Deming
INFOGRAPHIC: A brief history of process to the modern day
August 08 by Process Excellence Network EditorMost things we do in life are processes. They allow us to do some pretty cool things: early cavemen developed a process for creating fire, the Egyptians had a process for building pyramids, and we f...
Why you should approach Lean as a system
June 26 by Patange Vidyut Chandrathat "Lean thinking and practice" is more than just a tool-kit. That is what always separates the practice of lean thinking from the various process improvement models that have come and gone over the...
Looking at the Other Side of the ‘Moon’
May 16 by Kelly AllanThe dangers of managing only by what you can see If you're managing by visible numbers alone you're likely not getting the real picture of what's going on. What is obvious is typically not the ful...
Putting Deming's principles into action to transform individuals, communities and organizations
April 10 by Timothy J. ClarkDeming’s Individual Transformed, Part II Dr. W. Edwards Deming estimated that without knowledge of variability, 95% of changes made by management results in no improvement, writes contributo...
Management matters: Interview with author John Hunter
February 05 by Process Excellence NetworkThe past century may have seen the rise of great management thinkers - W. Edward Deming, Peter F. Drucker, Clayton Christensen, Michael Porter, John Kotter, to name but a few - but many managers sti...
What’s Next on the Horizon for Process Excellence?
August 16 by Vince PierceMost of us know the history of Process Excellence, from the days leading up to Total Quality Management to the more recent focus on Customer Experience Management. We have all heard of - if not rea...
With So Many Process Improvement Tools, Why Aren't We Getting Any Better? Interview with Nigel Clements, The Deming Forum
July 06 by Nigel ClementsThe world of business contains a bewildering array of approaches to process improvement and process management, yet sometimes it can seem like process practitioners are having hardly any effect at a...
Wanted: Leadership Skills for Business Transformation
March 21 by Process Excellence Network[inlinead] All too often process leaders are taught the tools and techniques of process improvement but not the leadership skills they need to lead business change. So just what are the leadership...
Now more than ever, we need to remember the teachings of Dr. Deming…
January 17 by Kevin Edwards CahillDr. W. Edwards Deming, an American academic and consultant who rose to prominence in the 1980s for his work with Japanese business that began in the 1950s, is sometimes known as the "father of quali...
Banish the Silos - How I.T. Can Lead Competitive Advantage
November 01 by Ben BlanqueraThe DNA strands of business are most often embedded in processes related to the bits and bytes contained in our information systems. But IT - the department that often has one of the widest fields...
Data Driven? Try Using a Little More Intuition Next Time
October 19 by Process Excellence NetworkAre you a data driven decision maker? Dr. W. Edwards Deming once famously said "In God we trust; all others must bring data". Indeed, process improvement approaches like Six Sigma emphasizes the imp...
How Do We Know What We Know? - Deming’s SoPK Part IV
September 20 by John HunterUnderstanding how you think - and act - based on what you believe you know to be true, is critical to improving your own decisions as a manager, says contributor John Hunter, in the final of a 4-par...