Maggie Millard
Recent Posts
Hype Innovation with the Best Idea Management Software
March 29, 2022Businesses increasingly turn to idea management tools to capture, manage, measure, and reward employee recommendations for positive change....
What is Kaizen? A Mindful System of Quality Improvement
March 21, 2022We’ve written quite a bit about the definition of Kaizen, but today, I thought it would be an interesting challenge to reflect on how I...
How to Leverage Process Behavior Charts: Webinar Recap
March 15, 2022We had the honor of hosting a webinar with our Senior Adviser, Mark Graban, author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve...
The Agile Project Management Approach to Value Delivery
March 1, 2022Agile project management is an iterative philosophy that focuses on delivering value frequently and getting quick feedback from internal...
How to Implement a Successful Lean Training Program
February 3, 2022More and more companies embrace the Lean methodology for continuous improvement and waste reduction. Whether your organization is new to...
Everything About Lean Product Management
June 22, 2023Product managers fulfill a critical role in translating customer needs into product features and improvements. Unfortunately, often...
The Development & Use of the PDSA Cycle of Improvement
January 20, 2022The PDSA cycle is a popular approach to process improvement because of its simultaneous simplicity and effectiveness. Although it started...
What is Policy Deployment and How To Reach True North
December 29, 2021Policy deployment, known in Lean circles as Hoshin Kanri or Strategy Deployment, is a technique for ensuring that an organization's...
Value Stream Mapping Best Practices
October 27, 2021Value stream mapping (VSM) is used to visually depict, analyze, and improve the flow of materials and information through end-to-end...