Lean vs Agile project management.

     We did some research on the similarities, differences, pro and cons of this two project                           management methods/systems.

Lean project management.

Lean management is the method, which is concerned with the running of an organization that supports the concept of continuous development. It is a long-term approach to work that consistently peruse the achievement of small and cumulative changes in processes in order to improve efficiency and quality. Lean project management seeks to eliminate the waste of time and resources, while improving the quality of the product or service and giving better value for money to the end customer.

 Agile project management.

The management system, which concerned with the process, in which every project is managed and executed in small parts. Every section is completed, reviewed, critiqued and the project is continued and the project is continued taking into account the fresh insights gained from the last bit of work The aim of the system is seek to create better decisions and solve issues more effectively with less wastage of time and resources.

History of lean and agile method.

Lean project management.

Lean project management is primarily emerged from the Toyota Production System, which the motor company began, using in early 1950’s. The conceptualization and development of the Toyota Production System (TPS) is ascribed to the two Japanese businessmen, Taiichi Ohno and Shiego Shingo in 1950. Than in the early 90s James Womack and Daniel Jones had given the concept of lean method in a series of books – namely The Machine That Changes the World, Lean Thinking and Lean Solution, which helped to conceptualize Lean in its present form, making it possible for organizations to follow a structured approach to become Lean.

Agile method.

In February 2001, a team met in Chicago for 2 days with a goal to find a new approach for software development.  The outcome of the meeting was the development of the method which could reflect the reality of a dynamic software development environment. The Agile movement seeks alternatives to traditional project management.  Extreme Programming, Scrum, Adaptive software development, Feature driven development and others – under one roof. 

Differences between the agile and lean method.

Furthermore.

The research among 601 development and IT professionals conducted in 2015, shows that nowadays Agile is the primary management approach. In addition, they mostly use it to enhance collaboration and increase the level of software quality.

Lean was applied in the startup industry in 2008 by Eric Reis as a way of developing “new products and services in circumstances of extreme uncertainty.