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Everything about Lean IT
Application of lean principles in information technology
Lean IT is the extension of lean manufacturing and lean services principles to the development and management of information technology (IT) products and services. Its central concern, applied in the context of IT, is the elimination of waste, where waste is work that adds no value to a product or service. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Lean ITA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Lean-water hydrogel electrolyte for zinc ion batteriesInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Lean InThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A core gut microbiome in obese and lean twinsCited 6,960 times
- Go sideways: Value-stream mappingA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Lean manufacturingA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
No dictionary entry for this exact phrase.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
A core gut microbiome in obese and lean twins
A Branched-Chain Amino Acid-Related Metabolic Signature that Differentiates Obese and Lean Humans and Contributes to Insulin Resistance
Transfer of Intestinal Microbiota From Lean Donors Increases Insulin Sensitivity in Individuals With Metabolic Syndrome
Microbiota and SCFA in Lean and Overweight Healthy Subjects
Liraglutide safety and efficacy in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (LEAN): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled phase 2 study
Lean, but not obese, fat is enriched for a unique population of regulatory T cells that affect metabolic parameters
Lean manufacturing: context, practice bundles, and performance
Defining and developing measures of lean production
🆕 Influential since 2022
Lean-water hydrogel electrolyte for zinc ion batteries
Changes in lean body mass with glucagon‐like peptide ‐1‐based therapies and mitigation strategies
A Survey on 5G Radio Access Network Energy Efficiency: Massive MIMO, Lean Carrier Design, Sleep Modes, and Machine Learning
AGA Clinical Practice Update: Diagnosis and Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Lean Individuals: Expert Review
Cathode Kinetics Evaluation in Lean-Electrolyte Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
📚 Books worth reading
Lean InSheryl Sandberg, Nell Scovell · 1799
Easier, simpler, fasterJean E. Cunningham, Jean Cunningham · 2007- 📕FlatlinedMark C. DeLuzio · 2020
- 📕Lean - Let's Get It Right!David Rizzardo · 2020
Becoming attachedRobert Karen · 1990- 📕Lean IT Field GuideMichael A. Orzen · 2015
How I Did ItNate Clark · 2020
Which side are you on?Thomas Geoghegan · 1991
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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