Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge: How Deming Helped Win a War, Altered the Face of Industry, and Holds the Key to Our Future
- 5h 5m
- Derek Lewis, John Willis
- IT Revolution Press
- 2023
This is not a biography. This is a story of discovery
Part business history, part biography, part journey into deep business sense, author John Willis captures the full picture of W. Edwards Deming’s life and influence. Most importantly, it reveals the experiences that led to Deming’s greatest discovery: the System of Profound Knowledge, a collection of fundamental truths that show how any system or process can be transformed into something greater.
From the real-life Rosie the Riveter to a hacker writing US cybersecurity law, Deming’s ingenuity and system of thinking changed how we think in the modern world. This book shows how we can take that influence and continue to apply it to our own future.
About the Author
John Willis
John Willis has worked in the IT management industry for more than 35 years and is a prolific author, including "Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge" and "The DevOps Handbook." He is researching DevOps, DevSecOps, IT risk, modern governance, and audit compliance. Previously he was an Evangelist at Docker Inc., VP of Solutions for Socketplane (sold to Docker) and Enstratius (sold to Dell), and VP of Training & Services at Opscode where he formalized the training, evangelism, and professional services functions at the firm. Willis also founded Gulf Breeze Software, an award winning IBM business partner, which specializes in deploying Tivoli technology for the enterprise. Willis has authored six IBM Redbooks for IBM on enterprise systems management and was the founder and chief architect at Chain Bridge Systems.
Derek Lewis
Derek Lewis has helped authors create business books since 2009. His clients have published with McGraw-Hill, Harper Collins, Elsevier, Entrepreneur Press, and BenBella Books, among others. He released The Business Book Bible in 2014, still the publishing industry's only book on how to write business books. He holds a master's in economic development and lives in his native Louisiana with his wife and children.
In this Book
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Foreword
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Introduction
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Humble Origins & Non-Determinism
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The Jungle in Paradise
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The Birth of Quality Control & Standardization
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The Root of All Evil
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Pragmatist
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Dr. Deming Goes to Washington
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Rosie & World War II
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Classified
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Samurai Statistics
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JUSE & The Gentle Giant
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The Butterfly Effect
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Made in Japan
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Rising Sun, Falling Eagle
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Demingmania
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Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
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The Digital Cambrian Explosion
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What Would Deming Do?
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Deming's Dark Legacy
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Out of the Cyber Crisis
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Recommended Reading
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Bibliography
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Notes
