What would Dr. Deming think of the new Lean Math

When was the last time you had a discussion about designs with more than one blocking variable, such as a Latin Square Design? Or maybe, a midnight discussion on empirical modeling or factorial designs at two levels? Those were the days. Recent publications, spurred by Eric Ries’s The Lean Startup, are Lean UX: Applying Lean Read More …

Story Dialoguing your Sales Pitch

Developing Pull in the Lean Marketing Conversation There has been countless books written on the power of storytelling and why that is needed. We are told that all humans are wired to communicate best through stories. We are told that from the beginning of time that this was how we transferred information and wisdom to Read More …

Strength-Based Organizational Change

The ASQ Charlotte Section Annual Conference 2013 will focus on Leadership Development with three different tracks. After enjoying a keynote, attendees will have the opportunity to choose from Problem Solving Leadership, Strength-Based Organizational Change and The Cultural Shift in Healthcare. The conference is held at UNC Charlotte Center City, 320 East 9th Street, Charlotte, NC Read More …

A Starting Point for Lean

In the Business901 podcast, Would you recommend a Dummies Book? I am!, I had the pleasure Natalie Sayer, the owner of I-Emerge, an Arizona-based global consultancy, and co-author of Lean For Dummies. I found her book not only a great introduction for Lean but practically a ready made training program for your organization. It was Read More …

A Lean Practitioner

Ken Rolfes of KDR Associates, has spent more than 30 years in public and private companies that design, manufacture, and market technically based products for the medical device, industrial product and computer industries. He has extensive Lean Enterprise experience in general management, new product development, cost management systems, turnarounds, acquisitions and divestitures, and various financial Read More …

Description of Check Act Plan Do Model

CAPD Introduction: The Deming Cycle or The Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) model is a proven framework for implementing continuous quality improvement. These four steps provide the framework for continuous improvement. The PDCA cycle basically starts with a plan and ends with an action in accordance with the information learned during the process. Starting with Check is not Read More …