Agile Business Change for May 2007

1. Book review: "Lean Thinking" by Womak and Jones
2. DSDM Atern Framework

---

1) Book review: "Lean Thinking" by Womak and Jones

This thought-provoking book builds on Womak and Jones’s previous ideas on the supply-chain improvement, and applies them to the issue of improving consumer service-provision. Its non-technical style will suit a wide readership, from small business owners to senior executives in large organisations, who seek to improve the service they give to their consumers. It will also prove useful for practitioners who seek to understand the latest thinking from two of the recognised leaders in the field. Read more...

---

2) DSDM Atern Project Framework

Agilier was pleased to be present at the launch of DSDM Atern framework on 24th April at the Café Royal in London. Atern is the culmination of practitioners’ experiences drawn from a wide range of public- and private-sector projects since 1994. Read more…

---

All best wishes for the month ahead.

Kind regards,
Marcus Price

This is a free monthly newsletter providing commentary on software and business process industry trends industry trends for the wider business community. To subscribe, unsubscribe or change email address, please contact us.

Please feel free to send comments or forward this to colleagues and friends who will find it valuable. Permission is granted to reprint as long as it is reprinted in its entirety.

Agilier Ltd is an independent consultancy specialising in providing leading-edge business-change and technology services.

Success Stories

"Agilier's experience in managing business processes made them an ideal candidate to manage functional integration thereby reducing a significant risk to the business. This involved them working with the workstream leads and developing a high-level integrated businesses process against which we planned our programme."

Chris Davies
Programme Manager, EADS Defence and Communications System

"I was extremely happy with the professional and complete way that Agilier performed their work and would not hesitate to use their services again."

Mike Haynes
Senior Project Manager, Cogent Defence and Security Networks