{"id":574,"date":"2026-02-26T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hansweb.dk\/?p=574"},"modified":"2026-02-27T09:25:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T07:25:43","slug":"sqdcc-translation-poster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.hansweb.dk\/index.php\/2026\/02\/26\/sqdcc-translation-poster\/","title":{"rendered":"SQDCC TRANSLATION POSTER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the ultimate <strong>&#8220;Underground SQDCC Manual.&#8221;<\/strong> You can print this out (perhaps in a small, discreet font) and pin it behind the board or keep it in your notebook for those moments when the corporate jargon becomes too much to handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udea9 THE UNOFFICIAL SQDCC TRANSLATION POSTER \ud83d\udea9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cMaking Sense of the Lean Nonsense\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>The Buzzword<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>The Translation (The Truth)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>&#8220;Safety is our #1 Priority&#8221;<\/strong><\/td><td>&#8220;Please don&#8217;t trip over that cable; the paperwork is a nightmare.&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>&#8220;Data-Driven Decisions&#8221;<\/strong><\/td><td>&#8220;I found a spreadsheet that vaguely supports what I already decided to do.&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>&#8220;Standard Work&#8221;<\/strong><\/td><td>&#8220;Do it exactly like this until someone forgets, then we\u2019ll change the poster.&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>&#8220;Gemba Walk&#8221;<\/strong><\/td><td>&#8220;The managers are wandering around looking confused because their coffee machine is broken.&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>&#8220;Value-Added Activity&#8221;<\/strong><\/td><td>&#8220;The only part of your 8-hour shift that actually makes the company money.&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>&#8220;Kaizen Event&#8221;<\/strong><\/td><td>&#8220;A week-long meeting where we move the trash can and call it &#8216;optimization&#8217;.&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>&#8220;Visual Management&#8221;<\/strong><\/td><td>&#8220;Coloring in squares with green markers so the CEO stays happy.&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>&#8220;Root Cause&#8221;<\/strong><\/td><td>&#8220;The person we are going to blame for this mess.&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udca1 PRO-TIPS FOR SURVIVAL:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The &#8220;Green Marker&#8221; Rule:<\/strong> If a metric is Red, but you\u2019re tired of talking about it, just draw a tiny green border around it. 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