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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.
“Hi, I’m Jay Arthur, author of “Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals” and the QI Macros [software]. I was at the ASQ Lean Six Sigma conference and there was a whole presentation on a company that had implemented Agile for software development, and I was kind of stunned to discover that I think they said they spent $15 million implementing Agile. Well, if you’re spending that much money, I’m not sure you’re being Agile, but anyway…
“So the one thing that they really said about implementing Agile for software improvement, the mistake they made was they started doing projects before they improved the process.
Continue Reading "Process Before Projects"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Agile Lean Six Sigma, Improvement Insights.
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.
“Hi, I’m Jay Arthur, author of “Lean Six Sigma Demystified” and the QI Macros [software].
“At the ASQ Lean Six Sigma conference there was an opening keynote about the acceleration, the exponential acceleration of technology; how it’s just so much faster, so much quicker, so much… it’s just {whooshing up sound}, right? And the costs are going {whooshing down sound}, and so that’s a dramatic shift from how it used to be.Even Six Sigma used to [have to] make charts manually and do stuff like that, but that’s not how it is any more, so he suggested that you think about it in this map.
Continue Reading "Living Exponentially"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights, Lean, Six Sigma.
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. Watch now to find out what it was.
“Hi, I’m Jay Arthur, author of “Lean Six Sigma Demystified” and the QI Macros [software], and I want to talk to you about the elephant in the room: The thing that I think is actually impeding Six Sigma.
Continue Reading "The Elephant in the Room"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights.
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.
Continue Reading "Accelerating Lean Six Sigma Exponentially"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights, Lean, Six Sigma.
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:
Continue Reading "Trendlines Are Rarely Improvements"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights, QI Macros, Statistics.
Many improvement teams fail to go the extra mile to lock in their improvements. Here’s why and what to do about it:
Continue Reading "Don’t Cook A Meal If You’re Not Going to Do the Dishes"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights.
Is it possible to accelerate Lean Six Sigma using Agile? Yes! Find out how.
Continue Reading "Lean Mean Six Sigma"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights.
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?
Continue Reading "Lean Six Sigma Stay Up!"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights.
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?
Agile Lean Six Sigma is within your grasp. https://www.qimacros.com/pdf/Agile-Process-Innovation.pdf
Continue Reading "Is Quality Improvement “Over Your Head?” “Beyond You?”"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights, QI Macros, Six Sigma.
What can you do to create a hassle-free workplace? Become the Chief Improvement Officer.
Click here to receive these Weekly Agile Six Sigma emails right in your inbox: https://www.qimacros.com/free-resources/newsletter/
Continue Reading "Become the CIO of Your Workplace"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights.
