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Research and playbooks for operational excellence

Original publications on AI, automation, Lean Six Sigma, and the other disciplines behind operational excellence. Enter your email and we'll send the PDF straight to your inbox.

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AI & Automation
A Practitioner's Guide to Unlocking Value from AI and Automation
FAMLA AI · 2026
AI & Automation · 2026

A Practitioner's Guide to Unlocking Value from AI and Automation

Practical steps for real ROI for business leaders. Most AI and automation programmes fail not because the technology is wrong, but because the process underneath was never properly understood.

What's inside
  • Four failure patterns behind stalled AI & Automation programmes
  • How to identify impactful use cases
  • A six-step readiness playbook you can run this quarter
OperationsFinanceITTransformation
Lean Six Sigma + AI · 2026

How AI changes Lean Six Sigma: Beyond Claude and ChatGPT

What's actually changing in the practice, what isn't, and three shifts a practitioner, consultant, student or client organisation can make to stay relevant.

What's inside
  • What's stable vs. what's changing fast
  • Four perspectives: practitioner, consultant, student, client
  • Three shifts you can make to stay relevant
Black BeltsConsultantsProgramme LeadsStudents
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Lean Six Sigma + AI
How AI changes Lean Six Sigma: Beyond Claude and ChatGPT
FAMLA AI · 2026
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Finance for LSS
Finance Fundamentals for Lean Six Sigma Practitioners
FAMLA AI · 2026
Finance for LSS · 2026

Finance Fundamentals for Lean Six Sigma Practitioners

The concepts you need to master as a Lean Six Sigma professional to highlight your business impact. Translate process gains into P&L impact, cash flow, and the numbers the CEO actually cares about.

What's inside
  • How the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow really connect
  • Turning hours saved into dollars finance will sign off on
  • A business-case template CFOs and Black Belts both trust
LSS PractitionersBlack BeltsFinance PartnersTransformation
Lean Six Sigma · 2026

The Next Level of Lean Six Sigma

Why 60% of Lean Six Sigma projects miss their ROI target, and the playbook the winning 40% run. The failure isn't the method; it's the culture that decides which projects get picked before the work ever begins.

What's inside
  • Five cultural patterns that derail Lean Six Sigma programmes
  • A P&L-first ROI framework, not "hours saved"
  • Four moves you can run this quarter to operate faster with AI
LSS PractitionersCOOsTransformation Leads
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Lean Six Sigma
The Next Level of Lean Six Sigma
FAMLA AI · 2026
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