The Deming Dimension by Henry Neave provides good historical background and then a well presented explanation of Deming’s ideas on management. It is one of the best books to read to learn about Deming’s ideas. MORE
I like to share interesting articles (and other resources) that provide examples of organizations applying Deming’s ideas in practice. Edwards Deming’s process management theory. Edwards Deming cautioned against clinging to examples , and for good reason. MORE
Edwards Deming spent decades refining his thoughts on management and refining how to present those thoughts. Edwards Deming from his Japan lectures in 1950’s. That thinking culminated in what he call the System of Profound Knowledge (SoPK). MORE
Edwards Deming. I don’t think I learned anything about Deming or his work as an undergraduate Industrial Engineering student from 1991 to 1995. I do remember my statistics professor saying something in class, in early 1994, right after Dr. Deming passed away. MORE
John Hunter has led the blogging efforts of The Deming Institute, including our first post on October 1, 2012, followed by biweekly posts ever since. Edwards Deming Institute ®. Edwards Deming Institute MORE
Edwards Deming Institute 2014 annual conference was Deming 101 (giving an introduction to Dr. Deming’s ideas). One of the cool things about Deming is you can start applying certain things tomorrow. It really does capture the feeling of applying Deming’s ideas. MORE
Most of Dr. Deming’s management work requires no understanding of advanced statistical methods. He was also a statistician and this post takes a look at one of his contributions to the field of statistics: the Deming Regression. Edwards Deming’s 1943 book. MORE
Keith Sparkjoy – Discovering Deming: Cultural Evolution at Pluralsight from The W. Edwards Deming Institute 2014 Annual Conference. Edwards Deming Institute conference – Discovering Deming: Cultural Evolution at Pluralsight using the webcast above. MORE
Edwards Deming by Bill Scherkenbach (recording in February 1984, during this time Bill Scherkenbach worked at Ford and Deming was consulting with Ford). This quote again shows Dr. Deming’s focus on the importance of letting those doing the work guide the organization. MORE
The Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) has announced the 2015 Deming Prize winners. One company was awarded the Deming Grand Prize this year: National Engineering Industries Limited (India). 2015 Deming Prize for Individuals. events Deming Prize MORE
The French Deming Association has a mission to implement the management theory designed by Deming. Their web site also offers several interesting papers including: Before Deming’s 14 Points for Management by Jean-Marie Gogue, The French Deming Association. MORE
Edwards Deming whose thinking was way ahead of time. Dr. Deming is remembered for transforming Japan into a formidable business competitor through his management and leadership practices, especially Deming’s 14 principles. In 1994, at the age of 92, Dr. Deming gave his last interview to IndustryWeek magazine which I read with great interest. In part 1 of his interview, Deming says, The source of innovation is freedom. MORE
The Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) has announced the 2016 Deming Prize winners. There companies were awarded the Deming Prize this year: Ashok Leyland, Pantnagar Plant (India). 2016 Deming Prize for Individuals. events Deming Prize India Japan MORE
About ten years ago, somebody sent me a PDF file of Dr. Deming’s “Some Notes on Management in a Hospital.” I was happy to see John Hunter share the article on the Deming Institute blog last year , along with some context. As Dr. Deming would have said, the problem is not the workers. MORE
If people asked Dr. Deming what they should do if they tried to get their company to adopt Deming’s ideas on management and the company wouldn’t he often suggested working on their resume and applying to other companies. Here, I want to address what to do if you want to take advantage of Deming’s ideas, and your organization has no interest in doing so and you like your job and want to stay anyway. MORE
Deming Institute podcast with TJ Gokcen, CEO of Acquate on “Joy in Software Development” ( download the podcast ). Describing the importance of creating software using Deming’s ideas as expressed in agile software development , TJ says. MORE
Edwards Deming. We hope this will be of use to people searching for quotes by Dr. Deming. Edwards Deming quotes database. We also provide quotes Dr. Deming attributed to others, with proper credit and sources provided. Edwards Deming Institute Podcast series , making W. MORE
Edwards Deming , the pioneer and guru in quality revolution wrote the following paragraph when commenting on Peter Senge’s book “ The Fifth Discipline ” and it instantly struck the chord. Deming said this in 1990’s and still sounds so true in current context when we look at how our schools, colleges and organizations are being driven. - – - – -. Great Quotes Leadership Leading People Quality Improvement creativity Deming organization development Quality Team Building MORE
