Is anyone aware of where I can download a copy of improvit? I was told it is a freeware program but a google search leads down several dead ends (namely www.improvit.com (http://www.improvit.com) and www.pcengineering.com (http://www.pcengineering.com))

Thanx in advance for any help.

I did a quick look and didn't find anything. Discontinued? Obsolete?

Pinnacle Partners, Inc (http://www.pinnaclepartnersinc.com/index.asp?active_page_id=1) Dr. Frony Ward indicated she wrote the improvit SPC software, perhaps you can contact her here to get any info. :cool:

I did some Kartoo search, and found

I found this text in a post somewhere

I never received “the missing chapter.” You got my attention when you mentioned Demming in your Manifesto; I sold Improvit Statistical Process Control software for a couple years. SPC works!

Could you send me the missing chapter?

Thanks,

Mac Bartine
KnoxvilleBusiness.com


So it is not free

and

http://www.findmehere.com/card/f-ward.htm
Name: Sophronia Ward

Job Title: Principal Partner
Company: Pinnacle Partners, Inc
Bio: Dr. Sophronia Ward has taught and implemented tools of Continual Improvement and Six Sigma in a wide range of industries since 1981. She combines her statistical expertise with team development to offer an integrated approach to implementing continual improvement systems. She developed the popular workshop, SPC: Getting Started and recently co-developed the curriculum and course materials for the seminar, Perfecting Continual Improvement Skills. She also designed the popular SPC software package, improvit. Dr. Ward was one of the founders of the internationally recognized Institute for Productivity through Quality at the University of Tennessee. In addition, she is a featured monthly columnist for Quality magazine under her headline, "Brain Teasers." Dr. Ward received her B.S. in statistics for North Carolina State University and her Ph.D. in statistics from Virginia Tech. She was a professor at the University of Tennessee until 1984. She is a member of the American Statistical Association, the American Society for Quality, the Biometric Society, and the Association for Psychological Type.

and this address for improvit.com (maybe you can send a mail (a traditional post mail)

1704 Midpark Drive
Knoxville TN 37931 US

Thanx for all of your help. I did get in contact with Pinnacle and it is no longer available.

Thanx again.