The Talk
The application of Lean principles, Kanban and pull-systems theory along with Goldratt's Theory of Constraints revolutionised the manufacturing world in the second half of the twentieth century. Belatedly, the software world is waking up to the transformative effects these tools can have. There are still no silver bullets in the software world, but that doesn't mean that we can't improve our aim.
Having applied these principles and practices to many real-world, commercially-motivated projects, Rob speaks from the perspective of a practitioner not a theorist.
Although each of the three topics is a whole field of study unto itself, Rob's goal is to communicate some of the key lessons from each, and have attendees leave with concrete ideas that they can use to improve their organisation.
The Speaker
Rob Lally is a technology evangelist for One Drum a UK start-up with a unique sharing and collaboration platform.
Over the years, Rob has written software for a variety of environments: decision support software for the NHS, PoS systems for wet environments, and financial solutions for JPMorgan. He's built software to track cucumber consumption in Florida restaurants, diagnose retinal degeneration in diabetes sufferers and handle single-day, multi-billion dollar financial transactions.
Rob, and the teams he managed, have built software that has won multiple, international awards for innovation and creativity, empowering the businesses he worked for to generate record breaking profits.
Process, tools, technology or platform: Rob is convinced that there's always a better way to do things, and he spends a lot of time looking for it. He hopes you can benefit from his investment.
The Venue
We will be meeting in the Queen Mother Building at University of Dundee.
The Adgenda
18:45 Doors Open
19:00 Introduction
19:10 The talk (part 1)
20:00 break (approx., depends on where there is a natural break in the talk)
20:10 The talk (part 2)
20:45 Wrap up and feed back
21:00 Repair to the pub.
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