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Software Code Reviews from a Deming Perspective

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Edwards Deming stated in Out of the Crisis: Cease dependence on inspection to achieve quality. Eliminate the need for inspection on a mass basis by building quality into the product in the first place. Code review as a method of achieving quality (avoiding bugs etc.) Image of Ruby code from Why’s Poignant Guide.

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Understanding Variation and Appreciating Variety

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Beginning in 1951, the Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers (JUSE) has awarded the Deming Prize to honor organizations, and later, individuals, for extraordinary accomplishments in quality management. Dr. Deming understood you didn’t use the same improvement thinking every time you wanted to improve.

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Comparing Lean Thinking and Dr. Deming’s Management Ideas

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This webcast shows Sarah Pavelka ’s presentation, Deming and Lean: The Disparities and Similarities, at the 2012 Annual Deming Conference. This is one good tactic to use when introducing new management ideas. I do believe that creating a management system based on Deming’s ideas is the best strategy to pursue.

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A Practical Approach to Change: Some Strategies and Tools by Peter Scholtes

Deming Institute

Peter Scholtes shared his thoughts on A Practical Approach to Change: Some Strategies and Tools at the 1991 Ohio Quality and Productivity Forum conference. Take on your big business issues and show that Dr. Deming’s teachings are relevant to the major business needs.

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Ron Moen and Cliff Norman Discuss the Evolution of Deming’s Management Ideas

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In the most recent Deming Institute podcast Ron Moen and Cliff Norman , of Associates in Process Improvement (API), discuss their paper (to be published in 2016), “Evolution of Deming’s System of Profound Knowledge” and the “journey of learning” Dr. Deming and they have experienced.

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David Langford Presentation on Motivation and System Improvement

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As David illustrates this tactic over and over results in people distorting the data and distorting the system under pressure to avoid punishment and get rewards. Edwards Deming can avoid falling into these traps created by poor management practices. Those that learn from W.

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Continually Improving Using a Focus on Delighting Customers

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ASQ asked the ASQ influential voices to respond to this question: What is the best way to ensure quality and customer integration grow together? When I first got involved in the quality field that name (quality) seemed to vague for me. Edwards Deming, so appreciating the importance of a systemic view is to be expected.

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