Operational Excellence Summit Info and an excerpt on Developing Community

Few people will discuss their failures and I compliment David Adams (@commanderadams) for being so open during his upcoming podcast when I ask him about his failures and successes on developing a community. The podcast will not post next week but the following week of October 15th. However, I want to share the information about 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 …

Developing a Learning A3

Matt Wrye is a Lean Implementer that has a passion for continuous learning on all subjects related to business and lean. He is the author of the popular blog “Beyond Lean,” which centers on evolving leadership and changing business. Our discussion center on his development of a Learning A3. From his blog post Learning A3: Read More …

Customer Value – Developing an Outside In Strategy

This is a transcription of the Business901 podcast, Outside in Strategy– Customer Value with Christine Moorman. She is the co-author of the book (Amazon Link) Strategy from the Outside In: Profiting from Customer Value. Outside in Strategy– Customer Value ebook – Excerpt from the transcription: The other point is the fact that we try to Read More …

Developing a Minimum Viable Product

From Wikpedia: In product development, the Minimum Viable Product or MVP is a strategy used for fast and quantitative market testing of a product or product feature, popularized by Eric Ries for web applications. A Minimum Viable Product has just those features (and no more) that allows the product to be deployed. The product is Read More …

Developing a Kaizen Spirit

Michael Ballé is the co-author of, The Gold Mine, a bestselling business novel of a Lean Turnaround, and recently, The Lean Manager, a novel of a Lean Transformation both published by the Lean Enterprise Institute. For the past 15 years, he has studied lean transformations, helping companies develop a lean culture. This e-book is a Read More …