Last week I toured the West coast with our friends from VersionOne, Perforce, and Electric Cloud on our Agile roadshow hitting the cities of Seattle, Santa Clara, and San Diego. In one of the after meeting discussions, one of the attendees asked me what the differences were between Agile and Lean. Having only been involved with Lean from an outside perspective, I didn’t really think there were huge differences and that they shared many of the same beliefs.

Luckily, it looks like others believe this to be the case too. So rather than me trying to explain this, this timely blog does a great job of explaining Agile and Lean, and why there is a lack of understanding and acceptance of Agile practices in many companies that practice Lean.

Also, as part of this Agile roadshow, we had a bit of a celebrity in our midst--our illustrious keynote speaker David Hussman of DevJam consulting has a past that most of us weekend musicians dream about. He was part of a big-hair metal band! Not only can he play a mean guitar, the dude knows his stuff about Agile and gave one of the best keynotes I’ve ever seen. Check out his website when you get a chance, and see if you can find him in this video.

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About the Author: Todd Landry

Todd Landry, a Senior Product Manager at Klocwork, is responsible for guiding product direction and ensuring its fit with customer's preferred development processes. With more than 13 years of experience in software product management, he has worked with numerous Agile teams and projects. Todd is a Professional Engineer and a Certified Scrum Product Owner. In his spare time, Todd enjoys golfing, playing hockey, and snowboarding.