I’ve noticed a disturbing trend. Customers call us wanting to know all of the background about the hows, whys and formulas of a chart. I think they are afraid someone will challenge or ridicule their analysis. Here’s what I think.
The editor of Harvard Business Review says that “corporate survival today requires the capacity for rapid change.” Isn’t it time to embrace an Agile approach to Lean Six Sigma to “speed its evolution and better serve customers’ needs?”
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A typical company suffers from 33% waste and rework.
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Based on certification exams, some ASQ Division members lack skills in Quality Tools. If ASQ members are lacking skills with quality tools, how much can we expect of everyone else?
I keep seeing a lot of control charts that use quarterly data. That means it could take five years to get 20 data points for a control chart.
How often should you measure?
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The March-April 2018 issue of Harvard Business Review says that “corporate survival today requires the capacity for rapid change.” Even HR is embracing IT’s Agile methodology to “speed its evolution and better serve customers’ needs.”
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Quality has to accelerate its evolution to keep pace with business and technology.
I’m afraid our old, slow way of implementing Lean Six Sigma is going the way of the dinosaur.
Does Lean Six Sigma seem like an April Fool’s joke?
Why doesn’t it seem to work sometimes?
I’ve noticed a trend: people are still teaching run charts as a precursor to control charts.
You don’t have to be Irish or lucky to be successful. You can make your own luck using Lean Six Sigma.
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Does Daylight Savings Time save us anything, or is it costing lives?
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