What’s the connection between the Montessori Method, The Toyota Way and Agile IT?
The first answer to this question is…. ‘quality build in’. The Toyota philosophy knows the concept of Poka-yoke, ‘mistake proofing a device by preventing, correcting, or drawing attention to human errors as they occur’. Poka-yoke is a means of building quality into the device since it prevents making mistakes. It doesn’t only have an effect [...]
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- Gantt Chart template for Excel 2007 or 2010
- What’s the connection between the Montessori Method, The Toyota Way and Agile IT?
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Booklist
Planned books:
- Making Sense of Change Management: A Complete Guide to the Models, Tools and Techniques of Organizat by Esther Cameron, Mike Green
- Freedom from Command by John Seddon
- Do the Right Thing: How Dedicated Employees Create Loyal Customers and Large Profits by James F. Parker
- Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter) by Garr Reynolds
- Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen
Current books:
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BiSL: A Framework for Business Information Management (Best Practice Introduction Guide) by Van Haren Publishing
Recent books:
- The Lean Six Sigma Pocket Toolbook: A Quick Reference Guide to 70 Tools for Improving Quality and Sp by Michael L. George, John Maxey, David T. Rowlands, Malcolm Upton
- Het Groot Werkvormenboek / druk 1: dé inspiratiebron voor resultaatgerichte prestaties, vergaderinge by S. Dirkse-Hulscher, A. Talen
- Managing successful programmes: Office of Government Commerce by Rod Sowden … [et al.]
- Performance Leadership: The Next Practices to Motivate Your People, Align Stakeholders, and Lead You by Frank Buytendijk
- Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense: Profiting from Evidence-based Management by Jeffrey Pfeffer, Robert I. Sutton
