during the development processes help to improve the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of software. Hence, it is imperative to consider security during the development of the software, which can be done with the use of software security metrics. Conclusion: This paper reviews the various security metrics that are meditated in the copious phases during the progression of the SDLC in order to provide researchers and practitioners with substantial knowledge for adaptation and further security assessment.

Prospects & Challenges of Implementing Knowledge Management System in IT Industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Mubashir Ali ◽  
Asim Iftikhar
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Knowledge Management System ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Recent Past ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Strategic Information ◽  
Strategic Information Systems

Recent past has seen an epidemic growth in the adoption of strategic information systems. In order to be successful, enterprises are putting in huge investments into implementation of information technology (IT) and knowledge management systems (KMS). KMS implementation in an IT industry has been discussed in this paper. Several challenges including multiple information sources, access control, and employee’s mistrust among others are being identified along with their possible solutions. Later foreseen benefits of KMS implementation including quicker problem identification, faster response time, and cost saving among others are being highlighted. The paper concludes with revealing future research possibilities.

Analysis and Reduction of the Waste in the Work Process Using Time Study Analysis: A Case Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 660 ◽  
pp. 971-975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Norzaim bin Che Ani ◽  
Siti Aisyah Binti Abdul Hamid
Keyword(s):  
Cycle Time ◽  
Lean Manufacturing ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Time Study ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Unit Of Work ◽  
Time Required ◽  
The Impact

Time study is the process of observation which concerned with the determination of the amount of time required to perform a unit of work involves of internal, external and machine time elements. Originally, time study was first starting to be used in Europe since 1760s in manufacturing fields. It is the flexible technique in lean manufacturing and suitable for a wide range of situations. Time study approach that enable of reducing or minimizing ‘non-value added activities’ in the process cycle time which contribute to bottleneck time. The impact on improving process cycle time for organization that it was increasing the productivity and reduce cost. This project paper focusing on time study at selected processes with bottleneck time and identify the possible root cause which was contribute to high time required to perform a unit of work.

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