Re:“Ask 'why' five times about every matter”
by erac1e on Monday May 09, 2016 @07:13AM
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Why are the five whys one of your favorite tools?
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Re:“Ask 'why' five times about every matter”
by Spooky23 on Monday May 09, 2016 @10:16AM
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Unlike most management methodology nonsense, it works and makes sense.
Why are most management methodologies nonsense?
Re:“Ask 'why' five times about every matter”
by Spooky23 on Monday May 09, 2016 @03:34PM
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Why are most technology things gooblygook to normal people?
Management is a domain with domain-specific terminology and jargon. It's not terrible, just not user friendly. 5 whys is at its core really approachable. You may need to find the guy with domain-specific expertise to answer the 5th why, but still understand how you got there.
Re:“Ask 'why' five times about every matter”
by stevewillows on Monday May 09, 2016 @02:45PM
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Like Spooky23 said, it actually works.
We had one project where the office admins kanban'd the conference room. This resulted in rectangles of painter's tape with a white label inside that read, 'Projector remote'.
Six Sigma has some value, but most of it is branded logic.