by Alan Willett | Blog, Quality Control
“QUALITY IS NEVER AN ACCIDENT. IT IS ALWAYS THE RESULT OF INTELLIGENT EFFORT.” – JOHN RUSKIN We were preparing to buy a birthday present. We planned to purchase the latest, about to be released, expansion to a favorite video game. We paused and did some...
by Alan Willett | Quality Control, The Dev Team
Immutable Law Of Speed #4:The Higher the Cost of Rework, the Slower You are Going.— From Alan Willett’s Book, Lead With Speed This old picture I found well represents what I am talking about today. That broken axel has disrupted everyone’s workday. This disruption...
by Alan Willett | Quality Control, The Dev Team, The Engineer
INSTEAD, KNOW IT WILL WORK “Give them quality. That’s the best kind of advertising.” — Milton Hershey Everyone in the NASA mission control live feed was in varying states of despair. I vividly remember watching this with the same feeling of worry myself. One of the...
by Alan Willett | Executive Leadership, Quality Control
“Trust is the glue of life. It’s the foundational principle that holds all relationships.” — Stephen Covey Takeout nights had usually been a delight for us, but one night became quite stressful. After carefully placing the order for the six of us, I drove to town...
