The Principles of Product Development Flow: Second Generation Lean Product Development

1. The principles of flow --
What is the problem? --
A possible solution --
The relevant idea sources --
The design of this book --
It will be a long journey, so start now --
2. The economic view --
The nature of our economics --
The project economic framework --
The nature of our decisions --
Our control strategy --
Some basic economic concepts --
Debunking some popular fallacies --
Conclusion --
3. Managing queues --
Queueing theory --
Why queues matters --
The behavior of queues --
The economics of queues --
Managing queues --
Roundup up the usual suspects --
Conclusion --
4. Exploiting variability --
The economics of product development variability --
Reducing variability --
Reducing economic consequences --
Conclusion --
5. Reducing batch size --
The case for batch size reduction --
Software testing example --
The science of batch size --
Managing batch size --
Round up the usual suspects --
Conclusion --
6. Applying WIP constraints. The economic logic of WIP control --
Reacting to emergent queues --
Examples of WIP constraints --
WIP constraints in practice --
Conclusion --
7. Controlling flow under uncertainty --
Congestion --
Cadence --
Cadence in action --
Synchronization --
Sequencing work --
Managing the development network --
Correcting two misconceptions --
Conclusion --
8. Using fast feedback --
The economic view of control --
The benefits of fast feedback --
Control system design --
The human side of feedback --
Metrics for flow-based development --
Conclusion --
9. Achieving decentralized control --
How warfare works --
Balancing centralization and decentralization --
Military lessons on maintaining alignment --
The technology of decentralization --
The human side of decentralization --
Conclusion.