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BOOK REVIEW- The Deming Dimension | Evolving Agile
https://evolvingagile.wordpress.com/2016/09/03/book-review-the-deming-dimension
Things never stop changing . . . ever. BOOK REVIEW- The Deming Dimension. By Henry R. Neave. Deming, despite his genius, can be tough to understand. Perhaps this is why these easier- to-understand-methods are so popular and Deming so little known (the Harvard Review recently said he’s been forgotten. I listen to the Deming Podcast. Even his closest students have said Deming could be difficult to understand. One person on the podcasts. Reports that when he met Deming at one of his seminars, Deming told hi...
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BOOK REVIEW: Out of the Crisis | Evolving Agile
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Things never stop changing . . . ever. BOOK REVIEW: Out of the Crisis. Out of the Crisis. By W Edwards Deming. Agh I hate giving my hero’s book 3.5 stars, but let me explain. This is Deming’s first book published on his management philosophy (1982). I understand, of the two books he wrote on the subject (the other being. Don’t get me wrong. I got a lot out of this book and I did enjoy it. Here are some of the big take aways:. He introduced me to some new quotes from himself and others. One of my favo...
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Book Review- The Essential Deming. Leadership Principles from the Father of Quality | Evolving Agile
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Things never stop changing . . . ever. Book Review- The Essential Deming. Leadership Principles from the Father of Quality. The Essential Deming: Leadership Principles from the Father of Quality. Edited by Joyce Nilsson Orsini. No, its not exactly a book you would see on the Agile lists. But Deming is considered a major player in what has become known as the Japanese economic miracle. Toyota best represents that miracle. And Toyota is the model for Agile. So that makes Deming–what? Recognition of the dis...
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BOOK REVIEW- Fourth Generation Management | Evolving Agile
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Things never stop changing . . . ever. BOOK REVIEW- Fourth Generation Management. Fourth Generation Management: The New Business Conciousness. Joiner’s explanation helped. One of the problems I’ve had with variation is that whenever I plot data, the level of variation is unacceptable or the results aren’t within the limits I want. He explained this is a common reaction. Glad it wasn’t just me. He said three system-wide measures that seemed to help organizations was overall customer satisfaction, total cy...
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Personal Kanban: Bringing Focus to Chaos- Part 1 | Evolving Agile
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Things never stop changing . . . ever. Personal Kanban: Bringing Focus to Chaos- Part 1. If you walk into my work space, you are going to see post-its all over the damn place. If you didn’t know what it all meant, you’d probably just think I was just messy, but there is actually a sophisticated system to my madness. My first board. Picture taken with my old phone. Sorry for the poor quality. Thumb tacks (or command strips). The Board Set Up. To Do (far left): This is everything I need to do. If I nee...
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Personal Kanban: Bringing Focus to Chaos- Part 2 | Evolving Agile
https://evolvingagile.wordpress.com/2016/12/24/personal-kanban-bringing-focus-to-chaos-part-2
Things never stop changing . . . ever. Personal Kanban: Bringing Focus to Chaos- Part 2. As a project manager, I’ve got a ton of things I have to worry about. The devil is often in the details and there are a LOT of details. How do I keep track of them all? How do I know which to tackle first? How do I know how much I can do in a day? Thank the project management gods for the personal Kanban board. This is my go-to tool for personal time, priority, and energy management. In my last post. When you complet...
