QAspire

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer A Story on Importance of Processes: From Subroto Bagchi Subroto Bagchi ’s book “ The High Performance Entrepreneur ” has shaped up my entrepreneurial thinking to a very large extent. The gentleman was explaining why process orientation is the key to building competitive success.

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QAspire

JANUARY 21, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Lessons in Using Checklists for Managing Processes Most quality management theories and modern management practices rely heavily on checklists as an important tool to get things right the first time. For this, a checklist review process can be very helpful.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Documenting the self-assessment process provides the framework necessary to achieve this level of focused execution consistency. Components of a Well-Documented Self-Assessment Process. Well-documented processes are clear, concise, and comprehensive; easily understood and executed by those participating in its performance.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 26, 2014

When organizations first start doing process improvement they use a myriad of ways to decide which processes to improve first, such as: IT bought some software and needs to install it, so let’s look at the current process first. A department wants to improve the process because it would help in a key initiative.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Organizations deploy automation technologies as the primary resource in their Business Process Management. Gone are the days were BPO meant Business Process Outsourcing, with Robotic Process Automation technology fueling new millennium enterprises, BPO has taken on a new meaning, Business Process Optimization.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Experimentation began as an explicit process that was only performed on those who had opted into it, but it quickly became a more covert process with workers experimented on without their knowledge or consent. Indeed, workers would often be subject to multiple experiments at any one point in time.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 16, 2014

Peter Fingar, co-author of Business Process Management : The Third Wave , then asks these measurement corollaries in his 2013 article “How Do Your BPM Metrics Measure Up?”. So you need to discuss that with the Process Owner and Executive Sponsor. You just finished reading Do Your Business Process Metrics Measure Up? !

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Put simply…not all inputs should weigh equally in one’s decisioning process. By developing a qualitative and quantitative filtering mechanism for your decisioning process you can make better decisions in a shorter period of time. Another aspect that needs to be factored into the decisioning process is the source of the input.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

At an organizational level have you focused so much on process improvements and incremental gains that you’ve failed to recognize opportunity and innovate? Do your sophisticated screening processes do such a great job of filtering that blind you to new opportunities and critical information?

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 19, 2015

A system of selling and its accompanying sales process are pretty much doomed to failure before they begin. Maybe it will help you in your awareness and decision-making process as you try to elevate your sales skills – or your sales results, or even your sales team – to a level of superior. The process is old.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

Remember that most people who fail just quit a bit too early in the process. This periodic thought processes is a good reminder that I don't want to get myself into the same trap M [link] mikemyatt Hi Mark: Thanks for stopping by and sharing your insights. " Then I refocus on those things and get busy.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Key Performance Indicators to Align the Contract Management Process With Your Sales Process. The merger of contract management processes with sales processes has become a top priority for CEOs and CFOs as the ability to get contracts signed, tracked and filed becomes a critical component in driving revenues.

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Chris Brady

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Commitment means you will persist with the process long before it appears to be working. It's what we know that just isn't so that holds us back the most. Be willing to do well what most people won't do at all. Deliberate practice over time is what separates the great performers from the great pretenders. I needed to hear that.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 16, 2011

Key Performance Indicators to Align the Contract Management Process With Your Sales Process by Adobe/EchoSign, Inc. The merger of contract management processes with sales processes has become a top priority for CEOs and CFOs as the ability to get contracts signed, tracked and filed becomes a critical component in driving revenues.

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Lead Change Blog

MARCH 19, 2018

In his 2007 book, co-written with Mark Reiter, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There , Goldsmith writes that Feed-forward is a simple process that can be as or more effective than feedback. Feed-forward is a participative process. Marshall Goldsmith is future-perfect.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

Whether it is aesthetic, functional, creative, process, innovative, intellectual, technical or applicational…design matters. If a newly implemented business process has design flaws, will employees follow the process or circumvent it? Let me make my position very clear…design absolutely matters.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

Don’t be quick to hire based upon gut feel, but rather take time in the interviewing process to let the prospective new hire get a feel for your culture and your company. that can be administered as part of the hiring process. You might also enjoy a post which address the more human side of the hiring process: [link].

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 18, 2011

The Supervisor Initiated, Documented Processes Controlled Environment represents move toward standardized, centralized control. Subsequently, organizations where work activities are supervisor initiated and controlled by documented processes tend to exhibit a very limited degree of creativity and flexibility.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

The Leader Initiated, Documented Processes Controlled Environment is one of two anchor points on the Culture-based Work Performance Model. The following characteristics, benefits, risks, and risk mitigators are representative of the Leader Initiated, Documented Processes Controlled Environment. Consider leaving a comment!