Join us November 6 to 8 for the First Annual Deming in Education Conference at the Cedarbrook Lodge in Seattle, Washington. Edwards Deming will liberate fear and ignite passion in students and educators alike. Dr. Deming Video: A Theory of a System for Educators and Managers. MORE
2011 ASA Deming Lecture by Roger Hoerl, GE Global Research: The World Is Calling; Should We Answer? Roger starts by discussing some areas of Deming’s work that are not getting the focus they deserve. Edwards Deming’s vision for the result of adopting the ideas he promoted. MORE
Edwards Deming at Western CT State University – February 1990. Edwards Deming gives the example of using a loss leader to optimize the overall performance. Deming responded to a question from the audience. Edwards Deming : Replace it? Edwards Deming : Change it? MORE
See her previous guest posts: Applying Deming Principles at Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Applying a Model for Small Business Continual Improvement. Edwards Deming used to say “Knowledge is the key. What are you doing to keep yourself up to date on Deming concepts? MORE
He returns to the Deming Institute podcast again ( download ) and he shares his approach for using innovation or leadership to improve management practices. Subscribe to the Deming Institute podcast RSS feed (also you can subscribe to the RSS feed for this blog ). MORE
Edwards Deming Institute. We have added several new features to the site to aid those seeking to apply Deming’s ideas. I expect the new feature our readers will find the most useful is the new Deming Today section. Edwards Deming Institute (May 2013). MORE
Edwards Deming quote web site. And the images include a link to the page on our web site that provides context for the quote along with links to additional information about the quote within the context of Deming’s ideas on management. Dr. Deming history quotes W. MORE
When we designed the Deming 2 1/2 day seminar we placed great importance on these principles and incorporated them into the Deming 2 1/2 day seminars. psychology system of profound knowledge video Deming Institute annual conference learning System of Profound Knowledge MORE
The linked to article that aims to provides an overview of the essence of Deming’s approach to management and its continuing relevance to managers: The Model of Sustainable Organisation by Alan Clark. A manager, said Deming, is primarily a manager of People. Deming is often misrepresented as promoting only continual improvement of products and processes. … Deming recognised the importance of viewing any organisation as a whole. MORE
In Deming’s language, are we talking about an enumerative or analytic problem ? As Dr. Deming would say, “ Without a theory there is no learning.” Guest post by Kim Melton. MORE
Louis Altazan, President of AGCO Automotive Corporation discusses the success AGCO has had applying Deming’s management system to their service organization (car repair). This [Deming’s ideas] sort of went to the same exact type of philosophy. MORE
Edwards Deming by Bill Scherkenbach (recording in February 1984, during this time Bill Scherkenbach worked at Ford and Deming was consulting with Ford). In this post I continue to explore this powerful video; it is part two of: Bill Scherkenbach’s Interview with Dr. Deming. MORE
As noted in my June 26 th post, “It Depends…” , when asked in February 1990 about the trend towards reducing the number of levels of management in organizations, Dr. Deming answered, in his usual Socratic fashion: “Why have more levels than you need?”. Post by Bill Bellows. MORE
Edwards Deming stated in Out of the Crisis: Cease dependence on inspection to achieve quality. My guess is in a very well operating software development system (focused on Deming, good software practices…) code review would not be needed to inspect for quality. MORE
Edwards Deming Institute provided an overview and status of the Institute at our last annual conference. He also discussed the initiatives that the Institute is focusing our resources on: the Deming Education Initiative and the Deming Non-profit Initiative. Edwards Deming. MORE
In 2014 I presented a paper at the 20th Annual International Deming Research Seminar on the topic of “ Understanding and Application of Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge in Healthcare.” With new knowledge from Dr. Deming (and others) they turned that reputation around. MORE
Deming Lecture at the 2012 ASA Joint – Quality Improvement: From Autos and Chips to Nano and Bio” by Jeff Wu, Georgia Institute of Technology. Deming’s major insight was to recognize that Shewhart’s idea [control charts, chance and assignable causes etc.], MORE
