Stiles Associates, LLC - Lean Agile Digest

Transforming the Armed Forces, Increasing Lean ROI, Lean Bookshelf and Policy Deployment

Future State: Spring 2009

In This Issue:

Transforming the Armed Forces Through Lean Six Sigma: The military isn’t always the first thought when discussing Lean, but recent Shingo Prize winners are making significant transformations, Nathan Sprague tells us how.
Increasing Lean ROI: State training grants reduce early stage lean implementation costs and provide a much greater return on investment. Also, Stiles Associates announces a unique partnership with the IM Group to offset executive search fees.
Lean Bookshelf: The Toyota Way to Healthcare Excellence by John Black with David Miller; Lean Hospitals: Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction by Mark Graban with a foreward by Michael Rona; Kaizen Sketchbook by Marypat Cooper
Policy Deployment: TBM Consulting has a new online solution for hoshin kanri.

Lean in Iowa Govt., New MBOE Program, Books in Lean Healthcare and A3

Future State: Summer 2008

In This Issue:

Lean in Iowa State Government: Theresa Hay McMahon talks about how the Iowa State Government continues to streamline its processes, making the public happy and helping other states do the same.
The Next Generation: A program for lean leaders: Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University offers the first ever Master of Business in Operational Excellence.
Lean Bookshelf Going Lean: Busting Barriers to Patient Flow by Amy C. Smith, Robert Barry, Clifford E. Brubaker and Managing to Learn by John Shook

Lean in R&D, SME Certification, Shingo Prize Winning Books

Future State: Spring 2008

In This Issue:

Lean in R&D: The Surprising Fit by Terence Barnhart, Director of Strategic Management and Head of Agile R&D, Pfizer Global Research & Development
SME Lean Certification: A Professional Credential: An interview with Kris Beauchamp on how 7000 hours of work resulted in a successful certification program.
Reviews of Shingo Prize Winning Books: The Gold Mine and Easier, Simpler, Faster: Systems Strategies for Lean IT

New Name, New Issue

Future State: Summer 2007

In This Issue:

The American Health Care System: A Wasteland of Opportunity by
J. Michael Rona, the former President from Virginia Mason Medical Center, comments on the state of US health care.
Improving Quality of Care: TPS at work in Health Care: Tim Cavanagh, Director of Process Innovation at Connecticut’s Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, talks about implementing Lean in the hospital.
Entering the Lean Blogosphere: A look at some of the Lean blogs out on the Web.
Lean Bookshelf Review: Doing More With Less, an introductory book for bringing Lean into health care.

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