Lean Integration Excerpt

‘Lean Integration’ Excerpt

This excerpt is from the first chapter (“What is Lean and Why Is It Important?”) of “Lean Integration: An Integration Factory Approach to Business Agility” authored by John G. Schmidt and David Lyle.

By some estimates, 40 percent of IT budgets are devoted to
integration. However, most organizations still attack integration
on a project-by-project basis, causing unnecessary expense, waste,
risk, and delay. They struggle with integration “hairballs”:
complex point-to-point information exchanges that are expensive to
maintain, difficult to change, and unpredictable in operation.

The solution is lean integration. This book demonstrates how to
use proven “lean” techniques to take control over the entire
integration process. John Schmidt and David Lyle show how to
establish “integration factories” that leverage the powerful
benefits of repeatability and continuous improvement across every
integration project you undertake.

Drawing on their immense experience, Schmidt and Lyle bring
together best practices; solid management principles; and specific,
measurable actions for streamlining integration development and
maintenance.

Whether you’re an IT manager, project leader, architect,
analyst, or developer, this book will help you systematically
improve the way you integrate–adding value that is both
substantial and sustainable.

This excerpt is from the first chapter (“What is Lean and Why Is
It Important?”) of “Lean Integration: An Integration Factory
Approach to Business Agility” authored by John G. Schmidt and David
Lyle.

The attached Zip file includes:

• Intro Page.doc
• Cover Sheet and Terms.pdf
• Lean Integration Excerpt.pdf