Where to Go from Here
We’ve finally arrived at the end of this book’s journey, but we hope that it is just the beginning of your journey. Just remember the old quote that “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” and realize that change takes time, patience, and (most of all) perseverance.
We hope that we’ve provided you with a road map to help guide your initial foray into Lean software development. There is a substantial amount of detailed material that you can draw on for more specific advice about each topic that we have touched on here.
If you are going to be introducing Lean software development to your company or organization, you should be aware of one topic that we have not addressed: how to be an effective change agent.
That’s a huge topic to which we could not even begin to do justice in this small book. So, we’ll leave you with a couple of book recommendations that can help you learn the change agent skills you will need:
Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas by Mary Lynn Manns and Linda Rising (Addison-Wesley, 2004)
Agile Adoption Patterns: A Roadmap to Organizational Success by Amr Elssamadisy (Addison-Wesley Professional, 2008)
Remember, Lean is a journey, not a destination!
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