Episode 13 - Elisabeth Hendrickson - Test Obsessed
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Episode 13 - Elisabeth Hendrickson - Test Obsessed

I love doing podcasts with people I really like. A few years back I wrote an Introduction to DevOps course for edX and found Elisabeth Hendrickson's work testing extremely helpful. Since then I've been a big fan of her work. We talked about her career in systems and testing and some of the new stuff she is working on. Hope you enjoy it.

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Episode 11 - Kevin Behr - A Humble Student (Part 1)
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Episode 11 - Kevin Behr - A Humble Student (Part 1)

In this podcast, I get to chat with Kevin Behr (co-author of The Phoenix Project). We discuss Deming's influence on Japan and modern commerce. Kevin has an interesting perspective on Toyota and Japanese culture. We also talk about the concept of a "Humble Student" and why Deming's message might have penetrated deeply as part of the Miracle in Japan.

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Episode 10 - Josh Corman - Captain America
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Episode 10 - Josh Corman - Captain America

In this episode, Josh and I discuss the history of sBOM's, Deming and Goldratt's influence on software supply chain as well as COVID's Operation Warp Speed. I always say I'm a passionate person about IT, Josh is a passionate person about saving lives. This is a fantastic episode.

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Episode 9 - Courtney Kissler - Leadership 101
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Episode 9 - Courtney Kissler - Leadership 101

Courtney Kissler is one of the pioneers in DevOps Enterprise leadership. Starting back at her days at Nordstrom. Some of my favorite stories in the DevOps Handbook are based on some of Courtney's experiences. We cover the gambit on topics related to Deming, Rother, Goldratt, and Hosen Kanari. My fanboy comes out pretty hard in this episode. I think Courtney is a great example of a true leader.

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Episode 7 - Dr. Steven Spear - High Velocity Edge (Part 1)
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Episode 7 - Dr. Steven Spear - High Velocity Edge (Part 1)

This is a part 1 podcast. The second podcast will be posted in a few weeks. (sorry for the abrupt ending). This a podcast I did about a year ago in a different portal. I am a huge fan of Dr. Spear. I always say that there are only two books to read when it comes to Lean. Mike Rother’s Toyota Kata and Dr. Spear, High Velocity Edge. Dr. Spear is one of my favorite DevOps Enterprise Summit speakers. In this episode, we cover the gambit of Lean, TPS, Culture just about everything cool you can think about. For more information about Dr. Spear check out his highveloctyedge.com site.

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Episode 6 - George Dekker - Deming to Goldratt
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Episode 6 - George Dekker - Deming to Goldratt

Had a great time talking with George about all things Deming and Goldratt. It went a little long but we kept bringing up new and cool ideas. George is a great industry student of Deming's work, lean, and Theory of Constraints. Hope you enjoy it!

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Episode 4 - Mary and Tom Poppendieck
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Episode 4 - Mary and Tom Poppendieck

Mary and Tom are instrumental figures on the path I call "Deming to Devops". We discuss their journey from lean to their modern-day thought leadership roles. Chatting with Mary and Tom about Dr. Deming... it doesn't get any better than this.

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Episode 3 -Doris Quinn
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Episode 3 -Doris Quinn

In this episode, I have an amazing conversation with Dr. Doris Quinn. Doris has a fascinating story about how she met Dr. Deming and all traveled with him in the last few years of his life. We also discuss Doris's amazing career from nurse to leading to a Ph.D. in process improvement and quality education and one of the leading industry healthcare quality leaders.

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Episode 2 - Ben Rockwood
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Episode 2 - Ben Rockwood

In this episode, I chat with my old friend Ben Rockwood. Ben introduced me to Dr. Deming at an early Devopsdays. Ben is a real student in this field and I am sure you will enjoy this podcast.

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