February 16, 2026Pioneer of the Kanban method for knowledge work, author of Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business. His approach…
February 16, 2026British mathematician and writer, widely regarded as the first computer programmer for her work on Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine in…
February 16, 2026Father of the Toyota Production System, which became the foundation of lean manufacturing worldwide. His innovations including just-in-time production, kanban…
February 16, 2026Pioneer of Mob Programming, a collaborative approach where an entire team works together on one task at one computer simultaneously.…
February 16, 2026Japanese business professor who, alongside Ikujiro Nonaka, authored the influential 1986 Harvard Business Review article "The New New Product Development…
February 16, 2026Japanese organisational theorist who co-authored the seminal 1986 article "The New New Product Development Game" with Hirotaka Takeuchi. His research…
February 16, 2026Environmental scientist and systems thinker, best known for co-authoring The Limits to Growth and writing Thinking in Systems. Her work…
February 16, 2026Eiji Toyoda's contributions began in 1936, when he graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering and began working for his…
February 16, 2026British information technology consultant and author who pioneered Rapid Application Development (RAD) in the 1990s. His methodology emphasised prototyping, iterative…
February 16, 2026Creator of Feature-Driven Development (FDD), an agile methodology that organises work around client-valued features using short iterations and domain object…
