Three Upcoming Webinars: TWI, Kata, “Measures of Success” And a short…
I'm participating in three webinars here in August -- one as host and moderator and two as the presenter. All are…
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Process Behavior Charts
Did This Intervention Reduce Blood Culture Contamination Rates?
Here is a chart from a team in San Antonio, where I teach a class on Lean for quality and patient safety twice a…
Context and a “Process Behavior Chart” Instead of Two Data Points:…
I started my career in manufacturing, so that's just one reason I'm interested in the topics of offshoring (sending…
Recording of My “Measures of Success” Webinar
Here is the recording of the webinar I told you about recently, with themes from my book Measures of Success.…
Is the Reported Drop in Major League Baseball Attendance a “Signal” or…
Here is my latest article that I published on LinkedIn:
Is the Reported Drop in Major League Baseball Attendance…
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,…
My Book “Measures of Success” and a Free Webinar Recording
I'm still working on my book Measures of Success, as I've mentioned here a few times.
The partial "in-progress"…
Should This Japanese Hospital React to a Dip in Kaizen Submissions? “Small Kaizen”…
Last week, I wrote Part 1 of this piece about TQM and "Small Kaizen" at a Japanese Hospital pharmacy.
The…
Video of My Lean Startup Week Talk on Distinguishing Signal from Noise in Metrics…
Thanks to Eric Ries and the organizers for Lean Startup Week for allowing me to share video of my 15-minute talk…
My Talk in Vegas: Leadership Lessons from Statistics and Psychology How to help…
Today, I’m giving a keynote talk at the Lean & Six Sigma World Conference being held in Las Vegas. I don’t…
Are Minor League Baseball Games Getting Slower or Faster? What do "process…
Are minor league games taking longer? Well, yes and no, depending on the league.
My next book, Measures of…
Ratings for “The Oscars” Were Lower in 2018? Should We Ask Why or Look…
As I blogged about yesterday, things went well at the Oscars... or, at least, no errors were made in the…
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…
Two Data Points Don’t Make a Trend, So Read Beyond the Headline In…
When looking at data, whether it's the number of homicides in San Antonio or some of our workplace metrics, it's…
An Unexpected Champagne Cork “Chart”
Last month, my wife and I had a chance for a week's vacation in Europe. As I've blogged about before, we enjoy…
Visualizing Metrics & Managing Improvement Properly: Webinar Registration…
When managing a process and looking at results, the type of chart we use matters. The way we react to the chart…
Is Andre Drummond a Better Free Throw Shooter This Season? Using "Process Behavior…
Today's blog post -- it's not just about sports, it's about managing and measuring improvement...
What Do the “The Toyota Way” Books Say About Visual Metrics?
As I've been writing about "process behavior charts" - a simple, yet effective method for charting and reacting to…