Lean and Lego - Building the Millennium Falcon

Explore key concepts from lean software engineering through the lens of building a massive Lego Millennium Falcon set in this engaging conference talk from NDC London 2023. Discover how a team of engineers applied lean product development techniques to efficiently assemble one of the largest Lego sets ever produced. Learn about crucial lean principles including cycle-time, batch size optimization, continuous process improvement, stopping the line, work-in-progress limits, Systems Thinking, and the Theory of Constraints. Gain insights into how these concepts can be applied to software development while following the journey of transforming 5000 Lego bricks and a 300-page manual into the iconic Star Wars spacecraft capable of completing the Kessel run in record time.

Lean and Lego: Building the Millennium Falcon - James Lewis - NDC London 2023