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Brion Hurley from Business Performance Improvement shares his takes and thoughts on a variety of topics related to process improvement (specifically Lean and Six Sigma methods), Bursts are rapid improvement activities, so this sounded like a good word to use for these short audio clips. We'll try to keep them under 10 minutes each. Have a question? Use the anchor app to leave us a voice message, and we might pick your question for our next episode!

Lean Six Sigma Bursts Brion Hurley

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Brion Hurley from Business Performance Improvement shares his takes and thoughts on a variety of topics related to process improvement (specifically Lean and Six Sigma methods), Bursts are rapid improvement activities, so this sounded like a good word to use for these short audio clips. We'll try to keep them under 10 minutes each. Have a question? Use the anchor app to leave us a voice message, and we might pick your question for our next episode!

    E100: How 6 M's and Fishbone (Ishikawa) or Cause and Effect Diagrams Can Help Reduce Water Consumption Usage in your Company

    E100: How 6 M's and Fishbone (Ishikawa) or Cause and Effect Diagrams Can Help Reduce Water Consumption Usage in your Company

    In episode 100, I share a segment of a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training course I conducted, where I went into details about the Fishbone Diagram and the 6 M's, and I thought you might find it useful.

    When you are trying to uncover possible causes of a problem, using the 6 M's with a Fishbone Diagram is a great way to enhance your team brainstorming, and methodically narrow down the causes through a process of elimination.

    I've also posted a video of the slides I presented, if you want to see the graphics and gain more insights from what I shared.



    Links


    Video "How 6 M's and Fishbone (Ishikawa) or Cause and Effect Diagrams Can Help Reduce Water Usage": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKx_xnXGewI
    6 M's: https://www.leansixsigmadefinition.com/glossary/6-ms/
    Fishbone (Ishikawa) Diagrams: https://www.leansixsigmadefinition.com/glossary/fishbone-diagram/
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    • 7 min
    E99: Excerpt from the book, "Lean Six Sigma for Good - Lessons from the Gemba (Volume 1)"

    E99: Excerpt from the book, "Lean Six Sigma for Good - Lessons from the Gemba (Volume 1)"

    In episode 97, we released an excerpt by Elisabeth Swan from
    "Lean Six Sigma for Good: Lessons from the Gemba (Volume 1)"

    This is an excerpt from the audiobook version Volume 1.

    I share the story of running a small nonprofit organization in Portland, called Recycling Advocates (now called Waste-free Advocates). We created a fundraiser conference called Zero Waste Conference, to promote the reduction of items going to the landfill.

    I was able to incorporate some Lean and Six Sigma principles to the event planning to prevent issues like parking confusion, sign-in delays, seating charts, predicting show up rates, and much more. The entire chapter requires the purchase of the book, but remember that the proceeds from the book sales supports the nonprofit organizations selected by each of the 8 chapter authors.


    Links


    ⁠⁠Lean Six Sigma for Good: Lessons from the Gemba (Volume 1 and Volume 2)⁠
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    • 6 min
    E98: Lean Six Sigma training and Coaching Program Case Studies

    E98: Lean Six Sigma training and Coaching Program Case Studies

    In this podcast, I expand on Podcast #96, where I talked about the questions to consider in a training and coaching program.

    I go through 6 different case studies of customized training and coaching programs I've helped develop with clients to meet their specific needs, and how the payback on training is often as short as a few months!

    If you'd like to get a quote for some training options, ⁠fill out this training request form⁠, and we'll be in touch, or contact me at ⁠⁠⁠brion@biz-pi.com⁠⁠⁠



    Links


    ⁠Article: What is the best option for our company to receive the most effective Lean Six Sigma Training and Coaching?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    Case study #1: https://www.biz-pi.com/food-manufacturer-achieves-cost-savings-and-skill-development-with-green-belt-program/
    Case study #2: https://www.biz-pi.com/factory-built-homes-uses-lean-to-reduce-wood-waste-and-costs/
    Episode #96: What is the best option for effective Lean Six Sigma training and coaching?
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    • 11 min
    E97: Excerpt from the book, "Lean Six Sigma for Good - Lessons from the Gemba (Volume 2)"

    E97: Excerpt from the book, "Lean Six Sigma for Good - Lessons from the Gemba (Volume 2)"

    This is an excerpt from the audiobook version of "Lean Six Sigma for Good: Lessons from the Gemba (Volume 2)"Elisabeth Swan shares the story of volunteering with the Cape Cod Childcare Development nonprofit organization. She discusses getting a call from the CEO to help the organization utilize more Lean Six Sigma Green Belt skills and methods within the organization.In one of the examples highlighted in her chapter, she shares how they reviewed their expenses and processes, and managed to update the ordering process, consolidate vendors, reduce the number of steps involved in getting supplies to the people who needed them, all while ensuring the Finance Department received the right info to pay the bills. The savings from the monthly cellphone bill, combined with switching to a new vendor, was enough to afford the mortgage for the building to house the new Head Start program.Proceeds from the book purchase supports the nonprofit organizations selected by each of the 8 chapter authors.


    Links


    ⁠Lean Six Sigma for Good: Lessons from the Gemba (Volume 1 and Volume 2)
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    • 6 min
    E96: What is the best option for effective Lean Six Sigma training and coaching?

    E96: What is the best option for effective Lean Six Sigma training and coaching?

    When I talk to clients about training their team, that usually opens up a lot of questions in my mind that we'll need to discuss before I can give them a ballpark number quote.

    In this podcast, I run through the questions you need to consider in order to create an effective training program that will result in hands-on application and payback on the investment, while keeping the costs minimal.

    If you'd like to get a quote for some training options, fill out this training request form, and we'll be in touch, or contact me at ⁠⁠brion@biz-pi.com⁠⁠



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    • 12 min
    E95: Hypothesis Testing Basics - Can James Bond tell the difference between a shaken or stirred martini?

    E95: Hypothesis Testing Basics - Can James Bond tell the difference between a shaken or stirred martini?

    To explain the concepts of hypothesis testing (null and alternative hypothesis statements), I use an example of James Bond. His famous line is "shaken, not stirred" when ordering a martini.



    In a hypothesis test, we would set the null (default) hypothesis to say that he cannot tell the difference. The alternative hypothesis would be proven if there was data showing he could tell the difference (better than guessing or chance).



    Hope this helps you understand the concept of hypothesis testing a little more clearly.



    Are you interested? Contact me at ⁠brion@biz-pi.com⁠



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