• Q4 Public Classes announced for Lean IT Engineering

• Fourth Medium Consulting launches blog to advance SDLC 3.0 and Agile evolution

• Fourth Medium Consulting 
  Inc. in NEC Annual Report

• Fourth Medium Delivers
  on Banking Web21

• Fourth Medium Consulting
  delivers 3+1 Views of 
  Architecture paper to 
  WICSA2008

• Beyond a Tacit Understanding of Agile: Understanding Lean Adaptive Development 

• 3+1 Views of Architecture (in 3D) - an Amplification of the 4+1 Viewpoint Framework

• Towards Decision-centric Software Architecture: Applying Acquisition Best Practices to the Architecting Process

• Applying Just-in-Time and Lean Manufacturing to Software Product Maintenance 

Beyond a Tacit Understanding of Agile: Understanding Lean Adaptive Development

Abstract:    

Anyone who has lived an Agile project instinctively knows that the approach works, and works well.  But understanding within the Agile community on why the approach works is largely tacit.  Two bodies-of-knowledge that can explain Agile and take it to the next level - PID Control Theory and Lean Thinking have yet to be fully explored.  Leveraging such established fields can not only facilitate deeper understanding, but can instruct future insights at an accelerated pace.

Obtaining a copy:  This paper has yet to be published.  Check back in Q1 - 2010