CTRL (Charts) Greeting Card (blank inside)

Are you behind on your thank yous?

Say thanks, or "You're amazing!" or whatever with this card that nods to statistical process control charts and culture. 

This card is for industrial engineers and six sigma black belts. Quality improvement peeps are going gush over this fun, funny insider’s take on Shepard Fairey’s pop art classic. 

A bold design inspired by Fairey’s famous OBEY portrait of Andre the Giant (RIP). 

You see the resemblance. 

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If you don’t know, allow us to explain. We love talking about control charts.

Our Fairey-esque portrait is of a young Walter Shewhart, the self-taught statistician who bequeathed unto the world control charts, or more broadly, statistical process control charts. He did a lot of his work at the Western Electric Company and we still today use his “WECO Rules” for separating assignable cause variation from common cause variation.

A control chart is the voice of the process. See, when a process is “in control,” it’s behaving as we’d expect it to. That’s not to say it’s behaving well. Bad processes can be predictable too. “In control” just means no surprises. Put a little differently, the variation seen from a process that’s in control is common, that is, caused by randomness. But a process that is out of control is demonstrating assignable cause variation, which is to say, it’s behavior is unexpected.

What if you don’t actually love Walter Shewhart? What if you don’t particularly feel an unpayable debt of gratitude to the father of SPC for all the wisdom and insight he brought to industry? Well, this is still a strikingly sharp card. 

It's imperative for leaders to say thanks. Say it with a handwritten card. Keep a stash of greeting cards in your desk. At Quality Improvement Curiosities, buying in small batches pays! Get an escalating discount when you buy multiple cards in any combination, not just this gem. Buy 2-3 and get 5% off. Buy 4-5 and get 10% off —dot dot dot— Buy 12 or more and get 30% off.

And if you don’t know Andre the Giant, well, watch Princess Bride. 

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• Material: 14.77 oz/yd² (350 g/m²) paperboard
• Size: 4″ × 6″ (101 × 152 mm)
• Comes with a complimentary envelope. Ain't that big of us?

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!