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RPA Decision Tree
As you may have already experienced, process automation and machine intelligence is taking off exponentially across all industries. Just like day trading the stock market, one has to be careful where to play and how to play.
Decoding Gage R&R Output
Removing measurement system error from total observed error can be what I call a “quick win”. Who couldn’t use a quick win these days? If you look at a process distribution, we ask ourselves, what percent of this variation is assigned to measurement system variation?
Is Your Process at Best or at Rest?
The purpose of this article is to provide readers with some insight to the shape of two common process distributions and to quickly understand whether their target process is currently at "Best" (close to entitlement) or at "Rest" (much room for improvement). This is especially important for operational leaders.
The Four Agreements
Ground rules for meetings or events can get laissez-faire at times. Some common ground rules such as "one conversation at a time" or "laptops closed" may only scratch the surface. Let's spice this list up with some creativity, shall we?!
Data: The Chicken or The Egg?
If you can pass this five Post-It quiz 100%, then you “may be ready” for Lean Six Sigma or Process Analytics. Most people I’ve taught and coached in the Lean Six Sigma and Data Science world do not pass this 100%.
What Color is Your Thinking Cap?
6 Thinking Hats can be used to direct team creativity when techniques such as brainstorming dry out. This technique has been used world wide, in a variety of corporations.