This is the book that kicked me off on my next phase of learning. It is inspirational to people like me who had spent a lot of time in traditional universities or large corporations. This was an awakening, thankfully 7 years ago which has lead me to where I am today.
A few of the key messages in Eric’s book that have resonated with me to this day:
- Just start, its doesn’t need to be perfect. In fact it won’t and shouldn’t be.
- Create fast feedback loops from those using the product or services.
- Create small batches
- Introduced me to Lean and the Toyota Production System (TPS). This included concepts of genchi gembutsu (go and see).
- The introduction to Lean then lead me to Agile, Scaled Agile and Business Agility.
I couldn’t recommend this book highly enough – it changed my life.