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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Leadership
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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PM at the Movies
I recently watched Night at the Museum with commentary turned on by director Shawn Levy. He stated that he story-boarded
Are you a POO ?
Leading the change process to support a project-based organization (PBO) requires a focus on adding value and alignment, from strategy