Process Before Projects
You’ve heard the phrase “Cart before the horse?” Well One Agile company learned a similar phrase during their implementation. Save yourself a lot of time and effort by learning this simple phrase.
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Living Exponentially
The job description of the future doesn’t involve manual labor or basic thinking skills. The future will challenge all of us. Here’s why.
The Elephant in the Room
At the 2019 ASQ Lean Six Sigma Conference in Phoenix, a number of Black Belts from major companies told me about the Elephant in the Room that they were afraid to discuss with management even though it was harming their Lean Six Sigma effort.
This isn’t the first time I’ve heard this story in companies ranging from manufacturing to healthcare.
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Accelerating Lean Six Sigma Exponentially
At the ASQ Lean Six Sigma Conference in Phoenix, they said that the world is accelerating exponentially. Is Lean Six Sigma accelerating exponentially? If we use Agile methods to accelerate Lean Six Sigma, we can move Lean Six Sigma into the 21st century.
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Trendlines Are Rarely Improvements
At the 2018 Magnet Nursing conference in Denver, I saw many improvement posters using line or bar charts with an added trend line to show improvement. Unfortunately, few of the trends were valid. Here’s why:
Don’t Cook A Meal If You’re Not Going to Do the Dishes
Many improvement teams fail to go the extra mile to lock in their improvements. Here’s why and what to do about it:
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Lean Mean Six Sigma
Is it possible to accelerate Lean Six Sigma using Agile? Yes! Find out how.
Lean Six Sigma Stay Up!
Most Lean Six Sigma implementations generate a lot of energy around the startup. Where they fail is in the “stay up!” What can you do to sustain the energy?
Is Quality Improvement “Over Your Head?” “Beyond You?”
At a recent Magnet Nursing conference, I heard this phrase many times: Quality Improvement is “over my head.” These are smart people with advanced degrees! What’s going on?
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What can you do to create a hassle-free workplace? Become the Chief Improvement Officer.
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