Meeting A Professional Hero: Donald J. Wheeler, PhD, of “Understanding…
I recently got to meet Prof. Donald J. Wheeler when he gave a keynote talk at the Society for Health Systems…
Taking Don Wheeler’s Class; MLB Batting Averages are Lower… So What?
I recently saw this headline:
Baseball on pace for lowest batting average since 1972
Just because it's the…
Attend With Me: Come Learn Statistical Process Control From Don Wheeler
For a long time, I've wanted to attend a "Statistical Process Control" (SPC) class taught by Donald J. Wheeler,…
Understanding Variation: A BBC Simulation of Hospital Surgical Deaths
I'll be teaching my "Better Metrics" workshop (aka "Measures of Success," ala my book) twice in June:
Cambridge…
Every Metric Has Variation – What Can We Learn from NCAA Football…
Last week, I saw a headline about a drop in NCAA college football attendance.
I wasn't satisfied with the two…
Better Metrics & “Understanding Variation” – An Important…
My favorite book, as I've written about before, is not a "Lean book" -- it's Understanding Variation: The Key to…
Please Help with Research Topics – Understanding Variation & Reducing…
OK, so it's not the kind of scientific research that involves lab coats and microscopes, but I'm doing some…
The Book that Changed Me: “Understanding Variation”
For my latest "LinkedIn Influencer" post, I was asked to participate in a series about "The Book that Changed Me."…
John Dues on Continual Improvement, Deming, and Process Behavior Charts in…
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My guest for Episode #441 of the Lean Blog…
Is “Red & Green” Really Lean? Process Behavior Charts are Better
Thanks again to Prof. Eric Olsen for inviting me to give a short talk as part of the virtual Central California…
Interviewed by Doctors on the “Connecting the Dots” Podcast
I'd like to thank my friend Skip Steward for inviting me to be a guest on his podcast called "Connecting the…
Episode #2 of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast on GE, Boeing, and More
Mark and Jamie
Jamie Flinchbaugh and I got a great response to the first episode of our new "Lean Whiskey"…
Metrics Require More Than 2-Pointers or 3-Pointers: NCAA Men’s Hoops Final…
Two data points are not a trend. But, one data point can be a "signal" that a metric has changed enough to merit…
Input Wanted: Figuring Out How to Price the Paperback Version of “Measures…
I'm going to think out loud here about book pricing for the paperback version of Measures of Success: React…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: Best of 2018
Hi All - here's a collection of the most read Mixtape links from 2018. I compiled the links with the greatest…
It’s Been 25 Years Since Dr. Deming Passed Away
Today marks 25 years since W. Edwards Deming passed away in 1993. I remember sitting in a statistics class as an…
Home Runs as Tables of Numbers, Run Charts, and Process Behavior Charts
If you're not a baseball fan, I apologize for a second baseball-themed post this week. Baseball has a lot of…
Podcast #316 – @JamieFlinchbaugh Interviews @MarkGraban About…
oday's episode is the second time that friend and podcast guest Jamie Flinchbaugh has turned the tables by playing…