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What is a Japanese term used in Lean software development is an activity that is wasteful, unproductive, and doesn't add value?
The correct answer is C. Muda. Muda (無駄) is the Japanese term for 'waste' or 'futility' used in Lean methodology. It describes any activity that consumes resources - time, effort, money - without adding value to the customer. Lean identifies seven classic types of Muda: overproduction, waiting…
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What is a Japanese term used in Lean software development is an activity that is wasteful, unproductive, and doesn't add value?
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- ASashimi
- CMuda
- DKairoshi
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Muda (無駄) is the Japanese term for 'waste' or 'futility' used in Lean methodology. It describes any activity that consumes resources - time, effort, money - without adding value to the customer. Lean identifies seven classic types of Muda: overproduction, waiting, transportation, over-processing, excess inventory, unnecessary motion, and defects. Sashimi in Agile refers to overlapping phases, and Karoshi means death by overwork - neither is the Lean waste term.
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