I kinda get saying other methodologies are overrated but I kinda thought Lean was, you know, lean. What's not to like about building a minimum viable product and iterating on it?
Linux was a hobby project which seems like a lean start. Software isn't physical so analogies about architecture often don't fit. I agree I wouldn't build life support system software with lean. For things as diverse as global financial software, government digital services and startup consumer software, I have seen that starting by building a minimal viable product seems to work better than upfront design in my experience. I would love to read about your experiences of where and why it doesn't work as there are no silver bullets.
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I kinda get saying other methodologies are overrated but I kinda thought Lean was, you know, lean. What's not to like about building a minimum viable product and iterating on it?
Well, would you build a skyscraper by first building a bungalow and then adding more floors on top?
Linux was a hobby project which seems like a lean start. Software isn't physical so analogies about architecture often don't fit. I agree I wouldn't build life support system software with lean. For things as diverse as global financial software, government digital services and startup consumer software, I have seen that starting by building a minimal viable product seems to work better than upfront design in my experience. I would love to read about your experiences of where and why it doesn't work as there are no silver bullets.