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The Pragmatist's Guide to Corporate Lean Strategy

Incorporating Lean Startup and Lean Enterprise Practices in Your Business

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  • A step-by-step pragmatic guide from a top expert on how to adopt lean agile strategies in large corporations to survive disruption
  • Guides you in how to advance your career, with instructions targeted to technologists in multiple roles—from CEO to developers
  • Presents real-world case studies and experiences, and helps your company become a lean agile corporation

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxx
  2. Get Into the Entrepreneurial Mindset

    • Michael Nir
    Pages 1-7
  3. Five Lessons from Lean Startup Thinking

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
    2. Start with the Customer in Mind

      • Michael Nir
      Pages 11-19
    3. Identify Metrics That Matter

      • Michael Nir
      Pages 43-50
    4. Pivot or Persevere

      • Michael Nir
      Pages 51-56
  4. Five Techniques to Succeed

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-58
    2. First 30 Days

      • Michael Nir
      Pages 59-72
    3. First 90 Days

      • Michael Nir
      Pages 73-92
    4. First 12 Months

      • Michael Nir
      Pages 93-110
  5. Lessons in Building a Corporate Startup

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-112
    2. Achieve and Retain Leadership Support

      • Michael Nir
      Pages 113-130
    3. Consider the Corporate Culture

      • Michael Nir
      Pages 131-142
    4. Evangelize Across the Enterprise

      • Michael Nir
      Pages 143-154
    5. What Big Data Doesn’t Tell Us

      • Michael Nir
      Pages 155-161
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 163-165

About this book

Use this practical, step-by-step guide on lean agile strategy to harness technological disruption at your large business to successfully advance your business rather than suffer a loss of business. The lean agile enterprise concept is demystified and translated into action as the author shares his experience with both success and major failure in areas such as healthcare, insurance, major airline, manufacturing, financial services, education, and big data. 


The author shares the good, the bad, and the ugly of enterprise-level adoption of lean startup practices (what we call a “lean corporation”). The book provides step-by-step instructions specifically targeted to technologists in multiple roles—from CEO to a developer on the ground—on how to build a “lean agile corporation” and avoid common traps. Building on the experience of the “lean startup” framework of Steven Blank and Eric Reis, this book takes these concepts to the enterprise level by providing tips and best practice guidelines, sharing “horror stories” and common anti-patterns in a fun and engaging way. 


What You'll Learn 
  • Discover how you can contribute to your company as it becomes a lean agile corporation and survives technological and digital disruption
  • Beat Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Google at their own game by using methods they use to quickly experiment with new services and features 
  • Understand how to advance your career in a lean startup framework
  • Know how you can trace your company’s success to your daily work 

Who This Book Is For



Those in technology and business who are interested in strategy, business agility, management, execution, new technologies, and in the future of the business world.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Brookline, USA

    Michael Nir

About the author

Michael Nir is a keynote speaker, best selling author, and Lean Agile inspiration expert; known for his passion, creativity, and innovation.

Michael's master degree in engineering, certification in project management, and training in Gestalt balance his technical know-how with emotional intelligence. He inspires people and teams to change, experientially and emotionally, while climbing the hill AND reaching the summit.

The author of nine books on influence, consumer experience, and Agile project management, Michael delivers practical skills gained from 18 years of experience leading change at global organizations in diverse industries such as: Intel, Philips Healthcare, United Healthcare, DnB, Volvo, JPMorgan Chase, Citi, Unilever, and many others. He is masterful at connecting the dots between human behavior, business systems, and work environment to drive highly productive teams and lead individuals to communicate effectively.

A passionateguide and mentor for organizations undergoing change, Michael has developed Lean startup training and delivery programs as well as Gestalt team-building and conflict management workshops.

 


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Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 19.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 24.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access