Mary Poppendieck

Poppendieck.LLC

Presentation(s): Introduction to Lean Software Development, LS4: The Role of Leadership in Software Development, Learning Kaizen from Toyota [with MindMaps]

Mary Poppendieck has been in the Information Technology industry for over thirty years. She has managed software development, supply chain management, manufacturing operations, and new product development. She spearheaded the implementation of a Just-in-Time system in a 3M video tape manufacturing plant and led new product development teams, commercializing products ranging from digital controllers to 3M Light Fiberâ„¢. Mary is a popular writer and speaker, and author of the book Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit, which was awarded the Software Development Productivity Award in 2004. A sequel, Implementing Lean Software Development: From Concept to Cash, was published in 2006.