2.  Higher expectations  Lower Budgets  Growing Backlog  Expanding IT inventory to Support

3.  Maximize customer value while minimizing “WASTE”.

4.  V alue  V alue Stream  F low  P ull  P erfection

6.  V alue  V alue Stream  F low  P ull  P erfection

8. You Burn, I’ll Scrape

9.  D: Defects/Rework  O: Overproduction  W: Waiting  N: Non Standard – Over Processing  T: Transportation  I: Intellect - Underutilized Human Potential  M: Motion  E: Excess Inventory

10.  Application bugs  Poka Yoke  Missed requirements  Testing late in SDLC (ATDD)

11.  D: Defects  O: Overproduction  W: Waiting  N: Non Standard – Over Processing  T: Transportation  I: Intellect - Underutilized Human Potential  M: Motion  E: Excess Inventory

12.  Bloatware  Committing too early  Extra copies  CYA  Maximize the amount of work NOT done

13.  D: Defects  O: Overproduction  W: Waiting  N: Non Standard – Over Processing  T: Transportation  I: Intellect - Underutilized Human Potential  M: Motion  E: Excess Inventory

14.  Batches of work  Bottlenecks  Waiting for review / approvals  Slow response time  Time between development and testing  Overnight processing of data

15.  D: Defects  O: Overproduction  W: Waiting  N: Non Standard – Over Processing  T: Transportation  I: Intellect - Underutilized Human Potential  M: Motion  E: Excess Inventory

16.  Gold Plating  Complexity that could be simplified  Tracking data that’s not used  Automating flexibility that will never be used

17.  D: Defects  O: Overproduction  W: Waiting  N: Non Standard – Over Processing  T: Transportation  I: Intellect - Underutilized Human Potential  M: Motion  E: Excess Inventory

18.  Filing physical documents that could be stored electronically  Unnecessary movement of electronic data  Entering data from one system to another  Under use of video conferencing

19.  D: Defects  O: Overproduction  W: Waiting  N: Non Standard – Over Processing  T: Transportation  I: Intellect - Underutilized Human Potential  M: Motion  E: Excess Inventory

20.  Un-empowered employees  Dull, repetitive tasks that could be automated  Not capturing and sharing ideas  Not investing in training and education  No time for professional improvement

21.  D: Defects  O: Overproduction  W: Waiting  N: Non Standard – Over Processing  T: Transportation  I: Intellect - Underutilized Human Potential  M: Motion  E: Excess Inventory

22.  UX not streamlined to workflow  Scrolling on a page  Toggling between disconnected systems  Unnecessary key strokes or mouse clicks

23.  D: Defects  O: Overproduction  W: Waiting  N: Non Standard – Over Processing  T: Transportation  I: Intellect - Underutilized Human Potential  M: Motion  E: Excess Inventory

24.  Stockpile of Requirements  Data collected and not used  Work waiting to be reviewed or approved  Backlog items that will never be worked  Partially completed work