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Showing posts with label Business Performance. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Monday, September 7, 2015
Friday, April 3, 2015
DOWNLOAD: Lean Office (PowerPoint Presentation)
Source: Flevy
Lean Office is a management philosophy based on the Toyota Production System (TPS). With Lean Office, you will be able to enhance value for your customers by improving and smoothing administrative process flow and eliminating waste. Simply put, by becoming a Lean Office, you will be able to increase productivity and create greater customer value with less resources.
By teaching this presentation to managers and employees working in Office/Service environments, they will have a better understanding of the Lean principles and approach to eliminating waste, and will be more forthcoming to lead and participate in the Lean implementation process.
OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the program, you would be able to:
1. Understand the principles and key concepts of Lean
2. Identify value and waste
3. Gain an overview of key Lean principles and tools, and their applications
4. Apply 5S principles to improve office organization and efficiency
5. Apply a simple problem solving process
CONTENTS:
1. Introduction to Lean Office
- What is Lean
- What Lean is not
- Lean vs traditional thinking
- Lean office framework
- Lean applications in office environments
- Benefits of Lean office
2. Key Concepts of Lean Office
- Eight types of waste
- Value-added activities
- Non-value-added activities (waste)
- Lean thinking philosophy
- Lean principles
3. Overview of Lean Methods & Tools
- 3Ms (Muda, Mura, Muri)
- Gemba framework
- 5S principles
- Visual management
- Office layout
- Spaghetti diagram
- Value stream mapping
- Standard work
- Load-leveling (Heijunka)
- Flexible workforce
- Quality at source
- Mistake-proofing (Poka Yoke)
- Kaizen
- PDCA problem solving
- Pareto chart
- Cause and effect diagram
4. Ways to develop "Kaizen Eyes"
- What are "Kaizen eyes"?
- 48 ways to develop "Kaizen eyes"
5. Lean Roles
- Lean steering committee
- Lean deployment leader
- Lean champions
- Process owner
- Lean coach
- Team leader
- Team members
6. Sustaining a Lean Office
- Critical success factors
- Lessons from other adopters
This is a partial preview. Full document download at Flevy: http://flevy.com/browse/business-document/lean-office-350/ref=rodsilva123
Lean Office is a management philosophy based on the Toyota Production System (TPS). With Lean Office, you will be able to enhance value for your customers by improving and smoothing administrative process flow and eliminating waste. Simply put, by becoming a Lean Office, you will be able to increase productivity and create greater customer value with less resources.
By teaching this presentation to managers and employees working in Office/Service environments, they will have a better understanding of the Lean principles and approach to eliminating waste, and will be more forthcoming to lead and participate in the Lean implementation process.
OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the program, you would be able to:
1. Understand the principles and key concepts of Lean
2. Identify value and waste
3. Gain an overview of key Lean principles and tools, and their applications
4. Apply 5S principles to improve office organization and efficiency
5. Apply a simple problem solving process
CONTENTS:
1. Introduction to Lean Office
- What is Lean
- What Lean is not
- Lean vs traditional thinking
- Lean office framework
- Lean applications in office environments
- Benefits of Lean office
2. Key Concepts of Lean Office
- Eight types of waste
- Value-added activities
- Non-value-added activities (waste)
- Lean thinking philosophy
- Lean principles
3. Overview of Lean Methods & Tools
- 3Ms (Muda, Mura, Muri)
- Gemba framework
- 5S principles
- Visual management
- Office layout
- Spaghetti diagram
- Value stream mapping
- Standard work
- Load-leveling (Heijunka)
- Flexible workforce
- Quality at source
- Mistake-proofing (Poka Yoke)
- Kaizen
- PDCA problem solving
- Pareto chart
- Cause and effect diagram
4. Ways to develop "Kaizen Eyes"
- What are "Kaizen eyes"?
- 48 ways to develop "Kaizen eyes"
5. Lean Roles
- Lean steering committee
- Lean deployment leader
- Lean champions
- Process owner
- Lean coach
- Team leader
- Team members
6. Sustaining a Lean Office
- Critical success factors
- Lessons from other adopters
Labels:
Business Analysis,
Business Performance,
Technology,
Training
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Free Downloads: Documents on Change Management and Lean Six Sigma Tools
Source: Flevy
Free Downloads:
Documents on Change Management and Lean Six Sigma Tools
Free Downloads:
Documents on Change Management and Lean Six Sigma Tools
- Practical Approach to Change - Overview of Change Management principles
- 25+ Lean Six Sigma Tools - 8D, 7 Wastes, DMAIC, Fishbone, 5S, and more
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Free Download: Strategy Development Deck
Source: Flevy
Here is a good deal. Click on the image below to get your free download (Strategy Development Deck). Also, click on the two other images below to receive your free PowerPoint Toolkit and PowerPoint Plugin.
