Jeff Roussel
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8 Sure Fire Ways to Ruin a Kaizen Event
January 10, 2018Kaizen events, also known as Rapid Improvement Events, are an effective way to tackle many difficult problems in short order. They can also...
From Paper to Software: The Evolution of A3 Problem Solving
April 17, 2019Before we dig into the topic of A3 problem solving and software, here’s a little peek into how the sausage is made for this blog. One of...
Frequently Asked Questions About A3 Software
March 8, 2018A3 software may seem like something of an oxymoron. After all, the A3 technique gets its name from the size of paper early practitioners...
10 Questions to Ask Before You Purchase CQI Software
November 27, 2017Evaluating software of any kind is tricky. You have to consider the technical infrastructure, user interface, features and functions,...
Idea Boards for the Modern Workforce
October 11, 2023Call me crazy, but I think the world’s first idea board was probably painted on a cave. People have an innate ability to process visual...
Ask Us Anything: Improving the Patient Experience with Lean
March 8, 2018If you’re a big Apple fan, you may have missed episode 16 of our webinar series Ask Us Anything, which was recorded on the same day as the...
The Important Advantages of Hoshin Kanri for Strategic Planning
March 8, 2018Hoshin Kanri, also known as "strategy deployment," is a formal Lean technique used to identify an organization’s breakthrough objectives...
The 5 Principles of Hoshin Kanri
June 13, 2018I like to think about Hoshin Kanri, also known as strategy deployment, as the ability of an organization to walk and chew gum at the same...
7 Unexpected Benefits of Kaizen Events
March 21, 2018Leaders typically deploy Kaizen events when there is a difficult or urgent challenge that needs to be addressed in short order. The obvious...