Colleges: Teach the “How”!
We’re at an inflection point. Agile practices transitioned over the last couple years from “emerging” to “predominant”. Companies are sampling …
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Remote Pair Programming
I’ve been enamored of remote pair programming since briefly leading development at Socialtext, where no three developers were in the …
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Quality Costs
While Ford announced that “Quality is Job One,” it is Toyota and Honda that continue to build the most reliable …
Point 14 – Deming in Project Management
Total Participation Starting From the Top This point speaks to the need for (1) commitment from top management and (2) …
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Point 12 – Deming in Project Management
Enable Pride of Workmanship Deming claimed that the sense of having helped other people is the most significant motivator and …
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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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