The Lean Tech Manifesto
Shingo Award 2024By Fabrice Bernhard & Benoit Charles-Lavauzelle • McGraw Hill, 2024
A practical guide to applying lean principles in technology organizations. Covers how to build a culture of continuous improvement, reduce waste in software delivery, and scale engineering teams while maintaining quality and speed.
Build to Sell
By Sandrine Olivencia, Flavian Hautbois & Caroline Besnard • Taktique Press, 2024
A lean product development playbook showing how to build products customers actually want to buy. Combines lean startup methodology with practical frameworks for validating ideas, iterating quickly, and scaling what works.
Flow Engineering
By Steve Pereira & Andrew Davis • IT Revolution, 2024
A hands-on guide to mapping, measuring, and improving the flow of work through technology organizations. Introduces value stream mapping techniques designed specifically for software delivery and digital transformation.
The Lean Sensei
Shingo Award 2020By Sandrine Olivencia, Michael Ballé, Nicolas Chartier, Pascal Deufemia, James Morgan, Eivind Reke • LEI, 2019
A business novel that explores the role of the lean sensei—the coach who develops people through challenging questions rather than providing answers. Illustrates how to build a learning organization through the sensei-student relationship.
Four Types of Problems
By Art Smalley • LEI, 2018
A concise framework for categorizing and solving problems in any organization. Distinguishes between troubleshooting, gap-from-standard, target-condition, and open-ended innovation—each requiring different thinking and methods.
Understanding A3 Thinking
Shingo Award 2009By Durward K. Sobek II & Art Smalley • Productivity Press, 2008
The definitive guide to A3 thinking—Toyota's structured problem-solving approach that fits on a single sheet of paper. Explains how to use A3 reports for problem solving, proposals, and status updates to drive organizational learning.