Tag: PDSA
A Lean Guy Reads Inc.: Lean Handbags and Micro Failures
I enjoy reading the magazine Inc. for my interests in startups and entrepreneurship. There are often examples and case studies that directly reference Lean...
The Truth About Data and PDSA/PDCA from a Toyota Publication
Out there in the Lean and quality improvement communities, you sometimes hear some silly things. Sometimes, I want to attach the "Lean As...
Those Who Are Newest to Lean Are Often Those Who Think...
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......
Kaizen Adventures in My Hometown of Livonia, Michigan
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...
Iterating or Improving vs. Doing It Right the First Time
tl;dr: Lean encourages learning and iteration, but PDSA is not a license to roll out poorly tested, customer-facing changes and promise to "fix them...
A Lack of PDSA Made JCP’s New CEO SOL?
It's been interesting to follow the rise and fall of former Apple retailing executive Ron Johnson during his less-than-two-year stint as CEO at long-struggling...
What a Toyota Plant Tour Reinforced About Kaizen and Respect for...
TL;DR: Toyota's real advantage isn't automation--it's how leaders design systems that support people, make problems visible, and create time for Kaizen. These same principles...
10 Common Problem-Solving Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
The PDSA cycle (Plan, Do, Study, Adjust) is at the heart of Lean problem solving. Most of these mistakes cluster in the Plan phase,...
NBA Listens to Employees, Goes Back to the Old Ball
NBA to ditch new ball, return to old
Following up this earlier story about the lack of employee involvement, the NBA has decided to go...
