How Fast can you get Feedback from your Customer?

At #LSSC!12, I had a chance to listen to Mary Poppendieck’s talk on, Continuous Feedback: Process Control for Developing Software-Intensive Systems. This Thursday, I continue the conversation with both Mary and Tom Poppendieck on the subject of process control in software. This is an excerpt of the podcast. Joe:  I find it quite interesting that Read More …

Why is ‘x’ the unknown?

I have always believed that history was important. And if you are in the quality field or more specifically a Lean Six Sigma person it is hard to believe that “X” is not important to you. Why is ‘x’ the symbol for an unknown? In this short and funny talk, Terry Moore gives the surprising Read More …

Extending Lean Supply Chain Thinking

Lean Supply Chain and Logistics Management is a a practical guide that will assist you in leveraging your improvements to make both vendors and customers smile! Paul Myerson is my guest and the author of the aforementioned book. Paul explains many components of Lean but in a unique way that allows you to apply that Read More …

Developing a Learning A3 Transcription

Matt Wrye, a Lean Implementer that has a passion for continuous learning was my guest on the Business901 podcast,  Developing a Learning A3. This is a transcription of the podcast.   Below are several formats for your use. I recommend viewing one before reading the transcript or during the listening of the podcast. Learning A3 Read More …

Uncommon Thoughts about Service

In the podcast An Uncommon Way of Thinking about Service Design, Anne Morriss discusses the four universal truths outlined in her book, Uncommon Service. The four truths are: You can’t be good at everything. Someone has to pay for it. It’s not your employees’ fault. You must manage your customers. This is a transcription of Read More …

Creating Lead Measures with Kanban

In the post about #LSSC12 Turning your Conference Learning into Action, it was used as a starting point for turning a conference experience into actionable items. The post assisted you in picking one or two objectives that you would like to implement within your organization. The objectives should make an improvement that will reflect in Read More …