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Seven common wastes of software development
From the course: Lean Software Development
Seven common wastes of software development
- There are at least seven common wastes found in software development. I think it's a safe bet that anyone who has worked in an organization before has experienced most, if not all of them. Let's see if that's true for you. Waste number one is partially done work. This includes unused designs, specifications, codes, tests, et cetera, that occur when you plan too early, start too much at one time, or have frequent priority changes. It also includes work that you abandoned before it's complete. The amount of time and effort that goes into the shelved and abandoned work is a tremendous waste. It represents a lost opportunity to do something else that could have provided immediate value to the customer. Now when you learn something that makes it clear that it's no longer necessary, absolutely stop doing it. It's more wasteful to continue. Just reflect to see if there's a way to learn this earlier in the process next time. Waste number two is extra features. Software should only contain…
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