Experience

LEAN SENSEI PARTNERS

• France
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partner - executive coaching

  • May 2017 - Present

  Lean Sensei Partners is a collaboration of lean senseis, including serial Shingo prize-winning author Michael Ballé. Lean Sensei Partners is a collaboration of lean senseis, including serial Shingo prize-winning author Michael Ballé.



Lucid Experts

• France
• Professional Training and Coaching

• Founder: "Crafting products that sell and building organisations that scale"

  • Jul 2015 - Present

  We work with CEOs and their management team to develop a lean strategy for growing their business sustainably and profitably. A lean strategy differs from traditional management approaches in that it does not rely on building a top-down action plan designed in a board room and then executed, as best they can, by employees. This view of management is the best way of catching "big company diseases" and stop growth. It is not adapted to the modern world where companies must remain agile, flexible and innovative if they want a chance to survive and compete. A lean strategy rests on the need to get everyone involved in the company's growth and success, at all levels, and work hard at keeping a startup spirit even as the company scales. There are two key pillars to a lean strategy: - continuous improvement - respect for people Continuous improvement means the need for everyone in the organisation to challenge their own beliefs, incessantly look for small improvements to create more value for customers, and always check the facts in the field before acting. Respect for people means the need for management to become aware of and take workers' problems seriously because everyone deserves to succeed, and to develop teamwork and mutual trust across the organisation. Show less



Korint Insurtech

• France
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Angel

  • Dec 2022 - Present



Build To Sell training

• France

• Founder

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  Bootcamps and coaching for product lovers and CEOs looking to level up. Taught by the Lean tech experts who pioneered the approach. Bootcamps and coaching for product lovers and CEOs looking to level up. Taught by the Lean tech experts who pioneered the approach.



Apricity Fertility

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor and business angel

  • Mar 2020 - Present

• Chief Product Officer interim

  • Mar 2020 - Nov 2020

  i used a lean product conception and development approach to refocus the teams on creating value for clients. I implemented with the teams and the CTO a company-wide pull and flow system to improve product delivery, stearing everyone away from a typical "feature backlog prioritization" way of working which created huge backlogs and long delays, frustration across the orgaisation and a lack of product coherence.



Lean Sensei Women

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Columnist @ Lean Enterprise Institute

  • Oct 2018 - Present

  We (Lean Sensei Women) are a group of authors from different continents, horizons, and professions who share a commitment to the development of people, respectful of both teams and environment, with a view to produce more value for customers and to society. We share our views on the Lean Post, the official online magazine of The Lean Enterprise Institute (https://www.lean.org/LeanPost/) We (Lean Sensei Women) are a group of authors from different continents, horizons, and professions who share a commitment to the development of people, respectful of both teams and environment, with a view to produce more value for customers and to society. We share our views on the Lean Post, the official online magazine of The Lean Enterprise Institute (https://www.lean.org/LeanPost/)



The Lean Strategy

• Co-founder of theleanstrategy.com

  • Jan 2017 - Present



Dresswing

• France
• Internet

• Business angel and advisor

  • Jan 2018 - Jun 2023



Centrale Méditerranée

• France
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Guest Lecturer

  • Nov 2012 - Jan 2019

  I provide lean management and obeya product development courses and workshops to 4th year engineering students. During the lean management course, students learn to apply lean techniques and principles while working as operators on a simulated production line. On the left-hand picture below, three students study a defective part that one of them put in a red bin during the last cycle. They try to understand what happened and how they can improve quality on the line for the next cycle. They use the PDCA approach to avoid jumping to conclusion. In another workshop (right-hand picture), the same students learn to build and use an obeya to conceive and develop the next generations of products that will be built on a production line. Show less



theleanedge.org

• Co-founder

  • Dec 2010 - Dec 2016

  The Lean EDGE is a platform for discussion between management thinkers and lean management writers. Lean authors give their responses to general management questions posed by guest writers. The aim of the discussion is to share different points of view and to collectively build a vision of lean management. The lean Edge is no longer active but the discussions and insights it includes are still a great source of inspiration. Feel free to browse! The Lean EDGE is a platform for discussion between management thinkers and lean management writers. Lean authors give their responses to general management questions posed by guest writers. The aim of the discussion is to share different points of view and to collectively build a vision of lean management. The lean Edge is no longer active but the discussions and insights it includes are still a great source of inspiration. Feel free to browse!



Institut Lean France

• France
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• European Lean IT Summit co-founder and organizer

  • Jan 2011 - Nov 2015

  www.lean-it-summit.com The summit presents some of the best examples of Lean thinking and practice from the IT world. It is an opportunity for the Lean and IT worlds to forge closer ties and share their knowledge and experience. Given the global scope and increasingly fragmented nature of lean consulting (especially in the IT world), we hope that this conference also serves to reinforce the foundations of lean practice as taught by Jim Womack, Dan Jones and theleanedge.org authors. www.lean-it-summit.com The summit presents some of the best examples of Lean thinking and practice from the IT world. It is an opportunity for the Lean and IT worlds to forge closer ties and share their knowledge and experience. Given the global scope and increasingly fragmented nature of lean consulting (especially in the IT world), we hope that this conference also serves to reinforce the foundations of lean practice as taught by Jim Womack, Dan Jones and theleanedge.org authors.