SMED your SME journey applying Deming principles – guest post by Luciana Paulise. Edwards Deming Institute [The Institute makes 5 travel grants available each year to study the Deming Collection at the Library of Congress. MORE
There are many online resources for those looking to improve the practice of management in their organization in a way consistent with Dr. Deming’s management system. Edwards Deming Institute maintains several online resources: The W. and Deming Today. MORE
Edwards Deming Institute® Organisations as Unusual Workshop (Shift from Big Problems to Great Opportunities) and The W. Edwards Deming Institute® Sustainability Strategy Program. Edwards Deming Institute®. Edwards Deming Institute® Sustainability Strategy Program. MORE
Edwards Deming was a supreme practitioner of quality management. He summarized his ideas in these Fourteen Points of Quality Management : Create constancy of purpose towards improvement. That means short-term out, long-term in. Adopt the new philosophy. From top to bottom. Cease dependence on inspection. You don’t inspect quality into products and services - you design it in. Move towards a single supplier for any one item. Playing many suppliers off against each other is wasteful. MORE
Edwards Deming in Today’s IT, at the 2015 Deming Research Seminar. management systems psychology systems thinking agile software development case study Deming Research Seminar fear organization as a system software developmentGuest post by John Hunter. MORE
Edwards Deming Brought the Quality Revolution to America and has been studying education for years. This webcast shows Andrea’s presentation at the 2014 Annual Deming Conference: What Schools Can Learn from Dr. Deming’s Philosophy. MORE
Edwards Deming and other great thought leaders. Dr. Deming’s timeless teachings have been, and will continue to be, a driving influence because we see his philosophies work. Aileron is proud to support the illuminating, alternative perspective of Dr. Deming’s teachings and philosophy presented in Ed Baker’s book, The Symphony of Profound Knowledge. ” Dr. Deming management systems respect for people Uncategorized MORE
In his presentation at the 2015 Deming Research Seminar Joseph Schneider discusses his efforts to apply Deming’s ideas within Siemens. This is useful as this is true for nearly every (every one that I know of) attempt to apply Deming’s ideas on management. MORE
Deming Related Topics Deming Institute
OCTOBER 13, 2015
The Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) has announced the 2015 Deming Prize winners. One company was awarded the Deming Grand Prize this year: National Engineering Industries Limited (India). 2015 Deming Prize for Individuals. events Deming Prize
Deming Institute
JULY 27, 2015
Join us November 6 to 8 for the First Annual Deming in Education Conference at the Cedarbrook Lodge in Seattle, Washington. Edwards Deming will liberate fear and ignite passion in students and educators alike. Dr. Deming Video: A Theory of a System for Educators and Managers.
Deming Institute
APRIL 18, 2016
Edwards Deming by Bill Scherkenbach (recording in February 1984, during this time Bill Scherkenbach worked at Ford and Deming was consulting with Ford). This quote again shows Dr. Deming’s focus on the importance of letting those doing the work guide the organization.
Deming Institute
JANUARY 30, 2017
About ten years ago, somebody sent me a PDF file of Dr. Deming’s “Some Notes on Management in a Hospital.” I was happy to see John Hunter share the article on the Deming Institute blog last year , along with some context. As Dr. Deming would have said, the problem is not the workers.
Six Disciplines
AUGUST 22, 2014
Edwards Deming was a supreme practitioner of quality management. He summarized his ideas in these Fourteen Points of Quality Management : Create constancy of purpose towards improvement. That means short-term out, long-term in. Adopt the new philosophy. From top to bottom. Cease dependence on inspection. You don’t inspect quality into products and services - you design it in. Move towards a single supplier for any one item. Playing many suppliers off against each other is wasteful.
Deming Institute
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
Edwards Deming by Bill Scherkenbach (recording in February 1984, during this time Bill Scherkenbach worked at Ford and Deming was consulting with Ford). In this post I continue to explore this powerful video; it is part two of: Bill Scherkenbach’s Interview with Dr. Deming.
Deming Institute
MARCH 27, 2017
Edwards Deming Institute® Organisations as Unusual Workshop (Shift from Big Problems to Great Opportunities) and The W. Edwards Deming Institute® Sustainability Strategy Program. Edwards Deming Institute®. Edwards Deming Institute® Sustainability Strategy Program.
Deming Institute
FEBRUARY 11, 2016
SMED your SME journey applying Deming principles – guest post by Luciana Paulise. Edwards Deming Institute [The Institute makes 5 travel grants available each year to study the Deming Collection at the Library of Congress.
