Product Development Transition to Lean (PDTTL) Roadmap

Abstract

The Lean Aerospace Initiative (LAI) Product Development (PD) Transition To Lean Module (TTL) is a tool for the transformation of PD efforts to a lean state. It has a parallel structure to, and is intended to by synergistic with, the existing LAI Enterprise TTL and Production Operations TTL. It is, essentially, a list of things to think about and do that are specific to the PD problem. It does not endeavor to teach basic lean principles, and it is not an exhaustive tool for the implementation of lean in PD. The PD TTL is aimed, in particular, at two sorts of PD improvement campaigns: improvements of the PD silo organization, and/or improvements of the PD process in the context of a specific program. In the former case, we will refer to the Parent Enterprise, meaning the company or organization for which the PD work is done. In the latter case, we will refer to the Program Enterprise—the set of stakeholders, from customer, through contractors, to subcontractors, engineers, and support personnel, who are involved in the development of, and ultimately production of, a product.