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A Worthy Goal for 2011 and Beyond

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Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer A Worthy Goal for 2011 and Beyond New year brings with it new predictions, agendas, resolutions and trends. One thing that remains constant (and has remained constant) is “Excellence” – which is at the core of the success of any organization, product, service or an individual. .

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Quality? Excellence? What?

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When we continuously meet these demands, adhere to processes and improve upon them, we build repeatability in our success. Bottom line : Pursuing excellence is a worthy goal. We develop our products and services in line with the demands of our customers. Excellence is always intrinsic. Defining them clearly is important.

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Taking a “Project View” of Improvement and Change Initiatives

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For any effort where you have goals, time line, constraints, dependencies, risks and need of resources to be managed - you have a project on your hand. Know your goals (Vision) : Lets say you want to pursue a certification in your field. Now, that’s a goal - a project for you. Name it as “Project Certification&#.

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QAspire Blog: Practical Insights on Quality, Management.

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Tell tales of triumphs and trials, of success and failures, of past and future. Numbers and explicit details are fine, but stories of your inception, growth, challenges, success stories (in similar context) can help you a great deal in establishing comfort and confidence with your prospective customers. Show them the future.

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QAspire Blog: Practical Insights on Quality, Management.

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Consistent success can sometimes become boring. Read my piece on self-actualization ) Don’t stop trying : When you see your goal clearly, the hurdles become invisible. While all these things were known and read somewhere, a lecture like this with successful people helps a great deal in reinforcing them to your belief system.

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Adding Value: A Gentle Reminder

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Bonus : If you are a project manager, reading “ 5 Goals Every Project Manager Should Aspire to Achieve ” at CIO.com by Jason Westland would help. And boy was he right - that project was a model project of teamwork and comeraderie, as well as very successful, because we focused on value. Have a wonderful Friday! Check out #4 there!

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Quality & Improvement: From “Experience” to “Advocacy”

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Hence to make success a habit and sustain belief/trust/advocacy it is absolutely necessary to be hungry for Quality Improvements. While reading I recalled one of your tweet “Quality is never a short-term goal. Yes, quality is a long term goal that requires discipline over a period of time.

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