Deming Institute
JULY 17, 2017
Edwards Deming in Today’s IT, at the 2015 Deming Research Seminar. management systems psychology systems thinking agile software development case study Deming Research Seminar fear organization as a system software developmentGuest post by John Hunter.
Deming Institute
MAY 1, 2017
There are many online resources for those looking to improve the practice of management in their organization in a way consistent with Dr. Deming’s management system. Edwards Deming Institute maintains several online resources: The W. and Deming Today.
Deming Institute
AUGUST 27, 2015
Edwards Deming Brought the Quality Revolution to America and has been studying education for years. This webcast shows Andrea’s presentation at the 2014 Annual Deming Conference: What Schools Can Learn from Dr. Deming’s Philosophy.
Deming Institute
MARCH 10, 2016
See her previous guest posts: Applying Deming Principles at Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and Applying a Model for Small Business Continual Improvement. Edwards Deming used to say “Knowledge is the key. What are you doing to keep yourself up to date on Deming concepts?
Deming Institute
NOVEMBER 28, 2016
Edwards Deming Institute. We have added several new features to the site to aid those seeking to apply Deming’s ideas. I expect the new feature our readers will find the most useful is the new Deming Today section. Edwards Deming Institute (May 2013).
Deming Institute
FEBRUARY 27, 2017
I like to share interesting articles (and other resources) that provide examples of organizations applying Deming’s ideas in practice. Edwards Deming’s process management theory. Edwards Deming cautioned against clinging to examples , and for good reason.
QAspire
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
Edwards Deming , the pioneer and guru in quality revolution wrote the following paragraph when commenting on Peter Senge’s book “ The Fifth Discipline ” and it instantly struck the chord. Deming said this in 1990’s and still sounds so true in current context when we look at how our schools, colleges and organizations are being driven. - – - – -. Great Quotes Leadership Leading People Quality Improvement creativity Deming organization development Quality Team Building
Deming Institute
JULY 30, 2015
In 2014 I presented a paper at the 20th Annual International Deming Research Seminar on the topic of “ Understanding and Application of Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge in Healthcare.” With new knowledge from Dr. Deming (and others) they turned that reputation around.
Deming Institute
OCTOBER 27, 2016
Deming Institute podcast with TJ Gokcen, CEO of Acquate on “Joy in Software Development” ( download the podcast ). Describing the importance of creating software using Deming’s ideas as expressed in agile software development , TJ says.
Deming Institute
AUGUST 22, 2016
Most of Dr. Deming’s management work requires no understanding of advanced statistical methods. He was also a statistician and this post takes a look at one of his contributions to the field of statistics: the Deming Regression. Edwards Deming’s 1943 book.
Deming Institute
SEPTEMBER 29, 2015
The French Deming Association has a mission to implement the management theory designed by Deming. Their web site also offers several interesting papers including: Before Deming’s 14 Points for Management by Jean-Marie Gogue, The French Deming Association.
QAspire
MAY 18, 2015
Edwards Deming whose thinking was way ahead of time. Dr. Deming is remembered for transforming Japan into a formidable business competitor through his management and leadership practices, especially Deming’s 14 principles. In 1994, at the age of 92, Dr. Deming gave his last interview to IndustryWeek magazine which I read with great interest. In part 1 of his interview, Deming says, The source of innovation is freedom.
Deming Institute
JANUARY 8, 2016
When we designed the Deming 2 1/2 day seminar we placed great importance on these principles and incorporated them into the Deming 2 1/2 day seminars. psychology system of profound knowledge video Deming Institute annual conference learning System of Profound Knowledge
Deming Institute
OCTOBER 5, 2016
The Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) has announced the 2016 Deming Prize winners. There companies were awarded the Deming Prize this year: Ashok Leyland, Pantnagar Plant (India). 2016 Deming Prize for Individuals. events Deming Prize India Japan
Deming Institute
AUGUST 20, 2015
The linked to article that aims to provides an overview of the essence of Deming’s approach to management and its continuing relevance to managers: The Model of Sustainable Organisation by Alan Clark. A manager, said Deming, is primarily a manager of People. Deming is often misrepresented as promoting only continual improvement of products and processes. … Deming recognised the importance of viewing any organisation as a whole.
Deming Institute
MAY 21, 2015
Edwards Deming. We hope this will be of use to people searching for quotes by Dr. Deming. Edwards Deming quotes database. We also provide quotes Dr. Deming attributed to others, with proper credit and sources provided. Edwards Deming Institute Podcast series , making W.
