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Continuous Delivery 2.0
Continuous Delivery 2.0
Jan 21, 2021 · R&D Management

The Lake‑Water and Rock Effect: A Metaphor for Managing Work‑in‑Progress and Defect Reduction in Lean Product Development

The article explains the "Lake‑Water and Rock" metaphor from Lean Product Development, showing how WIP levels expose hidden problems, how shortening iteration cycles raises fixed‑cost visibility, and why a "same‑day defect fix" approach improves quality and flow.

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The Lake‑Water and Rock Effect: A Metaphor for Managing Work‑in‑Progress and Defect Reduction in Lean Product Development
DevOps
DevOps
Oct 24, 2018 · Operations

Improving Delivery Efficiency with Suppliers through Agile Principles and Work‑in‑Progress Limits

The article describes how a financial institution applied agile concepts such as limiting work‑in‑progress, daily progress meetings, clear requirement definition, and acceptance criteria to a supplier‑driven project, resulting in higher delivery speed, better focus on high‑priority items, and continuous improvement of the collaboration process.

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Improving Delivery Efficiency with Suppliers through Agile Principles and Work‑in‑Progress Limits