The Professional ScrumMaster's Handbook

Lean thinking also stresses that everyone on the team gets the chance to learn.

The first principle of Lean is to eliminate waste. From unclear requirements, unused documentation, hand-offs, wait time, and so forth, lean practitioners seek to reduce or eliminate altogether these wastes from the process.

The first principle of Lean is to eliminate waste.

Take a look at Agile Software Development with Scrum, by Ken

Take a look at the article A Leader's Framework for Decision Making, by David J. Snowden and Mary E. Boone, at Harvard Business Review)

Ken's second book, Agile Project Management with Scrum.

Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle as a framework for continuous improvement

framework for quick, flexible, and competitive product development.

increase speed and flexibility of product delivery in order to win in the new competitive landscape.

scope, time, and cost t