Fragment Name: Waste Elimination
Originating Method: Lean
Definition: If something does not directly add value as perceived by customer, it is waste.
Description: Lean focuses on Value, which is any action or thought a customer is willing to pay for (Larman and Vodde 2009). 
Translating the Seven Manufacturing Wastes into Software Development (Source: Poppendieck & Poppendieck, 2007)
Overproduction = Partially done work
Inventory = Extra features
Extra processing = Relearning
Transportation = Handovers
Motion = Task switching
Waiting = Delays
Defects = Defects


         
  Contributes to  
  Major Softgoal sub softgoal Cont. Value from Fragment Study Situation  
  Improved Effectiveness Reduced Development Cost ++
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    better time-to-market ++
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  Sustainable Development Pace          
    Balancing the workload ++
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unbalanced workload for testers (too busy at the end of iteration, too free at other times) -- solved by shortenning the development cycles and eliminating their wast time