Don't forget to share this post.
Here is a good deal. Click on the image below to get your free download (Strategy Development Deck). Also, click on the two other images below to receive your free PowerPoint Toolkit and PowerPoint Plugin.
Don't forget to share this post.
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Download: 6 Sigma Practitioner Reference
Source: Flevy
This presentation is a 6 sigma training document of a major consulting firm.
The contents include: Definitions, Background and Benefits, Scope and Organization, Focus Areas:Designed Experiment Example, Sample Six Sigma Firms, Books and Software.
Appendix: Six Sigma Problem Solving and Statistical Tools.
This is a partial preview. Full document download at Flevy: http://flevy.com/browse/business-document/6-sigma-practitioner-reference-722/ref=rodsilva123
This presentation is a 6 sigma training document of a major consulting firm.
The contents include: Definitions, Background and Benefits, Scope and Organization, Focus Areas:Designed Experiment Example, Sample Six Sigma Firms, Books and Software.
Appendix: Six Sigma Problem Solving and Statistical Tools.
Labels:
Business Performance,
Change Management,
Consulting
Download: Six Sigma Overview
Source: Flevy
In today's competitive environment, organizations must delight their customers and relentlessly look for new ways to exceed their expectations. To accomplish this, Six Sigma Quality has to become a part of an organization's culture. Six Sigma provides a rigorous and structured approach to help organizations improve their performance in meeting their customers' requirements.
Developed by a certified Six Sigma Black Belt, this training presentation introduces you to the Six Sigma philosophy, methodology and tools and the infrastructure for successful Six Sigma deployment without delving too much into statistics. It includes applications of Six Sigma in manufacturing, process and service industries, step-by-step DMAIC (Define-Measure-Analyse-Improve-Control) improvement approach, phase description and deliverables, and roles of the Leadership team, Champion, Process Owner, Black Belt and Green Belt.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Explain how Six Sigma improves business performance
2. Describe the Six Sigma philosophy and approach to continuous improvement
3. Define process variability
4. Describe the DMAIC improvement methodology
5. Recognize which Six Sigma tools to use for a particular problem
6. Identify Six Sigma roles and responsibilities, project selection and project management to realize the benefits
CONTENTS
1. Overview of Six Sigma
2. Key Concepts of Six Sigma
3. Applications of Six Sigma in Industries
4. Six Sigma DMAIC Methodology
5. Six Sigma Toolkit
6. Organizing for Six Sigma
7. Project Selection and Management
8. Critical Success Factors
This is a partial preview. Full document download at Flevy: http://flevy.com/browse/business-document/six-sigma-overview-163/ref=rodsilva123
In today's competitive environment, organizations must delight their customers and relentlessly look for new ways to exceed their expectations. To accomplish this, Six Sigma Quality has to become a part of an organization's culture. Six Sigma provides a rigorous and structured approach to help organizations improve their performance in meeting their customers' requirements.
Developed by a certified Six Sigma Black Belt, this training presentation introduces you to the Six Sigma philosophy, methodology and tools and the infrastructure for successful Six Sigma deployment without delving too much into statistics. It includes applications of Six Sigma in manufacturing, process and service industries, step-by-step DMAIC (Define-Measure-Analyse-Improve-Control) improvement approach, phase description and deliverables, and roles of the Leadership team, Champion, Process Owner, Black Belt and Green Belt.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Explain how Six Sigma improves business performance
2. Describe the Six Sigma philosophy and approach to continuous improvement
3. Define process variability
4. Describe the DMAIC improvement methodology
5. Recognize which Six Sigma tools to use for a particular problem
6. Identify Six Sigma roles and responsibilities, project selection and project management to realize the benefits
CONTENTS
1. Overview of Six Sigma
2. Key Concepts of Six Sigma
3. Applications of Six Sigma in Industries
4. Six Sigma DMAIC Methodology
5. Six Sigma Toolkit
6. Organizing for Six Sigma
7. Project Selection and Management
8. Critical Success Factors
Download: Lean Six Sigma DMAIC Storyboard Template
Source: Flevy
This is a PowerPoint template to compile a report or storyboard for Green and Black Belts based on the Lean Six Sigma DMAIC methodology.
Simply follow the guidelines in the slides and insert your own content. Illustrations are provided so that you will quickly know at a glance what is required under each phase of the LSS DMAIC problem solving process. A list of deliverables is provided in each phase which is helpful in guiding you what to include in the report or storyboard.
To have a better understanding of the concepts and practices of Lean Six Sigma, please check out our Lean and Six Sigma training presentations.
This is a partial preview. Full document download at Flevy: http://flevy.com/browse/business-document/lean-six-sigma-dmaic-storyboard-template-918/ref=rodsilva123
This is a PowerPoint template to compile a report or storyboard for Green and Black Belts based on the Lean Six Sigma DMAIC methodology.
