Lean Development in Lean Six Sigma

The 13 Lean Development principles are:

1. Establish customer value
2. Front-load the Product Development process
3. Levelled Product Development process flow
4. Rigorous standardisation
5. A Chief Engineer System to integrate development
6. Balance functional and cross-functional expertise
7. Towering technical competence in Engineers
8. Integrate suppliers into the PD system
9. Build in learning and continuous improvement
10. Build a culture to support excellence and relentless improvement
11. Adapt technology to fit your people and processes
12. Align the organisation through visual communication,, ensuring problems are visible
13. Enable organisational learning