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Over 80 people signed up for this webinar, with Jay Arthur demonstrating some of the software’s most frequently used tools and answering questions asked by attendees.
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Send an email to support@qimacros.com and we can help, for instance in generating a quote to upgrade all the users at your organization or just guiding you through the purchasing process.
Continue Reading "*Latest webinar: 5/14/26 QI Macros webinar"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Data Mining, Excel, QI Macros, Webinar.
Over 70 people signed up for this webinar, with Jay Arthur demonstrating how to implement Healthcare Data Analytics to save time, save money, and (most importantly) save lives.
Books that Jay may have mentioned in the video:
You can view a short two-page illustrated guide to the Zero Harm – Trillion Dollar Prescription by clicking HERE.
Continue Reading "5/12/26 Healthcare Data Analytics Webinar"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Agile Lean Six Sigma, Data Mining, Excel, Healthcare, Lean, QI Macros, Six Sigma, Webinar.
Is it possible to vaccinate your healthcare facility, your hospital against mistakes and errors that cause patient harm?
Download my free ebook, Agile Process Innovation-Hacking Lean Six Sigma for Results.
“Hi, I’m Jay Arthur, author of “Lean Six Sigma For Hospitals” and QI Macros [software].
“You know, people resist getting vaccinations. But why do hospitals resist using Smart Performance Charts (control charts, Pareto charts, histograms) to start to improve the quality of care?
“You know, a control chart is like a heart monitor… you know, it measures the performance of the heart.
Continue Reading "Vaccinate Your Hospital Against Mistakes and Errors"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights.
Six Sigma dogma says you need Green and Black Belts, but you might be a lot better off with Yellow Belts. Here’s why:
Download my free ebook, Agile Process Innovation-Hacking Lean Six Sigma for Results.
“Hi, I’m Jay Arthur, author of “Lean Six Sigma Demystified” and QI Macros [software].
“You know, there seems to be a lot of discussion in Six Sigma about whether you need Green Belts or Black Belts or Yellow Belts. I believe the correct answer is Yellow Belts.
“I just spoke with a company, a worldwide manufacturing company, and they train people.
Continue Reading "Yellow Belts or Green and Black Belts"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights.
A new leader can kill a company in 18 months. Here’s how:
Download my free ebook, Agile Process Innovation-Hacking Lean Six Sigma for Results.
“Hi, I’m Jay Arthur, author of “Lean Six Sigma For Hospitals” and QI Macros [software].
Back when I was in the phone company, I noticed some patterns that occurred. I was in the IT department and after divestiture in 1984, the company decided that we needed to create our own Bell Labs, our own research and innovation thing. They brought in all new leaders to do that, and they built a new building up in Boulder, Colorado.
Continue Reading "Leaders Kill Companies"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights.
A study in Texas found that Lean Six Sigma projects save an average of $150,000 per project. How can you hack Lean Six Sigma to get those kinds of results? It’s easier than you think.
Download my free ebook, Agile Process Innovation-Hacking Lean Six Sigma for Results.
“Hi, I’m Jay Arthur, author of “Lean Six Sigma Demystified” and QI Macros [software].
I recently found an article online where in Texas, they’ve done an analysis of Lean and Six Sigma projects. They found that, on average, Lean and Six Sigma projects saved $150,000 a project. Now, obviously, there were some high ones and some low ones, but $150,000 a project.
Continue Reading "What’s a Lean Six Sigma Project Worth?"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights.
Companies often implement Lean Six Sigma metrics that have nothing to do with success. Here’s why:
Download my free ebook, Agile Process Innovation-Hacking Lean Six Sigma for Results.
“Hi, I’m Jay Arthur, author of “Lean Six Sigma Demystified” and QI Macros [software].
I was mentioning Eric Ries’ book ‘The Lean Startup,’ and he talks about the problems with vanity metrics. Vanity metrics, as opposed to actionable metrics, right? You can measure things that make you feel good but don’t really do you any good.
“In Lean and Six Sigma that’s like ‘number of people trained,’ ‘number of teams started.’
Continue Reading "Lean Six Sigma Vanity Metrics"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights.
Over 100 people signed up for this webinar, with Jay Arthur demonstrating how to implement Healthcare Data Analytics to save time, save money, and (most importantly) save lives.
Books that Jay may have mentioned in the video:
You can view a short two-page illustrated guide to the Zero Harm – Trillion Dollar Prescription by clicking HERE.
Continue Reading "3/10/26 Healthcare Data Analytics Webinar"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Agile Lean Six Sigma, Data Mining, Excel, Healthcare, Lean, QI Macros, Six Sigma, Webinar.
People like to pretend their business is different or unique. They use it as an excuse to avoid Lean Six Sigma. You are not unique. Here’s why:
Download my free ebook, Agile Process Innovation-Hacking Lean Six Sigma for Results.
“Hi, I’m Jay Arthur, author of “Lean Six Sigma For Hospitals” and QI Macros [software].
“Over the years, whenever I talk to people about Lean and Six Sigma or whatever, they very often say, “Oh, we’re not in manufacturing.” This is what is known as ‘uniqueness bias.’ Everybody thinks their business is different from everyone else’s.
Continue Reading "Your Business Is Not Unique or Different"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights.
Over 60 people signed up for this webinar, with Jay Arthur demonstrating how to implement Healthcare Data Analytics to save time, save money, and (most importantly) save lives.
Books that Jay may have mentioned in the video:
You can view a short two-page illustrated guide to the Zero Harm – Trillion Dollar Prescription by clicking HERE.
Continue Reading "2/10/26 Healthcare Data Analytics Webinar"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Agile Lean Six Sigma, Data Mining, Excel, Healthcare, Lean, QI Macros, Six Sigma, Webinar.