Simply follow the guidelines in the slides and insert your own content. Illustrations are provided so that you will quickly know at a glance what is required under each phase of the LSS DMAIC problem solving process. A list of deliverables is provided in each phase which is helpful in guiding you what to include in the report or storyboard.
To have a better understanding of the concepts and practices of Lean Six Sigma, please check out our Lean and Six Sigma training presentations.
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Online Freelance Platforms For Freelance Consultants From All Business Disciplines Just For You
So what is the next big thing for freelance consultants? Well there will be many next big things to come, but how about Online Freelance Platforms. Online Freelance Platforms are the thing of the future and the future is now! These platforms are online market places where freelance consultants can sell their expertise to buyers online in need of expertise to solve their business and technological problems.
Below are 14 online freelance platforms for you to visit and review. Mind you this is only a short list. There are many others. But the list below shows the popular platforms.
- Expert360
- Skillbridge
- Flex-IT
- Work Market
- Elance
- oDesk
- OnForce
- Cross Freelance
- Amazon Mechanical Turk
- Freelancer
- Freelance
- iFreelance
- ProductionHUB
- CrowdFlower
Today there are many online freelance platforms for almost any professional including management consultants, doctors, nurses, lawyers, business analyst, project managers, change managers, engineers, writers, translators, and many others. Think of a service or discipline and chances are there is an online freelance platform for it.
Happy freelancing!
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Download: Complete Consulting Frameworks Toolkit
Source: Flevy
This is a very comprehensive document with over 300+ slides--covering 50 common consulting frameworks and methodologies (listed below in alphabetical order). A detailed summary is provided for each framework. The frameworks in this deck span across Corporate Strategy, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Organization, Change Management, and Finance.
These frameworks and templates are the same used by top tier consulting firms. With this comprehensive document in your back pocket, you can find a way to address just about any problem that can arise in your organization.
The level of detail varies by framework, depending on the nature of the management model. Examples, templates, and case studies are provided.
This is a partial preview. Full document download at Flevy: http://flevy.com/browse/business-document/complete-consulting-frameworks-toolkit-644/ref=rodsilva123
This is a very comprehensive document with over 300+ slides--covering 50 common consulting frameworks and methodologies (listed below in alphabetical order). A detailed summary is provided for each framework. The frameworks in this deck span across Corporate Strategy, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Organization, Change Management, and Finance.
These frameworks and templates are the same used by top tier consulting firms. With this comprehensive document in your back pocket, you can find a way to address just about any problem that can arise in your organization.
The level of detail varies by framework, depending on the nature of the management model. Examples, templates, and case studies are provided.
Download: Process, System & Transformation Diagrams & Templates
Source: Flevy
This presentation is a collection of 250+ fully editable process, system and transformation diagrams, templates and graphics to help you create visually stunning PowerPoint presentations and increase productivity.
They are useful in conveying big picture perspectives and key points to management and staff on organizational transformation, project milestones and process and system changes. Applications include:
- Communicating organization vision and strategic goals
- Current state to future state transformation
- Strategic planning and SWOT analysis
- Highlighting key elements in a process, system or framework
- Communicating high-level project milestones and project status
- etc.
CONTENTS:
This presentation package comprises the following:
1. Process Diagrams & Templates
2. System Diagrams & Templates
3. Transformation Diagrams & Templates
This is a partial preview. Full document download at Flevy: http://flevy.com/browse/business-document/process-system-and-transformation-diagrams-and-templates-544/ref=rodsilva123
This presentation is a collection of 250+ fully editable process, system and transformation diagrams, templates and graphics to help you create visually stunning PowerPoint presentations and increase productivity.
They are useful in conveying big picture perspectives and key points to management and staff on organizational transformation, project milestones and process and system changes. Applications include:
- Communicating organization vision and strategic goals
- Current state to future state transformation
- Strategic planning and SWOT analysis
- Highlighting key elements in a process, system or framework
- Communicating high-level project milestones and project status
- etc.
CONTENTS:
This presentation package comprises the following:
1. Process Diagrams & Templates
2. System Diagrams & Templates
3. Transformation Diagrams & Templates
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Download: IT Management Models (28 different IT governance, management and delivery excellence models)
Source: Flevy
This presentation is a collection of PowerPoint diagrams and templates used to convey 28 different IT governance, management and delivery excellence models (116 slides).
