Process Improvement

How to Fix Google Sheets and Zapier Errors

I love connecting my Google Sheets to Zapier to automate my processes, and I…

How to Develop “AS-IS” Business Process Map

How to Develop Business Process Map

Did you put a cover sheet on your TPS report?

Everybody frowns at the word “process” lately. Software engineers don’t want to…

9 Simple Rules of Business Process Mapping

How to Develop Business Process Map

Conway’s Law Applied to Quality: The Quality Law

The quality of the software product produced by an organization is directly related to the principles (or values) followed …

Python for Industrial Engineers

Process Capability Analysis with Python

Iteration or Sprint: Sometimes, Words Matter

Terminology that drives imagery can have a powerful…

In Software Development, Best Practices Can Be Dangerous

Many years ago, I worked for a consulting company that was asked to provide “best practices” for their software development teams. Dutifully, I helped put together what I thought were some best practices that they should follow.

The One Line of Code Process

There’s a process improvement approach that I like to use to help reduce the friction for a development team…