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

Also, a common response is to confuse a sales engine, fulfillment process, operational process, technology platform, or any number of other areas as business models, where this is not the case. Furthermore, a business plan, strategic plan, marketing plan, capital formation plan, exit plan, etc., are also not business models.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

This article addresses the frequently forgotten and unanticipated factors diminishing the return on process reengineering projects. Companies invest $10,000s, $100,000s, and even $1,000,000s in the transformation of their business processes only to realize all of the cost but far less of the value than originally projected.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Just because someone says something doesn’t mean it’s true…Moreover just because “Company A&# had success with a certain initiative doesn’t mean that “Company B&# can plug-and-play the same process and expect the same outcome. Okay, my question is this: What constitutes best practices in this situation?

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 11, 2011

The following characteristics, benefits, risks, and risk mitigators are representative of the Individual Initiated, Documented Processes Controlled Environment. You just finished reading Corporate Cultures - Individual Initiated, Documented Processes Controlled Environment ! The text above is only a small portion of this article.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Lack of Feedback : If as a leader you don’t subject yourself to a 360 review process, then you are not earnestly looking for personal growth and development opportunities. I ask myself, what would make the other person have a "WOW" experience and make me feel really good in the process. The boss will never go for that.&#

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Strategy Driven

MAY 22, 2011

Taking the Performance Review Process from Painful to Productive. Learn how automated solutions can help HR professionals in small to mid-sized companies streamline the review process. Click here for more information on Taking the Performance Review Process from Painful to Productive. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

This type of behavior is proof certain that the entrepreneur is not being effective at leading, team building, delegation, leveraging process and a variety of other highest and best use activities for CEOs. link] ATIG Dear Mike, Reasonably at the crucial moment, We can’t resist and reject that process.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

While much has been written about corporate vision, mission, process, leadership, strategy, branding and a variety of other business practices, it is the engineering of these practices to be disruptive that maximizes opportunities. Does your organization focus more on process than success? Are any of your executives thought leaders?

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

link] Tanveer Naseer Mike, your piece is a great reminder for organizations to not obsess over their processes or their top talent, but to focus instead on what the purpose is behind their organization. link] mikemyatt Well said Tanveer.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

This article addresses the frequently forgotten and unanticipated factors diminishing the return on process reengineering projects. Companies invest $10,000s, $100,000s, and even $1,000,000s in the transformation of their business processes only to realize all of the cost but far less of the value than originally projected.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Take an assessment of what you do well and what you don’t and then apply rigor, process, structure and discipline to each of those areas. If you want to become a true standout as opposed to someone who has great potential my message is simple – become very intentional about bringing discipline to every area of your life.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

The next step in the process is learning where to apply your new found listening skills. A key point for all leaders to consider is that it’s impossible to stick your foot in your mouth when it’s closed. Think about it…when was the last time you viewed a negative soundbite of a CEO who was engaged in active listening?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

The mandates for compliance along with the accompanying maze of bureaucratic processes and procedures, will often take precedence over doing the right thing. Tenured organizations also tend to embrace comfort zones and are often built upon the “DITWLY&# (Did It That Way Last Year) principle.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Mapping corporate risks to the line organization’s executable processes illuminates the risk related activities so they can be appropriately monitored and managed. You just finished reading Risk Management Best Practice 1 - Map Corporate Risks to Operational Processes ! The text above is only a small portion of this article.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2010

Over the years I have found that you really can't change anyones wiring until they are committed to being part of the rewiring process. That said, changing behavior really only requires one thing – the willingness to do so. Thanks for adding to the discussion Randy.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

This is so much the case that the most often overlooked aspect of strategic planning is adequately addressing contingencies as part of the planning process. While this is understandable, it is nonetheless naive, and it constitutes a major flaw in the business logic of most strategic plans.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

Get outside of your old thought patterns and seek out people, technology, collaborative relationships, process and any other solutions that can improve your business. Don’t fall into the rut of allowing your business to be trapped in a perpetual state of static thinking. Great businesses are dynamic, fluid, vibrant and ever changing.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 7, 2011

Document Process Management : The Case for an Integrated Lifecycle Approach. Yet recent research reveals that half of organizations rate their document process management processes as ineffective. Click here for more information on Document Process Management : The Case for an Integrated Lifecycle Approach.

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