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Joseph M. Juran Quotes

Without a standard there is no logical basis for making a decision or taking action.

Without a standard there is no logical basis for making a decision or taking action.

Joseph M. Juran
Decision, Action, Logical
Joseph M. Juran (1995). “Managerial Breakthrough: The Classic Book on Improving Management Performance”

Quality planning consists of developing the products and processes required to meet customer's needs

Joseph M. Juran
Quality, Needs, Planning
Joseph M. Juran (1988). “Juran on planning for quality”

It is most important that top management be quality-minded. In the absence of sincere manifestation of interest at the top, little will happen below.

Joseph M. Juran
Top Management, Important, Quality
Joseph M. Juran (1945). “Management of Inspection and Quality Control”

All improvement happens project by project and in no other way.

Joseph M. Juran
Way, Improvement, Projects

For many phenomena, 80% of consequences stem from 20% of the causes.

Joseph M. Juran
Causes, Programming, Stem

...every successful quality revolution has included the participation of upper management. We know of no exceptions.

Joseph M. Juran
Successful, Quality, Revolution

Goal setting has traditionally been based on past performance. This practice has tended to perpetuate the sins of the past.

Joseph M. Juran
Past, Practice, Goal

A good rule in organizational analysis is that no meeting of the minds is really reached until we talk of specific actions or decisions. We can talk of who is responsible for budgets, or inventory, or quality, but little is settled. It is only when we get down to the action words-measure, compute, prepare, check, endorse, recommend, approve-that we can make clear who is to do what.

Joseph M. Juran
Decision, Mind, Quality
Joseph M. Juran (1964). “Managerial breakthrough: a new concept of the manager's job”, McGraw-Hill Companies

What I want to do has no end, since I am on the endless frontier of a branch of knowledge.

Joseph M. Juran
Branches, Want, Ends
Joseph M. Juran (1995). “Managerial Breakthrough: The Classic Book on Improving Management Performance”

Observing many companies in action, I am unable to point to a single instance in which stunning results were gotten without the active and personal leadership of the upper managers.

Joseph M. Juran
Action, Results, Stunning

Pareto's Principle: you generally spend 80% of your time on 20% of the project.

Joseph M. Juran
Principles, Projects

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