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tools2improve while featuring the books that Michael and Diane co-created and co-authored, will also model the architecture of the joggers by continuing to provide: necessary and sufficient information to enable action, be simple to understand, have its roots in the basic
quality principles and tools, yet look forward to what new things are coming for a new wave of workers and learners.

About Ritter Resources


With over 25 years experience in training, research, writing, and consulting Diane Ritter has accumulated a wealth of knowledge and experience in the quality and organizational improvement field including Total Quality Management/ Continuous Quality Improvement philosophy, techniques, and tools, with specific areas including Breaththrough Strategic Planning, facilitating teams, problem solving, customer focus, creativity and innovation, etc. She has presented to varied conference audiences around the world. Her aim: "to share learning experiences and knowledge through tools2improve."

About Ritter Resources

With over 25 years experience in training, research, writing, and consulting Diane Ritter has accumulated a wealth of knowledge and experience in the quality and organizational improvement field including Total Quality Management/ Continuous Quality Improvement philosophy, techniques, and tools, with specific areas including Breaththrough Strategic Planning, facilitating teams, problem solving, customer focus, creativity and innovation, etc. She has presented to varied conference audiences around the world. Her aim: "to share learning experiences and knowledge through tools2improve."
About tools2improve


When one door closes, another opens.
Brassard and Ritter, LLC's pacePILOT website closed on December 31, 2006 and reorganized as "tools2improve" by Ritter Resources. This change is part of learning, growing and evolving. Brassard and Ritter are best known for co-creating and co-authoring The Memory Jogger series of pocket guides for continuous improvement and Sailing Through Six Sigma: How the Power of People Can Perfect Processes and Drive Down Costs.

Both Michael Brassard and Diane Ritter have joined separate companies pursuing both old and new interests. Michael is now President, Lean Learning Materials, the publishing division of Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) headquartered in Cambridge, MA. Michael has had a long-time interest in Lean. Diane is now Director of Business Excellence for The Quality Group, a leading e-Learning content, infrastructure, and services company headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Diane's interest is doing more in blended e-learning as a better form of learning. She also continues her interest in Six Sigma and innovation.

Diane has evolved the pacePILOT website


When one door closes, another opens.
Brassard and Ritter, LLC's pacePILOT website closed on December 31, 2006 and reorganized as "tools2improve" by Ritter Resources. This change is part of learning, growing and evolving. Brassard and Ritter are best known for co-creating and co-authoring The Memory Jogger series of pocket guides for continuous improvement and Sailing Through Six Sigma: How the Power of People Can Perfect Processes and Drive Down Costs.
Both Michael Brassard and Diane Ritter have joined separate companies pursuing both old and new interests. Michael is now President, Lean Learning Materials, the publishing division of Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) headquartered in Cambridge, MA. Michael has had a long-time interest in Lean. Diane is now Director of Business Excellence for The Quality Group, a leading e-Learning content, infrastructure, and services company headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Diane's interest is doing more in blended e-learning as a better form of learning. She also continues her interest in Six Sigma and innovation.
Diane has evolved the pacePILOT website