Becoming a Lean Library

Becoming a Lean Library: Lessons from the World of Technology Start-ups provides a guide to the process and approach necessary to manage product development.Using techniques and philosophies pioneered by Toyota''s lean manufacturing success, Becoming a Lean Library provides library leadership advice and tips on making the library more nimble, lean, and responsive to technological change.Early chapters introduce the reader to the idea of lean start-ups in libraries, followed by chapters covering library systems, lessons from lean manufacturing, and the build-measure-learn model. Remaining chapters discuss technology change and DevOps as a lean strategy, while also giving the reader the opportunity to earn a professional online "badge" on the subject material of the book.- Introduces lean startup and lean manufacturing theory and practice- Applies Lean Startup Principles to Libraries- Allows readers to earn two Openbadges to demonstrate professional education accomplishment through social networking and for compensation purposes- Only book in its market that illustrates lean principles at work