Deming Institute
JANUARY 18, 2016
Edwards Deming spent decades refining his thoughts on management and refining how to present those thoughts. Edwards Deming from his Japan lectures in 1950’s. That thinking culminated in what he call the System of Profound Knowledge (SoPK).
Deming Institute
MAY 5, 2015
Keith Sparkjoy – Discovering Deming: Cultural Evolution at Pluralsight from The W. Edwards Deming Institute 2014 Annual Conference. Edwards Deming Institute conference – Discovering Deming: Cultural Evolution at Pluralsight using the webcast above.
Deming Institute
MAY 19, 2017
John Hunter has led the blogging efforts of The Deming Institute, including our first post on October 1, 2012, followed by biweekly posts ever since. Edwards Deming Institute ®. Edwards Deming Institute
Deming Institute
JULY 6, 2015
Edwards Deming Institute 2014 annual conference was Deming 101 (giving an introduction to Dr. Deming’s ideas). One of the cool things about Deming is you can start applying certain things tomorrow. It really does capture the feeling of applying Deming’s ideas.
Deming Institute
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
Edwards Deming and other great thought leaders. Dr. Deming’s timeless teachings have been, and will continue to be, a driving influence because we see his philosophies work. Aileron is proud to support the illuminating, alternative perspective of Dr. Deming’s teachings and philosophy presented in Ed Baker’s book, The Symphony of Profound Knowledge. ” Dr. Deming management systems respect for people Uncategorized
Deming Institute
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
Edwards Deming stated in Out of the Crisis: Cease dependence on inspection to achieve quality. My guess is in a very well operating software development system (focused on Deming, good software practices…) code review would not be needed to inspect for quality.
Deming Institute
FEBRUARY 25, 2016
Edwards Deming quote web site. And the images include a link to the page on our web site that provides context for the quote along with links to additional information about the quote within the context of Deming’s ideas on management. Dr. Deming history quotes W.
Deming Institute
JUNE 1, 2015
Louis Altazan, President of AGCO Automotive Corporation discusses the success AGCO has had applying Deming’s management system to their service organization (car repair). This [Deming’s ideas] sort of went to the same exact type of philosophy.
Deming Institute
OCTOBER 24, 2016
Deming Lecture at the 2012 ASA Joint – Quality Improvement: From Autos and Chips to Nano and Bio” by Jeff Wu, Georgia Institute of Technology. Deming’s major insight was to recognize that Shewhart’s idea [control charts, chance and assignable causes etc.],
Deming Institute
APRIL 13, 2017
He returns to the Deming Institute podcast again ( download ) and he shares his approach for using innovation or leadership to improve management practices. Subscribe to the Deming Institute podcast RSS feed (also you can subscribe to the RSS feed for this blog ).
Deming Institute
DECEMBER 15, 2016
Edwards Deming Institute provided an overview and status of the Institute at our last annual conference. He also discussed the initiatives that the Institute is focusing our resources on: the Deming Education Initiative and the Deming Non-profit Initiative. Edwards Deming.
Deming Institute
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
The Deming Dimension by Henry Neave provides good historical background and then a well presented explanation of Deming’s ideas on management. It is one of the best books to read to learn about Deming’s ideas.
Deming Institute
AUGUST 17, 2017
As noted in my June 26 th post, “It Depends…” , when asked in February 1990 about the trend towards reducing the number of levels of management in organizations, Dr. Deming answered, in his usual Socratic fashion: “Why have more levels than you need?”. Post by Bill Bellows.
Deming Institute
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
2011 ASA Deming Lecture by Roger Hoerl, GE Global Research: The World Is Calling; Should We Answer? Roger starts by discussing some areas of Deming’s work that are not getting the focus they deserve. Edwards Deming’s vision for the result of adopting the ideas he promoted.
Deming Institute
DECEMBER 12, 2016
If people asked Dr. Deming what they should do if they tried to get their company to adopt Deming’s ideas on management and the company wouldn’t he often suggested working on their resume and applying to other companies. Here, I want to address what to do if you want to take advantage of Deming’s ideas, and your organization has no interest in doing so and you like your job and want to stay anyway.
Deming Institute
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
In Deming’s language, are we talking about an enumerative or analytic problem ? As Dr. Deming would say, “ Without a theory there is no learning.” Guest post by Kim Melton.
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