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Recently we talked about writing procedures to increase control. This week we’re talking about writing for results.
So, you have been tasked to write a procedure…but where do you start? I like to break the process into four parts:
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Author: Bizmanualz Editor Published on: April 13th, 2005
Categories: Internal Control, Writing Policies and Procedures
Part 4 of a four-part series
Delays, we all encounter them everyday. But in process terms, delays are one of the biggest causes of ineffectiveness, inefficiencies, and poor performance. In past articles we saw how delays in the manufacturing cycle
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Author: Bizmanualz Editor Published on: March 24th, 2005
Categories: Business Management & Operations, Business Process Improvement
Part 3 of a four-part series
Are you solving problems or improving the process?
In other words, if you find a problem in a process and implement change to fix it, then did you improve the process? Well, maybe… Sure, solving problems may be an important thing to do, but
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Author: Bizmanualz Editor Published on: March 17th, 2005
Categories: Business Process Improvement, Process Management
Part Four of a Four-Part Series
Part 4: Improve Process Control with Six Sigma Tools
Aim For Perfection!
That’s a pretty lofty concept. It’s definitely not easy, especially when you’re speaking of core business processes. Moving toward perfection requires measurement, analysis, and documentation. If you really want perfection, or the closest thing to it, you need sophisticated tools. But…is driving toward perfection worth the effort?
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Author: Bizmanualz Editor Published on: February 23rd, 2005
Categories: Business Process Improvement, Quality Training
Part Three of a Four-Part Series
Did you know that you should always create a process map for every procedure or system of procedures that you develop? And did you know that, like a table of contents, this will create stronger communication and better understanding in your organization?
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Author: Bizmanualz Editor Published on: February 16th, 2005
Categories: Quality Training, Strategic Process Improvement
Part Two of a Four-Part Series
Last week, we raised the question: How do you know where to begin? How can you identify a gap in one of your company’s core processes?
The answer:
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Author: Bizmanualz Editor Published on: February 14th, 2005
Categories: Business Process Improvement, Strategic Process Improvement
What if your sales increased from $100,000 to $110,000 per day and your profit increased from $10,000 to $11,000 – did you improve by 10%? The answer might shock you…
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Author: Bizmanualz Editor Published on: February 8th, 2005
Categories: Business Management & Operations, Business Process Improvement
The Complete Five Phase Process
Phase I – Discovery
Imagine what a professional football team would be like without a regimen of practice drills? Now take away their playbook and player statistics. What you have in this extreme scenario are highly talented (and perhaps overpaid) individuals participating in organized chaos. They might actually win a game or two, but
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Author: Bizmanualz Editor Published on: January 26th, 2005
Categories: Strategic Process Improvement, Writing Policies and Procedures
Part Two in a Five-Part Series
Have you ever had the opportunity to watch the construction of a large building? The daily progress from foundation to top floor is truly amazing, and if you’re like me, you wonder
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Author: Bizmanualz Editor Published on: January 18th, 2005
Categories: Strategic Process Improvement
Interested in learning how to reduce development time, save money, and stay in control? Business professionals can learn how to create well-defined processes with the easy-to-manage Process Approach of “Plan-Do-Check-Act”.
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Author: Bizmanualz Editor Published on: November 24th, 2004
Categories: Procedures & Process Training, Quality Training, Writing Policies and Procedures