What Are 5 Whys in Six Sigma?
What Are 5 Whys in Six Sigma? Six Sigma is a set of techniques for process improvement developed by Bill Smith at Motorola in the 1980s. The 5 Whys method […]
Using Log Data to Gain Greater Visibility
How efficient is an organization at executing? Efficiency is defined by a number of parameters: quality, cost, and duration. In this article, we will be looking at duration. When thinking […]
DEMYSTIFY YOUR DATA!
“In God we trust, all others must bring data.” – W. Edwards Deming I had to write a 750-word limit essay for my English 101 class at Saint Thomas University […]
MANAGING YOUR ENERGY FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE
Managing time – we all get tons of advice about how to do it better. Meanwhile, we all keep struggling to get everything done, and we end up feeling exhausted […]
MAINTAINING A FRESH CI PROGRAM
Anyone who has been in or around a CI program has faced the potential of a program becoming stale or may be referred to it as needing to be reinvigorated. […]
STUDY REVEALS HOW MANY TIMES YOU SHOULD CHECK YOUR E-MAIL.
It’s completely wrong. Let’s jump to the conclusion (spoiler alert) we learn that it’s three times. You should check your email three times a day At least that’s the advice […]
REDESIGN A PROCESS IN FIVE EASY STEPS
Get Motivated to Fix It Whether you are a pro or novice fixer of broken things, it feels good to fix broken stuff. Often it seems difficult to get started […]
PROJECT CHARTER
What Do You Mean – Charter Your work? Working today is especially challenging. Work groups are geographically dispersed. They work on different schedules and time zones. It’s not easy to […]