Continuous improvement can be a very valuable discipline, but it can also be deadly trap. So it would be useful to know which it is, in any given situation. Here is how. First of all, imagine you are ...

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In an era of digital disruption, IT organizations need to move faster. Given this, should CIOs be active enablers of continuous improvement? Several years ago, I reviewed ITIL Version 3.0. When I got ...

Small businesses often have difficulty competing with larger competitors that are able to mass produce products at low costs. Continuous quality improvement is a business management system that ...

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As a follow-up to my last column, 'Must Have' Metrics for Continuous Improvement, the next must-have metrics are first pass yield (FPY) and rolled throughput yield (RTY). While most companies I visit ...

You have big, ambitious goals and even bigger dreams. But how do you get from where you are now to making those dreams come true? The answer may surprise you: By aiming for just 1 percent improvement.