Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

I’d like to focus on a few areas of Dr. Deming’s career that perhaps are under appreciated, not talked about as much as some other areas. Roger explores his work on the HIV/AIDS problem and how it relates to applying statistical and systemic thinking to improve people’s lives.

Rogers 28

Rogers Deming Six Sigma Engineering 28

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 21, 2011

My team would have people with deep functional knowledge and skills (strategy, sales, marketing, finance, and information technology) to align surrounding processes. What we find is that job design, hiring profiles, and business processes play a significant part in optimizing a work system," Coco said.

Six Sigma 14

Six Sigma Skills Team Compliance 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

A bachelor's degree used to provide enough basic training to last a career. And it's not only white-collar, college-driven careers that will suffer rapid skills obsolescence. Think of how new metering systems and motion sensors suddenly require highly technical skills from contractors, plumbers and electricians.

Skills 16

Skills Six Sigma Supply Chain Education 16

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

The company had spent the past two decades focused on implementing Six Sigma processes across the enterprise and it was primed to execute on the best and smartest ideas. Because innovation is a system-level problem, a point solution – trying to drive widespread change by doing a single thing – is wholly ineffective.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Six Sigma Constraint 8