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Big Design Upfront = Design-in-progress = Less Productivity = Lost Money

Henrik Mårtenson has an excellent post on Design-in-progress (similar to work-in-progress in Lean Manufacturint). Really worth a read!

Vasco Duarte 20 November 2006 1 min read

Henrik Mårtenson has an excellent post on Design-in-progress (similar to work-in-progress in Lean Manufacturint).

Really worth a read!

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