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An engaging and light-hearted journey of how one set of parents utilized Quality and Lean Enterprise principles and methodologies to improve the quality of life for themselves and moreover, for the quality of life for their son, Adam, who was diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum at the age of 2 years old.
DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control), developed by Motorola for its original Six Sigma program, is well-described across this journey and multiple sets of results are demonstrated.
This book demonstrates how the DMAIC strategy helped both the parents and medical professionals to attain significant, measured results. Whether you’re dealing with Autism or another medical issue, this approach may help you as you work to advocate for yourself or a loved one.
DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control), developed by Motorola for its original Six Sigma program, is well-described across this journey and multiple sets of results are demonstrated.
This book demonstrates how the DMAIC strategy helped both the parents and medical professionals to attain significant, measured results. Whether you’re dealing with Autism or another medical issue, this approach may help you as you work to advocate for yourself or a loved one.
57 pages, Paperback
First published March 26, 2011
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September 27, 2012
The standard of English language is terrible. The reproduction is awful. Yet I urge you to read this little book. It won't take you long.
The story is compelling. It is interesting. It is written from the heart with all of the passion and emotion that parenthood brings.
The authors are the Mum and Dad of a boy called Adam, who has reached the age of eleven by the time the book is complete. They refuse to lay down and accept all that they are told by the so-called experts. They apply their science to the life of their son to improve his life, and it works. They use DMAIC, explained in the blurb, and DoE, Design of Experiments, which are both techniques used in Six Sigma.
The results are measurable and positive.
Most of all, they apply heaps of love, and they persevere.
Whether you have, or know, a child with autism or not, you will learn something from this book which you can apply to some human problem in your own life and family.
Obtain a copy and read it.
The story is compelling. It is interesting. It is written from the heart with all of the passion and emotion that parenthood brings.
The authors are the Mum and Dad of a boy called Adam, who has reached the age of eleven by the time the book is complete. They refuse to lay down and accept all that they are told by the so-called experts. They apply their science to the life of their son to improve his life, and it works. They use DMAIC, explained in the blurb, and DoE, Design of Experiments, which are both techniques used in Six Sigma.
The results are measurable and positive.
Most of all, they apply heaps of love, and they persevere.
Whether you have, or know, a child with autism or not, you will learn something from this book which you can apply to some human problem in your own life and family.
Obtain a copy and read it.
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