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Quality Spotlight Archive | Management Spotlight Archive | Tools Spotlight Archive Readers' Choice: View All Top-Rated Articles Archives by Year: 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 - Keep it Simple: Choose the Best Tools for Kaizen Events
A non-statistical tool, the value stream map, is the focus during Kaizen events, and when selecting other tools to accompany the map, Belts must be mindful not to introduce anything overly complicated, or they may waste valuable time with staff. Read the full article. July 30, 2008
- Three Lean Tools for Agile Development Environments
Because the underlying project management principles and team culture of agile projects vary considerably from conventional waterfall projects, developers in an agile setting may want to familiarize themselves with this simple Lean tool set. Read the full article. June 18, 2008
- Remove Obstacles for Six Sigma Within Agile Development
It can be challenging at first to find the connections between Six Sigma and Agile; a number of obstacles stand in the way of reaching an integrated view. But there is some untapped leverage that, if explored, may ease the use of the two methods. Read the full article. April 9, 2008
- Six Sigma in the Information Technology Services Sector
The application of Six Sigma in the IT service sector has resulted in changes in methodologies and tools. Process improvement managers must transform programs to suit their industry needs and experts must tailor the tools for successful deployment. Read the full article. February 27, 2008
- User Stories and Measures for Competitive Analysis
User stories and measures provide a succinct way to uncover, articulate and track functionality and performance and they can be used for benchmarking and also linked to key aspects of quality function deployment (QFD) analysis. Read the full article. January 30, 2008
- QFD a Good Tool to Use for Avoiding Product Failure
A new product developer can avoid failure by discovering if an opportunity exists to provide customers with what they want. Using QFD can help determine the acceptance of a new product before development, production and marketing costs are incurred. Read the full article. January 2, 2008
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