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Are your sales forecasts causing an "earthquake" in your manufacturing operations?
May 27 by Seth MarrsProcess professionals, do you really care about the customer experience?
May 27 by PEX Network EditorialThe goldmine in our pockets: How telecommunications companies are monetizing Big Data
May 21 by Process Excellence Network EditorThe first mobile phone in our family was one of the original 1980’s Motorola Bricks. The phone was the size of a pint of beer and the battery pack to which it had to be hooked up to at all times was closer to the size of a keg (and about as heavy).
13 ideas for successful implementation of Lean Management
May 05 by Patange Vidyut ChandraSome commonly stated goals of Lean are improving quality, increasing efficiency by eliminating "waste" and decreasing costs. Here are a few ideas on how you can successfully implement Lean management.
Another eight ideas for successful implementation of Lean Management
May 05 by Patange Vidyut ChandraSome commonly stated goals of Lean are improving quality, increasing efficiency by eliminating "waste" and decreasing costs. Here are a few ideas on how you can successfully implement Lean management.
Middle East is a bright spot for growth in quality and process excellence methods
May 01 by Process Excellence Network EditorCompanies in the Middle East are perhaps as bullish about the prospects for Process Excellence as they are for their economies. As oil prices begin to stabilize and developed economies pull out of their prolonged slump, economic growth prospects in the Middle East are
Want to reduce process mistakes? Reduce the steps!
April 28 by Seth MarrsGather your team in a circle and whisper a sentence to the person to the left of you and then ask him or her to pass it on. You'll be shocked at the sentence you get when it comes full circle. The more people in the circle the more distorted your message.
Is it time to transform business transformation?
April 17 by Larry McManisCircuit City. Blockbuster Video. Borders bookstores. These companies are hardly the hallmark of successful business transformation despite the millions of dollars and brilliant minds dedicated to t
10 mistakes to avoid when trying to create a Business Process Improvement culture
April 15 by Rupesh LochanI have been part of Lean Six Sigma based process improvement deployment since almost last ten years. Based on my experience with the organizations I have worked with, wanted to share my thoughts on ten critical pitfalls that may hinder effective deployment of process improvement culture within an or
3 tips to avoid your project crashing in the "IT Bermuda Triangle"
April 15 by Seth MarrsThe Bermuda Triangle is a part of the Atlantic Ocean that stretches from Bermuda in the north to the southern tip of Florida and Puerto Rico in the south. Aircraft and ships are alleged to mysteriously disappear within this triangle – victims of some unidentified force (or so the legend goes).
7 lessons from a decade and a half as a change agent
April 10 by Sudeshna BanerjeeWhy is the term "change agent" increasingly relevant in today’s context? Considering the environment we operate in with rapidly changing technology, turbulent economy with an increasing pressure to do more with fewer resources; competitors becoming partn