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The Lean Post / Articles / How to Launch Better Products Faster

Agile vs Lean Product and Process Development

How to Launch Better Products Faster

By John Drogosz, PhD and Lean Leaper

August 4, 2022

A veteran lean product and process development (LPPD) coach explains the similarities and differences between Agile and LPPD methodologies, clarifying which situations best suit each approach.

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Among the most vexing issues facing new product developers today are the complexities caused by the growing requirement to integrate hardware and software design — and the ever-increasing need for more robust collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams to achieve it.

In this enhanced version of a recent LEI webinar, John Drogosz, lean product and process development (LPPD) coach, takes a detailed look at Agile and LPPD, two leading development methodologies that teams can use to meet this challenge. In addition, he offers insights and advice that will help development teams determine the most effective method for managing a new product or service’s creation, launch, and delivery for their specific situation.

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Lean Product and Process Development vs. Agile.

 Lean Product and Process Development Agile 
1 Focuses on creating new customer value Focuses on execution speed of predetermined customer value 
2 Aims to shorten overall time-to-market for a product/service Aims to reduce lead time for a component of a product/service 
3 Considers entire value stream of product/service from design to maintenance following delivery Considers delivery of a component of a product/service 
4 Strives to execute with speed and precision Strives to execute with speed  
5 Synchronizes flow across multi-disciplinary functions Optimizes flow for a single software team 
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About John Drogosz, PhD

John has over 25 years of lean manufacturing, product development, and above-shop-floor experience. As a coach, he has led lean transformations in numerous companies and industries, including Northrop Grumman, Johnson Controls, Areva, Peugeot-Citroen, Tenneco, Eaton, Hertz, Schlumberger, Harley-Davidson, Embraer, and Caterpillar.  As LEI’s chief engineer, process and product development, John…

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