7 Tips for Asking Your Boss for a Bigger Continuous Improvement Budget

Originally Published 12/20/2016. Updated 12/21/2017.

I don’t know about you guys, but I permanently have a wishlist a mile long of software...

The Essential CQI (Continuous Quality Improvement) Glossary

CQI, like many other disciplines, has a language all its own. Many of the terms are acronyms, others are Japanese words retained from...

A Pro Tip for Getting More Out of Your Investment in Lean Consultants

When starting a new project or initiative, it's helpful to call an expert. Sports coaches, tutors, and even chefs, offer their services to...

What to do After a Kaizen Event so Improvement Doesn’t End

I think we’ve all heard stories about “backsliding” or a lack of sustainment after formal Kaizen Events. When we plan and conduct a Kaizen...

You Can Improve Without Kaizen Software. But Why Would You Want To?

We are occasionally asked if it is possible to implement Kaizen without using software .

The answer is yes.

It is possible to adopt a...

Want to Get More Out of Rapid Improvement Events? Click Here.

Rapid improvement events are a popular continuous improvement approach with for good reasons. By focusing all of your team’s firepower on...

The Ultimate Kaizen Software Checklist

If you are considering investing in Kaizen software, congratulations! It has the potential to bring your team together...

10 Questions to Ask Before You Purchase CQI Software

Evaluating software of any kind is tricky. You have to consider the technical infrastructure, user interface, features and functions,...

Meet Some of the Pioneers of Lean Leadership

We spend a lot of time in this blog focused on the “what” and “why” of Lean and continuous improvement. Today, we thought it would be...