Deming Institute

DECEMBER 9, 2019

This is the fourth post in our “Deming on Management” series. Edwards Deming’s ideas on management. Appreciation for a system is one of the four aspects of Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge (SoPK). Appreciation for a system is one of the four aspects of Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge (SoPK).

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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.” Dr. Deming is cited several times in the book, and the reader will find evidence of Dr. Deming’s thinking throughout the 180 pages of the book.

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Curious Cat

MAY 9, 2016

Edwards Deming. But to say that software testing doesn’t have a big influence of software quality when testing is well done and the software development process is good (listens to feedback and improves) is not very accurate. That statement is similar to the idea you can’t inspect in quality. I agree with those ideas.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We learned the quality lessons of Edward Deming, Joseph Juran, and Phil Crosby as well as the lean thinking lessons of James Womack. His excitement came from a genuinely ecstatic space, not a feature he donned like a mask to attract attention or influence an outcome. ” Welcome to the era of growth through innovation.

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 9, 2017

One of Dr. Deming’s 7 deadly diseases is: Emphasis on short-term profits: short-term thinking. It is also a bit amusing to see the Chamber of Commerce pushing an idea Deming was called unrealistic for proposing.” Market Incentives: encourage more patient capital. Transparency: strengthen investor disclosures.

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 19, 2017

To me this is a great example of extending Deming’s ideas with a great deal of useful content on how to effectively become more customer focused. Edwards Deming’s discussion on truly understanding the needs of customers and also Russell Ackoff’s ideas on seeking solutions by looking at the larger containing system.

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Deming Institute

APRIL 14, 2016

Psychology influences what data individuals see as important to collect, how individuals react to the collection and analysis of data, and can influence the actual measurements obtained when data are collected. These are just a few of the sources of variation in education that influence the data that are obtained.

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