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GA 407 | Choosing an Approach to Lean and Six Sigma with John Knotts

GA 407 | Choosing an Approach to Lean and Six Sigma with John Knotts

Update: 2022-01-201
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This week’s guest is John Knotts, Senior Coach at Gemba Academy. Ron and John took a deep dive into process improvement versus project-based approaches, and why the two can and should coexist. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.


In this episode you’ll learn: 



  • The quote that inspires John (2:59 )

  • John’s background (4:39 )

  • Process improvement environments versus project-based environments (7:14 )

  • What it means to be the “JEEP” (14:29 )

  • The different leadership approaches (18:50 )

  • Why Ron hates the “Control” aspect of DMAIC (21:28 )

  • The cultural differences in perspective (25:39 )

  • Tips for those going through certification (27:53 )

  • Tips for those in process management (30:39 )


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In your experience, what are the pros and cons of process-based versus project-based approaches to continuous improvement?

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GA 407 | Choosing an Approach to Lean and Six Sigma with John Knotts

GA 407 | Choosing an Approach to Lean and Six Sigma with John Knotts

Ron Pereira: Lean Thinker & Co-Founder of Gemba Academy