Point 9 – Deming in Project Management
Break Down Departmental Barriers in Pursuit of a Common Goal Many processes are cross-functional. The same is true of projects. …
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Point 8 – Deming in Project Management
Drive out Fear and Create Trust Fear encourages short-term thinking. One of Deming’s classic stories was about a foreman who …
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Point 7 – Deming in Project Management
Teach and Institute Leadership It is the age-old distinction that usually merits much lip service and little true implementation. There …
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Point 6 – Deming in Project Management
Job/Task-Related Training A quality organization understands the value of the people who work in it. The same goes for project …
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Point 5 – Deming in Project Management
Continuous Improvement This is one of my favorite points from Dr. Deming. I see so many mistakes that are made …
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Point 4 – Deming in Project Management
Consider Costs and Benefits of the Entire System and Deliverable Lifetime The textbook wording of this point varies, but is …
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Point 3 – Deming in Project Management
Inspection is a Tool for Improvement, Not a Whip Deming’s third point urges practitioners to design quality into processes, using …
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Point 2 – Deming in Project Management
Adopt a Philosophy of Cooperation Where Everyone Wins and Teach it to Everyone Often, projects can become battlegrounds where the …
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Point 1 – Deming in Project Management
Commitment from the Top to Continuous Improvement as a Way of Life Deming’s first point is an important one. There …
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Deming’s 14 Points in Project Management
Dr. W. Edwards Deming was recently re-introduced to me in my Project Performance and Quality Assurance class. I have heard …
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Project Team Diversity
A while back, I watched the PBS production “A Class Divided”. If you haven’t seen it, I recommend it. It …
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Good Requirements are SORTA NUTS
Have you ever let someone down even though you had tried your best and thought you were doing what they …
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