Quality and Collaboration eBook

The relationship between Quality and Collaboration, Quallaboration was the topic of a recent podcast with Jim Benson, the person behind Personal Kanban. This is a transcription of the podcast. I typically edit the podcast, so you may find some new material in the transcription. Quallaboration eBook Transcription About Jim Benson: Jim incorporates his background in Read More …

Applying the OODA Loop to Lean

Dr. Terry Barnhart, the Senior Director Strategy and Continuous Improvement at Pfizer Global R&D discusses the OODA Loop in this Business901 Podcast. We expand this theory into some practical applications and using the OODA Loop in and outside of rapid deployment. Dr. Barnhart has an upcoming book due out at the end of the year Read More …

Phooey on the need for Management Support in a Lean Transformation

Do you really expect a CEO to lead a Lean Transformation? Why should you even expect upper management to sign off on the transformation before you prove the value of it? Time and time again, I have always heard the failure of any transformation, Lean, Six Sigma or practically any methodology to be the fault Read More …

Strategy of the Fighter Pilot Revisited

The recent resurgence or maybe recognition of the use of the The OODA Loop has resurfaced recently as a basis for much of the current ideas surrounding Iterations, Rapid Development Cycles and Decision Making. What makes the OODA Loop such a popular subject? When we first think of the OODA Loop we think of fast Read More …

Need a primer on Lean Six Sigma?

I have been impressed by Xerox’s adaption of Lean Six Sigma both internally and externally. Maybe more so by their use of the Lean Six Sigma methodology in the marketplace to create, differentiate and widen their value proposition. An example of this is the Xerox initiative of Swarming. Xerox leveraged the Agile Scrum process – Read More …