January Meeting – A Framework for Continuous Improvement
The next Agile Edmonton user group meeting will be on Wednesday, January 6th at noon.
A Framework for Continuous Improvement: Building a Learning Organization
In this presentation I discuss what continuous improvement is and why it is critical in today’s world, then introduce the framework: a five-stage model that covers the entire life-cycle of an improvement. I provides tips and techniques for applying the framework to your improvement efforts and provide examples, both good and bad to illustrate the material. I also relate the material to the philosophy of lean thinking, which heavily influenced the development of this material.
About the Speaker
Basil Vandegriend is a software architect and developer who is passionate about creating great software and helping others to do the same. Basil is currently employed with CGI where his time is split between writing Java enterprise software and championing the use of effective software development practices and methods including continuous improvement. An avid reader of blogs, articles, and books on software development, Basil contributes his learnings to the community via his website: http://www.basilv.com/psd/
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This meeting will be held in the IBM Innovation Center at 10044-108th Street. You can find more event information on our website at agileedmonton.org.
If possible, try to show up a bit before noon so that we can get started on time. Be sure to forward this information to anybody that would be interested.
