Tag: PDSA

I had a great conversation with my fellow Lean healthcare blogger, Brian Buck, the other day. We talk about once a month or so......

PDSA, back to the days of Dr. Deming, has stood for Plan Do Study Adjust. A key point in the application of PDSA (and a...

We're halfway through the year. What reflections do you have on how the first half of the year is going for you, your team,...

In November 2012, I had the opportunity to visit Japan for the first time as part of a Lean healthcare study mission. It was...

In the category of "not so new" (this blog is nine years old) and hopefully "somewhat improved," you might notice a slightly different design...

If we're trying new things, there are bound to be "failures." If our leaders want guaranteed success, we won't be trying many new things. The...

Regular readers of the blog will know that one of my favorite topics is "Gaming the Numbers" (or "Gaming the System"). As Brian Joiner so...

In 2009, I wrote about a nurses' union in New Brunswick that supported Lean because they realized this methodology could help reduce waiting times and...

I enjoy reading the magazine Inc. for my interests in startups and entrepreneurship. There are often examples and case studies that directly reference Lean...

Out there in the Lean and quality improvement communities, you sometimes hear some silly things. Sometimes, I want to attach the "Lean As...

Here's a great post from Pascal Dennis on Lean and PDCA (or PDSA): PDCA - the Pounding Heart Muscle of Life Everybody should read Pascal's post......

I'm in my home town of Livonia, Michigan this week, having arrived to the snow and cold yesterday, staying through Thursday. Boy, my blood...