The Continual Improvement Process

This book enables enterprise business leaders - from CEOs to supervisors - to understand what "Continuous Improvement" is, why it is probably the best answer to improved business performance in years, and how to put it to work in the unique environment of a specific organization. The book examines what is at the core of "Continuous Improvement" and delves deeper into the elements and constituents necessary to take an organization to the next level to ensure its continued, long-term existence. It provides guidance to enterprise management and to professionals engaged in the implementation of a "Continuous Improvement" initiative and enables them to structure and manage its implementation successfully. It also provides tools to quickly assess where an enterprise business stands in terms of strategic management and "Continuous Improvement".​

Continual improvement is not optional. It is a condition of survival. Every organization must have systematic methods for making smart decisions, attacking problems, improving its products and services, and repelling competitors. Anything less than a systematic, disciplined approach is leaving your future in the hands of chance. This book presents a range of practical methods for driving continual improvement throughout the organization. The starting point is leadership, with a clear definition of mission, strategy, and key measures. These themes are then carried throughout the enterprise, informing everyone on the issues that matter most to survival and success. Strategic approaches for the deployment of metrics, review of organizational performance, effective problem solving, internal auditing, process orientation, and cultural development are also described in detail. Practical tools and examples are provided at every step of the way, enabling immediate implementation of the concepts. This book is more than a guide to continual improvement; it is a guide to leading and managing any organization.

This text contains practical information for continually improving all aspects of an organization. It presents real examples from all types of organizations including schools, hospitals and private sector companies. It is designed to be easy to use with clear step-by-step instructions.

What does Continual improvement process success mean to the stakeholders? Are accountability and ownership for Continual improvement process clearly defined? What situation(s) led to this Continual improvement process Self Assessment? Does Continual improvement process analysis show the relationships among important Continual improvement process factors? How are the Continual improvement process's objectives aligned to the organization's overall business strategy? This powerful Continual improvement process self-assessment will make you the trusted Continual improvement process domain specialist by revealing just what you need to know to be fluent and ready for any Continual improvement process challenge. How do I reduce the effort in the Continual improvement process work to be done to get problems solved? How can I ensure that plans of action include every Continual improvement process task and that every Continual improvement process outcome is in place? How will I save time investigating strategic and tactical options and ensuring Continual improvement process costs are low? How can I deliver tailored Continual improvement process advice instantly with structured going-forward plans? There's no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed best-selling author Gerard Blokdyk. Blokdyk ensures all Continual improvement process essentials are covered, from every angle: the Continual improvement process self-assessment shows succinctly and clearly that what needs to be clarified to organize the required activities and processes so that Continual improvement process outcomes are achieved. Contains extensive criteria grounded in past and current successful projects and activities by experienced Continual improvement process practitioners. Their mastery, combined with the easy elegance of the self-assessment, provides its superior value to you in knowing how to ensure the outcome of any efforts in Continual improvement process are maximized with professional results. Your purchase includes access details to the Continual improvement process self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows you exactly what to do next. Your exclusive instant access details can be found in your book.

This handbook provides a comprehensive and detailed framework for the implementation of "Continuous Improvement" and Lean Six Sigma in a professional project management environment. For this purpose the book brings together Lean Six Sigma and the PMBOK standard for project management. It provides an integrated approach, which can be used for both transactional and manufacturing businesses to better define ways to reduce costs, enhance processes ,and achieve faster implementation and new product or service development. The reader is guided carefully and reliably through the detailed procedures introduced in this book using a comprehensive, conceptual and practical well-balanced approach.

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