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Why ANOVA and Linear Regression are the Same
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Continue reading →: Why ANOVA and Linear Regression are the SameSee also Part 2: How Linear Regression and Two-Way ANOVA are the same
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Continue reading →: Shifting the Mindset: Walter White on Quality
(special shout-out to those of you who saw the typo the 30 sec it existed!) In college, to meet my phys ed requirement, I chose a class where I wouldn’t have to exert much physical energy: golf. Almost three decades later, I still can’t play golf, but I did learn…
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Continue reading →: Agile vs. Lean: Explained by CatsOver the past few years, Agile has gained popularity. This methodology emerged as a solution to manage projects with a number of unknown elements and to counter the typical waterfall method. Quality practitioners have observed the numerous similarities between this new framework and Lean. Some have speculated that Agile is…
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Continue reading →: How the Baldrige Process Can Enrich Any Management SystemAnother wave of reviewing applications for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) is complete, and I am exhausted — and completely fulfilled and enriched! That’s the way this process works. As a National Examiner, you will be frustrated, you may cry, and you may think your team of examiners…
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Continue reading →: How to Become a Successful Change Leader
For this month’s Influential Voices Roundtable, the American Society for Quality (ASQ) asks: “In today’s current climate, transformation is a common term and transformative efforts are a regular occurrence. Although these efforts are common, according to Harvard Business Review two-thirds of large-scale transformation efforts fail. Research has proven that effective leadership is…
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Continue reading →: An Easy Way to Make Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Totally Not Viable5 minute read The Minimum Viable Product (MVP) concept has taken off over the past few years. Indeed, its heart is in the right place. MVP encourages product managers to scope features and functionality carefully so that customer needs are satisfied at every stage of development — not just in…
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Continue reading →: A Decade of PhD: What I’ve Learned from Academia and IndustryToday is Cinco de Mayo! It’s also the 10th Anniversary of my PhD defense (in Quality Systems)…. something I carefully timed for late afternoon on this day in 2009. (I wanted to make sure I could celebrate the joyful occasion — or drown my sorrows — with 2-for-1 margaritas. Fortunately,…
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Since 2008, I’ve been sharing insights and expertise on Digital Transformation & Data Science for Performance Excellence here. As a CxO, I’ve helped orgs build empowered teams, robust programs, and elegant strategies bridging data, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML)… while building models in R and Python on the side. In 2025, I help leaders drive Quality-Driven Data & AI Strategies and navigate the complex market of data/AI vendors & professional services. Need help sifting through it all? Reach out to inquire – check out my new book that reveal the one thing EVERY organization has been neglecting – Data, Strategy, Culture & Power.
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