The idea that people are the central concern of software methods sparked an extended transformation that has reshaped the building of software since the turn of the century. Lean manufacturing disrupted and transformed the previously dominant Taylorist mass-manufacturing paradigm, scoring tremendous gains in productivity and quality by changing the culture of the factory. Rather than viewing workers as replaceable parts, Lean manufacturing relies on “both an extremely skilled and a highly motivated workforce,” one that anticipates problems and devises solutions.
