Maggie Millard
Recent Posts
An Example Kaizen Event Agenda
July 26, 2018Kaizen events are the optimal approach for solving many challenging and persistent problems within an organization. (That does not mean...
Pro Tips for a Successful Kaizen Event
July 19, 2018Kaizen events are an excellent way to take quick action to tackle a difficult or long-standing problem. When used along with daily...
Best Practices for Standard Work Documentation
July 5, 2018In his book, Standardized Work with TWI: Eliminating Human Errors in Production and Service Processes, Bartosz Misiurek writes, “Standard...
Idea Management Software’s Place in a Modern Business Culture
June 28, 2018We’ve written quite a bit in this blog about how to build a culture of continuous improvement within an organization. When seeking to do...
How to Quantifiably Evaluate the Health of Your Improvement Culture
June 18, 2018Any leader of continuous improvement knows that it's difficult to prove the effectiveness of the work you're doing. A lot of the benefit of...
Explaining Kaizen Software to Aunt Martha at the Family Reunion
June 13, 2018When I get the chance to interview someone who would like to join the KaiNexus team, I really only have one important question. I can...
10 Ways to Build a Culture that Supports CQI
May 30, 2018The dictionary defines corporate culture as, “The set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution...
8 Valuable Lean and Six Sigma Tools To Try
May 25, 2018Six Sigma is a business management methodology that leverages a scientific approach to quality measurement with the aim of reducing...
Why You Need to At Least Consider a Digital Kanban Board
May 22, 2018The Kanban technique started in the late 1940’s as Toyota looked to rethink its approach to manufacturing. The object was to reduce waste,...