The Barn Door is Open

The Barn Door is Open

by Serge Alfonse
Released October 2020
Publisher(s): Business Expert Press
ISBN: 9781952538414

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Book description

The Barn Door Is Open: Frameworks and Tools for Success and Fulfillment in the Workplace is a business book, a playful and humorous read, an intelligent metaphorical and philosophical tale anchored in the tools and techniques of innovative and proven management frameworks.

Readers will not only find its teachings entertaining and inspirational, but will benefit from its lessons and tools by applying them to their personal lives.

This book integrates the subjects and tools of Lean and Lean Transformation, mindfulness, conflict resolution, Theory of Constraints, project management, Agile, Six Sigma, change management, and corporate culture transformation into one easily digestible reference.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Review
  7. Abstract
  8. Contents
  9. List of Figures
  10. List of Tables
  11. Preface
  12. Acknowledgments
  13. Part 1 The Barn Door Is Open
    1. Chapter 1 Building the Farm
    2. Chapter 2 POUT
    3. Chapter 3 Mindfulness
    4. Chapter 4 Waste
    5. Chapter 5 Quality
    6. Chapter 6 Visual Workplace and Daily Management Systems
    7. Chapter 7 Problem-Solving and True Deep Root Causes (TDRCs)
    8. Chapter 8 Countermeasures
    9. Chapter 9 Theory of Constraints (TOC)
    10. Chapter 10 Flow
    11. Chapter 11 Pull versus Push
    12. Chapter 12 Change
    13. Chapter 13 Journey
  14. Part 2 The Toolshed by the Barn
    1. Whole Milk Category
      1. Tool/Framework 1 - POUT
      2. Tool/Framework 2 - Five Whys
      3. Tool/Framework 3 - Interrelationship Diagram or Digraph
      4. Tool/Framework 4 - Affinity Diagram
      5. Tool/Framework 5 - Control Charts
      6. Tool/Framework 6 - Kanban Boards
      7. Tool/Framework 7 - Solution Prioritization Matrix
      8. Tool/Framework 8 - Daily Kaizen
      9. Tool/Framework 9 - Descriptive Statistics
      10. Tool/Framework 10 - Data Cubes: Facts and Dimensions
      11. Tool/Framework 11 - The 80/20 Pareto Rule
      12. Tool/Framework 12 - Basic Flowcharting
    2. Skim Milk Category
      1. Tool/Framework 13 - RACI
      2. Tool/Framework 14 - Burn Down Chart
      3. Tool/Framework 15 - Critical to Tree
      4. Tool/Framework 16 - 6-3-5 Silent Method
      5. Tool/Framework 17 - Prioritization Matrix
      6. Tool/Framework 18 - Process Decision Program Chart (PDPC)
    3. Milkshake Category
      1. Tool/Framework 19 - Theory of Constraints (TOC)
      2. Tool/Framework 20 - Corrective Action Preventive Action Response (CAPAR)
      3. Tool/Framework 21 - Project Management
      4. Tool/Framework 22 - Problem-Solving in Seven Steps (PS7S)
      5. Tool/Framework 23 - A3
  15. Appendix, Six Sigma Tools Matrix
    1. Map of the Farm
  16. Bibliography
  17. About the Author
  18. Index
  19. Back Cover

Product information

  • Title: The Barn Door is Open
  • Author(s): Serge Alfonse
  • Release date: October 2020
  • Publisher(s): Business Expert Press
  • ISBN: 9781952538414