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We’re excited! From adding Menu Icons to make things easier to find (and easier to add to your Excel Quick Access Toolbar), to adding a Search function to answer those “Where is that one chart…” questions, to the Control Chart Template Wizard… we think this is the most powerful, easiest to use version of QI Macros that there is.
This version is compatible with:
- PC operating systems Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7
- PCs running Excel 365, Excel 2019, Excel 2016, Excel 2013 and Excel 2010
- Mac operating systems Mojave (MacOS 10.14), High Sierra(MacOS 10.13), Sierra (MacOS 10.12), El Capitan (MacOS 10.11) or Yosemite (MacOS 10.10)
- Mac machines running Excel for Mac 365 or Excel for Mac 2016
If you’d like to upgrade to QI Macros 2018.10, you can purchase a new license by clicking HERE.
Continue Reading "QI Macros Version 2018.10"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Jay Arthur Blog, QI Macros.
Almost 100 people signed up for this webinar, with Jay Arthur demonstrating some of the more useful features of QI Macros.
Some of the attendees were familiar with the software and already use it, some had not yet begun to use it; all were interested in learning new ways that QI Macros can help them with their Agile Lean Six Sigma and Quality Improvement efforts. (You can hear him answering questions typed in by webinar attendees.)
If you saw a feature demonstrated in the webinar that might have been added to QI Macros after the version you’re using (for instance, the automated Value Stream Map), you may need to purchase an upgrade to bring your QI Macros to the current version.
Continue Reading "9/13/18 QI Macros Webinar"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Data Mining, Excel, QI Macros, Webinar.
Jeremy Singer-Vine publishes a Data Is Plural newsletter about available data sets. I took the U.S. & Canada power outage data from 2018 and used it with QI Macros Data Mining Wizard to create an improvement project.
I used a g Chart of time between power outages. Averaging a little over 3 days between outages.
Then, the Data Mining Wizard found the most common cause of outages to be weather. But look at number two: operations. That’s something that could be fixed. Vandalism could also be prevented.
Next, where are outages most likely to occur:
And what month? Readiness months: March-July.
Continue Reading "Electrical Outages Improvement Story"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Data Mining, Jay Arthur Blog, QI Macros, Six Sigma.
A district level manager was hopping mad about something. I decided to see if I could use pacing and leading to calm her down and get back to solving the problem to meet her needs.
Continue Reading "Building Rapport with Improvement Teams – Step 3"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Healthcare, Improvement Insights, Lean, Manufacturing, QI Macros, Service, Six Sigma.
My boss sent me to talk to a cranky manager about a software project he wanted to do. Here’s how I used non-verbal rapport to connect with him in 30-60 seconds.
Continue Reading "Building Rapport with Improvement Teams – Step 2"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Healthcare, Improvement Insights, Lean, Manufacturing, QI Macros, Service, Six Sigma.
The September, 2018 Money magazine article about Bethenny Frankel opens with a rant about Postmates. Frankel ordered a muffin, bagel with cream cheese and a coffee for delivery. The muffin and bagel made it, but without cream cheese or coffee.
Welcome to Hassle America where even simple things seem to be impossible.
We order lunch once a week at the office, but hardly a week goes by without some problem. Last week, Grubhub cancelled our order without telling us. Some weeks the chicken salad comes without chicken. Some weeks we’re missing a dish that was ordered.
Welcome to Hassle America.
Continue Reading "Hassle America – Bethenny Frankel"
Posted by Jay Arthur in QI Macros, Six Sigma.
I recently had to do some home repairs. It’s amazing what you can learn in a 3-minute video and how much time it will save you. The same is true of Lean Six Sigma. Save yourself time and rework. Learn the easy way.
Sign up for my weekly insight videos at: https://www.qimacros.com/free-resources/newsletter/
Continue Reading "Mistake-Proofing With Video Learning"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights, Lean, QI Macros, Six Sigma.
Another great webinar where Jay Arthur shows some of the capabilities of QI Macros to a group of folks who signed up and attended.
Some were familiar with the software and already use it, and some had not yet begun to use it; all were interested in learning new ways that QI Macros can help them with their Quality Improvement efforts. (You can hear him answering questions typed in by webinar attendees.)
If you saw a feature demonstrated in the webinar that might have been added to QI Macros after the version you’re using (for instance, the automated Value Stream Map), you may need to purchase an upgrade to bring your QI Macros to the current version.
Continue Reading "8/14/18 QI Macros Webinar"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Data Mining, Excel, QI Macros, Webinar.
Designing a product or service requires conceptual integrity. Here’s how I did it.
Continue Reading "Mythical Man Month – Conceptual Integrity"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights, QI Macros.
How can we use the same language as our team members to develop rapport and accelerate the team’s success?
Continue Reading "Building Rapport with Improvement Teams – Step 5"
Posted by Jay Arthur in Improvement Insights, Lean, QI Macros, Six Sigma.
