Last year, I was introduced and read a book by Steve Blank called, The Four Steps to the Epiphany. It has served me well and there are five questions from it that I constantly use and have found it to be a great help in determining my own core values – from MY CUSTOMER PERSPECTIVE Read More …
Recently I had Chris Hefley, President and Co-Founder Bandit Software on a special edition of the Business901 Podcast. Bandit Software is the maker of an electronic Kanban tools for Lean Software and Systems development teams called Lean Kit Kanban. This conversation starts with a discussion of where Kanban stands today in the software community and Read More …
My guest on the Business901 Podcast last week was Ankit Patel, the founder of The Lean Way Consulting.This Ebook is a transcription of the podcast. We discussed applying Lean principles to Small Business. Ankit is a Lean Practitioner that has taken his expertise to the front-line of many small business. Little theory was discussed in Read More …
In Part 2 of the 2-part Business901 Podcast with Dr. Eric Reidenbach of the Six Sigma Marketing Institute, we discussed the use of data and analytics. We are swamped with incoming data. I believe that the best way to interpret, define and use this sea of information is through the use of Six Sigma tools. Read More …
Dr. Eric Reidenbach is the Director of the Six Sigma Marketing Institute. The Institute is one of the leading organizations and authorities of Six Sigma Marketing, a fact-based, disciplined approach to growing market share in targeted product/markets by providing superior value. Dr. Reidenbach has developed a number of unique approaches for measuring and managing value, Read More …
In Engineering Live I read an interesting article titled, “How manufacturers can prepare for post-recession profitability.” David Hatrick, a technology and innovation consultant with PA Consulting Group in Cambridge, UK, recommends that manufacturing companies adopt a three-pronged strategy in order that they can emerge from the downturn as winners. His strategy is: create space; create Read More …