Agile and Lean - Closer than you think

Sara Peyton published a really informative blog today on Lean Software development. Essentially it's a pretty detailed overview of the characteristics of Lean. The point of the blog however is to outline the differences between Agile and Lean. As Sara points out, "Agile has a different perspective from Lean and, generally, has a narrower focus".

Whilst I agree with the fact that Lean is much more broad, there are more similarities with Agile than one would expect. If we examine each of the 7 principles discussed in this blog, and relate them to Agile it's pretty obvious to me that Lean and Agile go hand in hand. Now when I speak of Agile, let me clarify what I mean.