Models/frameworks include the following:
1. IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Model
2. ISO/IEC 20000 IT Service Management Model
3. ISO/IEC 27000 Information Security Management Systems Model
4. COBIT 5 Model
5. Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)
6. People Capability Maturity Model (PCMM)
7. ISO/IEC 15504 (SPICE)
8. Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3)
9. Portfolio, Programme, Project Management Maturity Model (P3M3)
10. Portfolio, Programme, Project Office Model (P3O)
11. PRINCE2 Project Management Model
12. IDEAL Model
13. Waterfall Model
14. Agile Model
15. Scrum Model
16. Enterprise Data Architecture Models
17. COPC-2000 Model
18. Lean Levers for IT Outsourcing
19. Cause & Effect Diagram ( Fishbone Diagram, Ishikawa Diagram)
20. DMAIC Process Improvement Model (Six Sigma)
21. ISO 9001 Quality Management Model
22. Malcolm Baldrige Performance Excellence Model
23. EFQM Business Excellence Model
24. Balanced Scorecard
25. Xerox Benchmarking Model
26. SERVQUAL Model
27. ADKAR Model
28. Kotter Change Management Model
This is a partial preview. Full document download at Flevy: http://flevy.com/browse/business-document/it-management-models-224/ref=rodsilva123
This presentation is a collection of PowerPoint diagrams and templates used to convey 28 different IT governance, management and delivery excellence models (116 slides).
Models/frameworks include the following:
1. IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Model
2. ISO/IEC 20000 IT Service Management Model
3. ISO/IEC 27000 Information Security Management Systems Model
4. COBIT 5 Model
5. Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)
6. People Capability Maturity Model (PCMM)
7. ISO/IEC 15504 (SPICE)
8. Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3)
9. Portfolio, Programme, Project Management Maturity Model (P3M3)
10. Portfolio, Programme, Project Office Model (P3O)
11. PRINCE2 Project Management Model
12. IDEAL Model
13. Waterfall Model
14. Agile Model
15. Scrum Model
16. Enterprise Data Architecture Models
17. COPC-2000 Model
18. Lean Levers for IT Outsourcing
19. Cause & Effect Diagram ( Fishbone Diagram, Ishikawa Diagram)
20. DMAIC Process Improvement Model (Six Sigma)
21. ISO 9001 Quality Management Model
22. Malcolm Baldrige Performance Excellence Model
23. EFQM Business Excellence Model
24. Balanced Scorecard
25. Xerox Benchmarking Model
26. SERVQUAL Model
27. ADKAR Model
28. Kotter Change Management Model
Download: Business Performance Improvement Models (30 different business performance improvement models)
Source: Flevy
This presentation is a collection of PowerPoint diagrams and templates used to convey 30 different business performance improvement models (112 slides).
Models/frameworks include the following:
1. ISO 9001 Quality Management Model
2. Baldrige Performance Excellence Model
3. EFQM Business Excellence Model
4. Balanced Scorecard
5. Hoshin Kanri Model
6. Benchmarking Model
7. Business Process Re-engineering Model
8. Shingo Model for Lean Transformation
9. Lean Management Model (TPS)
10. Lean Leadership & Kaizen Model
11. Lean Maturity Model
12. Value Stream Mapping
13. Eight Types of Waste
14. Lean Levers
15. Gemba Framework
16. Cause & Effect Diagram ( Fishbone Diagram, Ishikawa Diagram)
17. 5S Principles
18. Plan-Do-Check-Act Model
19. PDCA Problem Solving Process
20. Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Pillars
21. DMAIC Process Improvement Model
22. Law of 10
23. Training Within Industry (TWI)
24. A3 Storyboard Template
25. PACE Prioritization Matrix
26. Payoff Evaluation Matrix
27. Cost of Quality Model
28. SERVQUAL Model
29. ADKAR Model
30. Kotter Change Management Model
This is a partial preview. Full document download at Flevy: http://flevy.com/browse/business-document/business-performance-improvement-models-218/ref=rodsilva123
This presentation is a collection of PowerPoint diagrams and templates used to convey 30 different business performance improvement models (112 slides).
Models/frameworks include the following:
1. ISO 9001 Quality Management Model
2. Baldrige Performance Excellence Model
3. EFQM Business Excellence Model
4. Balanced Scorecard
5. Hoshin Kanri Model
6. Benchmarking Model
7. Business Process Re-engineering Model
8. Shingo Model for Lean Transformation
9. Lean Management Model (TPS)
10. Lean Leadership & Kaizen Model
11. Lean Maturity Model
12. Value Stream Mapping
13. Eight Types of Waste
14. Lean Levers
15. Gemba Framework
16. Cause & Effect Diagram ( Fishbone Diagram, Ishikawa Diagram)
17. 5S Principles
18. Plan-Do-Check-Act Model
19. PDCA Problem Solving Process
20. Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Pillars
21. DMAIC Process Improvement Model
22. Law of 10
23. Training Within Industry (TWI)
24. A3 Storyboard Template
25. PACE Prioritization Matrix
26. Payoff Evaluation Matrix
27. Cost of Quality Model
28. SERVQUAL Model
29. ADKAR Model
30. Kotter Change Management Model
Labels:
Business Performance,
Change Management,
Consulting,
IT
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