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...
The Use of Control Charts for Non-Manufacturing Activities
April 17, 2019Many of the continuous improvement tools and techniques that we write about in this blog originated in the manufacturing industry. This...
A Quick Guide to DMAIC for Beginners
December 19, 2017If you are new to continuous improvement or just interested in trying out a new technique, this guide to DMAIC is for you. We’ll explain...
5 Prerequisites for Solid Continuous Process Improvement
September 26, 2017I recently joined a few of my family members on a trip to Disneyland. My 9-year-old niece from Utah was among the group. She’d never been...
Why Process Control Charts are a Roadmap to Improvement
August 2, 2017Organizations that subscribe to the Lean or Six Sigma business methodology, and others that are devoted to continuous improvement, often...
Not Every Organization is Ready for PI Software. Is Yours?
February 11, 2020It may seem odd for a company that sells process improvement software to declare that not every company is ready to buy it. We do like...
Typical Goals for Process Improvement Software
June 20, 2017We’ll start this blog with radical honesty by saying, we sell process improvement software. If you are thinking about buying process...
Common Conceptions that Hinder Continuous Process Improvement
April 10, 2017I’ve been sitting here for five minutes debating with myself over whether to title this blog “Common Conceptions that Hinder Continuous...
Rapid Improvement Cycles – The Engines of Positive Change
January 25, 2017According to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a rapid improvement cycle is a "Quality improvement method that identifies, implements,...
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