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Framework for Problem-Solving: 5 Best Examples for Product Teams

Userpilot

Six Sigma was initially developed for the needs of the automotive industry in Japan to help it deal with high defect rates. Your software engineer may not be the most vocal team member but it doesn’t mean she has nothing to offer, and not recognizing it can be costly. There are 5 main stages of Six Sigma projects.

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How (Industrial) Hardware Is Different from (B2B) Software

Mironov Consulting

But I’ve been working with several clients who build long-lived industrial hardware — and whose core operating assumptions can make it difficult to add revenue software products to their portfolio. Think about automotive assembly line infrastructure. Serious industrial companies build serious long-lived industrial equipment.