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The Quest of Better Outcomes: Hierarchy Versus Process

QAspire

Your reference to gaps in the lateral movement of work reminded be of Frank Voehl’s post on the Deming Learning Network - “Managing the White Space&#. I am so glad the ideas in my post resonated well with you.

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Restaurant Week (An elementary look at quality culture fundamentals)

Deming Institute

Edwards Deming, the father of the quality movement, defined quality as “pride in workmanship.” Deming said that competition squeezes out intrinsic motivation while collaboration nurtures intrinsic motivation, curiosity and joy in learning. Deming, The New Economics, see reference 2, p. References. Liker and James K.

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20 Most Popular Posts on the Curious Cat Management Blog in 2015

Curious Cat

One factor at a time (OFAT) Versus Factorial Designs (2011). Paying New Employees to Quit (2008). Edwards Deming Institute Blog in 2015 – Most Popular Posts on the Curious Cat Management Comments Blog – The Most Popular Photos on the Curious Cat Travel Photos Blog in 2015. Life Balance (2015).

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A Story on Importance of Processes: From Subroto Bagchi

QAspire

Fuji Xerox won the legendary Deming Prize for Total Quality Management even before Xerox, the parent company, got the Malcolm Baldridge Award for quality in the US. In one of the chapters “Building a Process-Focused Organization”, Subroto Bagchi shares a wonderful story that only underlines the importance of process.

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Applying Toyota Kata to Agile Retrospectives

Curious Cat

Related: Toyota Kata Song – The Times They Are Changing (2011) – Agile Software Development and Deming Management Ideas – Webcast on the Toyota Development Process – Future Directions for Agile Management (2008).

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10 Most Popular Posts on the Curious Cat Management Blog in 2014

Curious Cat

Deming and Software Development (2014). In the next 10 most popular posts 5 were from 2014 (2010 had 2 and 2008, 2009 and 2011 had 1 each). Why Don’t Football Players Just Thrown the Ball Out of Bounds to Stop the Clock (2010). Stated Versus Revealed Preference (2013). 94% Belongs to the System (2013).

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The 'Invisibles' in Business Performance

QAspire

Edwards Deming is widely famous for “Deming’s 14 points” and “Seven Deadly Diseases”. One of these deadly disease according to Deming is “ Running a company on visible figures alone ”. Deming opined that everything that is critical for business performance may not be measurable. Well said, Tanmay!

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