Operae Partners

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lean Coach in IT, Digital and Services

  • Jun 2009 - Jun 2015

  While at Operae, I drove the lean transformation of IT and digital departments of large and medium organisations, improving performance, value delivered to customers and work conditions of employees. I used a similar approach to transform other company functions (HR, Accounting, Finance, front and back office, etc...). I coached leadership teams through the "Hoshin Kanri" strategic alignement and A3 methods. I helped product and engineering teams build and run obeyas to manage their projects in a highly collaborative manner. I coached over: - 30 C-level and SVP leaders - 70 teams & their managers - 600 team members - 20 internal lean agents I have led these lean transformation programs in the following industries : - Software, IT, Digital - Operations, Data Centers - Bank, Finance, Insurance - Industrial, Telecom - Pharmaceutical - Retail, Call Centers Show less



Agile France

• France
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Board Member

  • Jun 2005 - Apr 2012



ESIEE PARIS

• France
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Guest Lecturer

  • Sep 2010 - Jan 2012

  I provided lean management and obeya product development courses and workshop to Digital Media project management students. I provided lean management and obeya product development courses and workshop to Digital Media project management students.



XP Day France

• Conference organiser

  • Sep 2007 - May 2009

  Unlike an academic conference or commercial event, XP Day France has something for everyone working on a software project: project managers, clients, decision-makers, developers, and testers alike. The success of XP Day France is due to its pragmatic orientation: it has proven itself as the francophone event to find concrete ideas and tools for use on your own projects. 160 participants in 2008, 250 participants in 2009. Unlike an academic conference or commercial event, XP Day France has something for everyone working on a software project: project managers, clients, decision-makers, developers, and testers alike. The success of XP Day France is due to its pragmatic orientation: it has proven itself as the francophone event to find concrete ideas and tools for use on your own projects. 160 participants in 2008, 250 participants in 2009.



BNP Paribas

• France
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Management - Agile-lean

  • Jan 2006 - May 2009

  Led Agile teams for web application development projects (java mainly, but also a variety of legacy and office technology). Applied lean thinking to problem solving and product development. Led Agile teams for web application development projects (java mainly, but also a variety of legacy and office technology). Applied lean thinking to problem solving and product development.



Freelance in San Francisco Bay Area

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Product design and development

  • Jan 2001 - Jan 2006

  I led software development projects applying agile principles. I was called at the last hour to put projets back on track. I conceived software applications and tools with my teams for a wide variety of clients and industries, ranging from construction engineering and banking, to bio engineering and pharmaceutical. Clients included: The Gap, Genentech, Comcast. I led software development projects applying agile principles. I was called at the last hour to put projets back on track. I conceived software applications and tools with my teams for a wide variety of clients and industries, ranging from construction engineering and banking, to bio engineering and pharmaceutical. Clients included: The Gap, Genentech, Comcast.



PMA Consultants

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• IS Consulting Manager - software product development

  • Jan 1996 - Dec 2000

  I built an information systems consulting practise within this construction management company. I led a team of 12 software engineers, conceived and built several software products, and managed dozens of development projects. I built long-lasting business relationships with clients, and found new business leads. I also coded a lot... Clients included: Massachuchetts Bay Transportation Authority, New York Port Authority, Detroit School Board, AT&T... I built an information systems consulting practise within this construction management company. I led a team of 12 software engineers, conceived and built several software products, and managed dozens of development projects. I built long-lasting business relationships with clients, and found new business leads. I also coded a lot... Clients included: Massachuchetts Bay Transportation Authority, New York Port Authority, Detroit School Board, AT&T...



Nachi Robotics and PMA Consultants

• Greater Detroit Area

• Marketing Coordinator

  • Nov 1993 - Dec 1995

  PR, advertising, proposals, trade shows and conferences were but a few fun things I did while in the marketing world. PR, advertising, proposals, trade shows and conferences were but a few fun things I did while in the marketing world.



Zingerman's

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Deli team member

  • 1992 - 1994

  Zingerman's is the place where I first learned about respect for people: respect customers by delivering the best possible products and services while constantly seeking to please them, respect collaborators by resolving problems together and trusting their creativity and ability to think, respect yourself by taking care of your work environment and continuously growing, respect suppliers by building long-lasting work relationships with them. I never stopped seeking the same values in my subsequent jobs and professional relationships. It is only natural that I discovered lean management 13 years later. Show less