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JANUARY 16, 2011

Leaders frame complex strategies, use heavy weight terminologies to describe their plans, set up complex processes and use a lot of jargons when communicating for a change. Simplicity within a team is a product of leading them well. They spend heavily on getting those strategies across the board and aligning people to it.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer On Delivering In software world, delivering is generally associated with painful process of testing, rework, defect fixing, perfecting, packaging and then shipping. We build our reputation as professionals by the stuff we deliver, quality of what we deliver and timeliness of our shipments.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

You can ask your team member to perform a task or you can ask them to complete a deliverable (complete with all product and process requirements). The first step to get something right first time is to define it accurately in the beginning. Defining a deliverable clarifies purpose and sets expectations on “why” rather than “what”.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

Your products/services have to first meet the basic criteria of delivering the value that client is seeking. Does your product/service meet the core expectation of the customer? Do you have right set of processes, people and technology that will help you deliver up to customer’s expectations consistently? To what extent?

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AUGUST 17, 2010

Clarity also demands a clear visibility in process, setting up right rituals, monitoring practices and responsibilities of the project team. Based on your experiences, you should be able to improvise your processes. That is where processes and FTR approach can really help. Clarity means openness in communication. Enjoyed this.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The beauty of this series was that I came to realise the power of focused and theme-based writing. It can be a great tool to focus your thinking on a subject and collate that with your own experiences.

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OCTOBER 24, 2010

Set up a reward and recognition system to promote right behaviors with respect to quality of products/services delivered to customers. Tags: Culture Building , improvement , Quality Improvement & Development , Process Improvement , Quality | Tanmay October 25, 2010 No Comments No comments yet. Check it out if you haven’t already !

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JULY 22, 2010

ad-hoc-ism and lack of process orientation? treating people like machines (and expecting 100% productivity)? not treating your customers well? not demonstrating integrity? not connecting with your people on one-to-one basis? inefficiencies structured within your org chart? talking only from a “problem” perspective? Loved the theme!

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JANUARY 20, 2010

Here is an excerpt from my latest article at ActiveGarage : Success of any process depends on 2 E’s – Efficient and Enjoyable. Same holds true for your review processes. A good review is just an internal quality gate that ensures that internal customers (reviewers) are happy with the final product.

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JULY 27, 2010

So, quality is a moving target – each time a customer comes back to you, you need to deliver similar or better quality (of products, services and experience), you need to demonstrate improvement, care enough about them, stay on top of market trends and keep changing the rules of the game (innovation). Check it out if you haven’t already !

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JANUARY 31, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer A Round Up of My Writing in January 2010 January 2010 was a productive blogging month. I posted “ Lessons in Using Checklists for Managing Processes ”. In case you were busy all the month and could not catch up with this blog, here is a round-up of my writing activities in January 2010.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

Must read if you are struggling with your productivity. He also reminds that we can’t excel at all things at a time. Have a Fantastic Friday and a refreshing weekend!

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NOVEMBER 10, 2009

These insights will help readers frame their quality strategy by effectively leveraging processes, people and leadership to build a customer-centric organization. Quality touches us all in products we use and services we avail. This series will run for almost over two weeks with one article being posted everyday.

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JULY 1, 2010

(You can also visit monthly round ups of Jan 2010 , Feb 2010 , Mar 2010 , April 2010 and May 2010 ) My writing at QAspire Blog I started the month writing about the best time to think about processes. Process culture best established when you are still small.

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JANUARY 12, 2010

It is almost easy to figure out “What” and “How” of processes once you have addressed “Why”. Being into processes, I am myself inclined to evaluate processes based on metrics, but sometimes, a hard-nosed focus on metrics can just prove to be counter-productive if qualitative aspects are overlooked.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Have a productive week for you as well Sir. Reading from the top, I was amazed to read that the flowers bloomed at their best in dry sunny climate. When I came to the end of the post, I understood that this was the lesson of the day. Nicely drafted!

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

The beauty of the short “micro” entries is that in many cases they are designed to invoke our own thought processes about the topic instead of just instructing. In a knowledge-intensive business environment, people deliver services and products, not machines. The format of the book also makes it easy to go back and reread.

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JULY 20, 2010

Use productivity tools, reminder systems, whatever. Delivering good results early (early-wins) is very important as it’s a kick-off for trust and faith building process. Trust and respect have everything to do with employee engagement, retention, attracting top talent, employer brand, and ultimately, production.

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JULY 29, 2010

Apart from the quality of product, the perception of value has a lot to do with the overall experience of client when dealing with you. Best, Tanmay By working girl , July 30, 2010 @ 9:34 am My first Andersen Consulting project manager signed us up for several additional complex extra reports and processes.

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AUGUST 2, 2010

Have a terrific Tuesday and a productive month ahead!

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AUGUST 29, 2010

Instead what I believe and follow is that one should work for betterment of project / product. That’s when you donate for the purpose of making a product more matured. And according to me that comes when you work for the Product / Project and not with an idea of My work OR Their (boss / company) work.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Have a super-productive week ahead! .” – Wayne Dyer “The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.” – Drucker You might also like reading Collection of thoughts to have a GREAT start into the week! and (How to) Have a Great Monday! Stay tuned for more posts this week.

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JULY 25, 2010

Have a good productive weekend! Communication is more of theoritical aspect whereas Connect is a practical phenomenon. Though communication in most cases ignites a relation base, connection actually forms it. Thanks for sharing the content Tanmay. Regards, Jay Chhaya By Anil Kumar, July 26, 2010 @ 8:49 am Very interesting content.

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DECEMBER 24, 2009

May 2009: 25 Lessons Learnt on Conducting Productive Meetings We know that meetings can be a huge waste if not conducted well. This post touches upon 25 most important tips for conducting productive meetings. I also included this example in a leadership training I delivered to a group of middle managers in my organization.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2010

Have a very productive week ahead! - - - - - P.S: When a leader consistently enables, empowers, motivates and serves his people, he truly subordinates the cause of building a great team that delivers great results. No one is anyone’s subordinate, but everyone is a subordinate to a cause.

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JANUARY 5, 2011

They define their work processes and implement them across the organization to get certified against a certain standard (like ISO). We get so obsessed by the process adherence that we overlook the ground level issues people face. This is highly counter-productive in my view. Are they clear on the purpose of having this process?

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

Your thinking, approach, method, statements and actions are your tools to ensure that they derive the “right” meaning that helps them become more engaged with their work, be more productive and stay motivated. Toxicity in words, deeds and thoughts of leaders builds an organization culture that is very difficult to unwind.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

So, apart from visible figures (top line, bottom line, productivity, defect rates etc) what are the invisibles that play a huge role in determining performance of a business? However, planning for and managing these invisibles makes all the difference in an organization’s performance – more so in service and knowledge oriented world.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2010

In my view, it could have been counter-productive. Strategies For Recharging Your Productivity By Tanmay Vora , February 10, 2010 @ 6:22 am Hi Tanveer, Thank you so much for your kind words. Spending a few hours on these alternative activities is not a ‘waste’ but an ‘investment’. Tanveer Naseer´s last blog. Need A Boost?

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JANUARY 8, 2010

Qualitative: We need a quality certification so that we can improve our internal efficiencies and streamline the processes for having delighted customers. Does it not happen that you meet your numbers, but the overall quality of work product/customer experience remains same (or deteriorates)? Feels great! Have a great weekend!

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