The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. One of the ways generative ...

We discuss the Lean software development methodology and how it benefits developers and project managers. Learn more. The Lean software development methodology has gained a lot of traction in the ...

There is a myriad of reasons why most startups fail, ranging from a lack of organizational structure to minimal understanding of who their customer is or what their product should look like. Ten years ...

IBM Rational's MCIF offers a twist on Kaizen, a lean manufacturing mainstay and the process of "continuous improvement" practiced by Toyota for 50 years I was just about to write an essay on Kaizen in ...

Lean thinking originated with the Toyota Production System. Its success in streamlining existing automotive manufacturing processes led to the adaptation of those principles to other areas of business ...

How can you use FMEA in product development? I've talked at length about using FMEA as a means of rectifying problems in production. However, you can apply the methodology to the design process of any ...

Johannes Heinze is Managing Director for EMEA at AppLovin. Sometimes I wonder what really constitutes an indie developer in a market with free global distribution and low entry barriers. The main ...