Over the years,  as I worked with several teams, I observed that everything that we do to perform any activity in an efficacious manner, whether it is as simple as fixing a bug or building something as complex as a space craft can be broken down into  three distinct patterns - "Why", "What" and "How" .

This is what I would like to term as W Squared H approach to lean product development and it is an attempt to blend the best practices from lean startup with the traditional time tested lean development methodologies.

The aim of this talk is to provide an insight into proven tools and techniques  that can be leveraged to create competitive advantage and customer delight through reduced time to market and faster value delivery. The focus is on a cross section of key lean  practices that can be leveraged for  better efficiency and effectiveness in the product development life cycle by enabling teams to build the right thing the right way.

Some of these practices will be elaborated with regard to the “what”, “where” and “how” and typical benefits that can be harvested.

Sustenance is the key to harness the full potential of world class practices and processes. Hence the final part of the presentation would also cover lean leadership and sustenance techniques that work.

Given below is a snapshot of the topics proposed to be covered during the talk.

Introduction:

• 14 lean principles (philosophy, process, people and partners, problem solving)
• Challenges / Barriers to lean product development
• Value vs Price
• Five steps to Value

 Why:

• Purpose Alignment Matrix and strategies for "Parity", "Differentiating", "Partner" and "Who Cares"
• Four questions 

What:

• Lean Product Process (Achieving Product  Market fit)
• Design - Build - Learn
• Problem Space vs Solution Space
• Kano Matrix
• Importance - User satisfaction matrix

 How:

Methodologies to eliminate waste, create flow and strengthen the weakest link

• MVP and value proposition
• Managing dependencies - Design Structure Matrix
• Value Stream Mapping
• Busting the 6 myths of product development
• Visualizing workflow and identifying bottlenecks 
• Creating flow and pull
• Reducing cost of change
• Achieving perfection - iterating to strengthen the weakest link 
• Optimization - Orthogonal Arrays and Risk Based Testing
• Benefits from lean product development

 Sustenance

• 9 keys to execution excellence
• Lean leadership