As a Lean Six Sigma professional, are you training to get results? Unfortunately, training is one of those things people do because they have to.
Leader Standard Work: Are You Making White Space for What Is Important?
Making time for what is important. That is the trick we all struggle with in our professional schedules. Many find that the demands on their time
5S Tool: Celebrate National Clean Off Your Desk Day
As you stare across the piles or paper and clutter that marks your workspace in the office, you get a feeling of resigned frustration. You know that
Capability Analysis: The Power in Variables
The capability analysis is a valuable tool for Lean Six Sigma professionals. Every process has performance limits and variables. There is power in
Chasing Quality: EHR Exposed Opportunities with FMEA
Can Electronic Health Records (EHR) expose quality opportunities in our current Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) mapping process? A
Lean Optimization: The 5s Cure for the EHR
Can we find a cure for the EHR (electronic health record) through lean optimization and the 5S? The EHR is a digital version of a patient's paper
Box and Whisker Plot: Bring Clarity to Fuzzy Data
A Box and Whisker plot can bring clarity and highlights to your statistical data. We know that statistics assumes data points are clustered around a
Statistical Process Control (SPC): Are You Monitoring the Behavior?
Are you monitoring vital behavior using Statistical Process Control (SPC)? Operating a business is is all about knowing what is going on across all of
Brainstorming: A Powerful Six Sigma Tool
Brainstorming combines a relaxed, informal approach to problem solving with lateral thinking. It encourages people to come up with thoughts and ideas