The purpose of the study is to summarize the applied experience of lean management in Ukrainian companies and compare it with the practices of foreign companies. The objects of the study were such companies as Starbucks (USA), Nike (USA), Philips (Netherlands), Volvo Cars (Sweden), Nova Poshta (Ukraine), Alfa-Bank (Ukraine), Kyivstar (Ukraine), MHP (Ukraine). The author analyzes the advantages of lean management, its impact on profitability, productivity, quality, operational processes, compared with the results of lean implementation in Ukraine. The systematized modern practices of lean management are the model "a deep-dive experience", an Obeya room and leanleadership. The principles of lean in Ukrainian business have been analyzed, it has been determined that in general the management is focused on optimization of operational processes, automation of production, efficient organization of workspaces. Attention is drawn to the fact that in domestic companies, lean management hasn't covered the entire organization, hasn't become its philosophy, hasn't determined the strategy of its development, but is rather periodic and fragmentary so far. The results of the study prove that in general Ukrainian organizations are moving in the right direction, based on their capabilities, the feasibility of developing an adapted algorithm for implementing lean management not only in large business but also in medium and small business.