Affilite Post of the Week: Content is from the Ten Step Project Management Newsletter written by Tom Mochal. Visit The TenStep Store for templates, eBooks, PMP prep material and many other project management products. Analyzing Failure on Projects: Success and failure are integral to individual and corporate growth. Success is relatively easy to handle. Few Read More …
If you want to be successful in today’s market consider using this tag line. What reminded me of this is discussions I have had with Jeff Slater of Sonoco on the Supply Chain, Bob Sproull, author of The Ultimate Improvement Cycle and this recent video on the American Express Open Forum, Delivering What the Customer Read More …
Tom DeForge discusses Lean Transformations and Real-time Performance Analytics. I first became acquainted with Tom because of the work he did in the Lean Turnaround that took place at PAS Technologies. Bob Weiner, CEO of PAS spoke very highly of Lean Value Solutions International and the role that LVSI played in the successful implementation of Read More …
When you listen to consultants and so called experts, all they talk about is planning. The reason they exist is for the planning stages. Where are these guys at when it is time to get the work done anyway? Many companies will just take the attitude of let’s just get it done – there is Read More …
We used The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lean and the Lean Learning Center as the jumping off point but soon wandered into the development of a Lean Culture. I am always curious about how one starts. Jamie did a great job explaining. The podcast explores how to get started in lean but maybe more importantly, how Read More …
Embarq Corporation’s General Manager of Process Excellence, Deron Ertel, was my guest on the Business901 Podcast. We discussed Embarq’s business process improvement initiatives and how they differed from other companies Lean Six Sigma initiatives. Particular attention was paid to the relevancy of Lean, Six Sigma and business process improvement in a down economy. Deron will Read More …