Comments on: Unscientific http://www.dancres.org/blitzblog/2008/02/02/unscientific/ Mon, 12 May 2008 04:01:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Dan Creswell http://www.dancres.org/blitzblog/2008/02/02/unscientific/#comment-831 Dan Creswell Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:30:15 +0000 http://www.dancres.org/blitzblog/2008/02/02/unscientific/#comment-831 Mmmmm, well much depends on how you learn but a lot of my initial research revolved around the Deming Cycle. I think of the books I've read I'd pick: Out Of The Crisis - Deming Why Things Go Wrong: Deming Philosophy in a Dozen Ten-Minute Sessions - Fellers As we're talking philosophy, the tricky thing can be understanding how to apply it. One of the things I focus on a great deal these days is ensuring that I can measure and grasp the problems I'm dealing with. Note for example how much software goes out the door these days with little support for useful measurement - the closest one typically gets is to dig through log files such that when things aren't working right or you need to re-design the information you'd like to guide your efforts is seldom available. Mmmmm, well much depends on how you learn but a lot of my initial research revolved around the Deming Cycle. I think of the books I’ve read I’d pick:

Out Of The Crisis - Deming
Why Things Go Wrong: Deming Philosophy in a Dozen Ten-Minute Sessions - Fellers

As we’re talking philosophy, the tricky thing can be understanding how to apply it. One of the things I focus on a great deal these days is ensuring that I can measure and grasp the problems I’m dealing with. Note for example how much software goes out the door these days with little support for useful measurement - the closest one typically gets is to dig through log files such that when things aren’t working right or you need to re-design the information you’d like to guide your efforts is seldom available.

]]> By: Evan http://www.dancres.org/blitzblog/2008/02/02/unscientific/#comment-830 Evan Sun, 03 Feb 2008 08:29:26 +0000 http://www.dancres.org/blitzblog/2008/02/02/unscientific/#comment-830 Your link to the article about Deming sent me off looking for more information. Wow. Lots of good stuff in that vein of research. Any recommendations on learning resources for starters? Did you read Deming's books, someone else's books, etc? Your link to the article about Deming sent me off looking for more information. Wow. Lots of good stuff in that vein of research. Any recommendations on learning resources for starters? Did you read Deming’s books, someone else’s books, etc?

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