Lean waste is a type of waste that relates to non-value added activities in processes, communication, information sharing, product features etc. Any non-value add activities that a team undertakes, is a lean waste and such waste is detrimental to any organizaiton, as it creates delays in value creation and increases cost. 8 Types of Lean Wastes are: Work-In-Progress, Inventory, Partially Done Work Over Production, Extra Features Extra Processing, Relearning Transportation, Handoffs Delays Task Switching, Motion Defects Unused Talent Also see: Lean Thinking