Indexed-Like Review of The Principles of Product Development FLOW: Second Generation Lean Product Development by Donald G. Reinertsen

In a previous blog article, I mentioned how I was getting back to my programming roots and reading The Principles of Product Development FLOW: Second Generation Lean Product Development by Donald G. Reinertsen. In a series of posts, I reviewed each chapter:

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I have done this for book reviews before, so I thought I'd try my hand at being a Jessica Hagy by providing an index card for each chapter of The Principles of Product Development FLOW: Second Generation Lean Product Development. It's all in fun.

• Chapter 1. "The Principles of Flow"

  

  See Chapter 1. "The Principles of Flow" for more information.

• Chapter 2. "The Economic View"

  

  See Chapter 2. "The Economic View" for more information.

• Chapter 3. "Managing Queues"

  

  See Chapter 3. "Managing Queues" for more information.

• Chapter 4. "Exploiting Variability"

  

  See Chapter 4. "Exploiting Variability" for more information.

• Chapter 5. "Reducing Batch Size"

  

  See Chapter 5. "Reducing Batch Size" for more information.

• Chapter 6. "Applying WIP [Work In Progress] Constraints"

  

  See Chapter 6. "Applying WIP Constraints" for more information.

• Chapter 7. "Controlling Flow Under Uncertainty"

  

  See Chapter 7. "Controlling Flow Under Uncertainty" for more information.

• Chapter 8. "Using Fast Feedback"

  

  See Chapter 8. "Using Fast Feedback" for more information.

• Chapter 9. "Achieving Decentralized Control"

  

  See Chapter 9. "Achieving Decentralized Control" for more information.

I recommend the book in that it has the mathematical formulas that form the basis of the techniques but also provides all-too-familiar examples of why the principles need to be applied.

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