Lean software development

The main goal of this bachelor thesis is the emergence of the clear Czech written material concerning the concept of Lean Software Development, which has been gaining significant attention in the field of software development, recently. Another goal of this thesis is to summarize the possible approaches of categorizing the concept and to summarize the possible approaches of defining the relationship between Lean and Agile software development. The detailed categorization of the tools potentially usable to support the principles is also covered. First chapters are written for the introductory purposes of the context of the concept of Lean Software Development -- the main approaches in the field of software development, history of the concept and Lean thinking are covered. Then, the main characteristics, categorization, schools of thought and principles of the concept are described. Following chapter deals with the both description and categorization of the tools usable to support the concept's principles. Finally, the advantages, disadvantages and real cases of the usage of Lean Software Development are introduced.