Two-and-a-half-years ago, Little Tikes could not show off a toy until six months before it hit the shelves. The company now demonstrates what the product is supposed to look like as much as a year ahead of time using stereo lithography. The difference, according to Little Tikes president Rory Leyden, is that only 60% of new products used to meet the company's profit projections. Now, two-and-a-half years later, the success rate is 96%.
Also of interest is that their documentation process is composed of MS Office files (Word, Excel, etc.) and SharePoint.
"The issue of quantifying success in counterinsurgency operations is a fool's errand," said one officer based in Baghdad. "It is great for business management, but not for the conduct of war. It is something that is questionable in conventional warfare and downright dangerous in unconventional warfare, simply because it will force you into taking actions based on that which is to be measured and not on what needs to be done."
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