#175 – RISK TIP #6 – MANAGING SHARED RISKS – ROD FARRAR

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Rod FarrarI have often been asked to provide insight into the management of shared risks, particularly by those working in Commonwealth Government Departments.

Element 7 of the Commonwealth Risk Management Policy states that: each entity must implement arrangements to understand and contribute to the management of shared risks.  It goes onto to define shared risks as: those risks extending beyond a single entity which require shared oversight and management. Accountability and responsibility for the management of shared risks must include any risks that extend across entities and may involve other sectors, community, industry or other jurisdictions. Continue reading

#175 – COMPENSATING FOR SHAREPOINT DOCUMENT CONTROL DEFICIENCIES – GREG CARROLL

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team-carroll-150x150The benefits of SharePoint as a content management system and information portal tool are indisputable.  With great search functionality and user definable portal pages SharePoint is now the leading Content Management solution chosen by most IT departments.

But what if your business demands strict document controls protocols, not just because it’s good practice but life depends on it?  Unfortunately there is generally a poor appreciation by IT departments of the importance of document control in mission critical business. Continue reading

#175 – ‘MY IDEAS ARE WAY BETTER THAN YOURS’ – EGOS IN ACTION – GARY HINKLE

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02WEB-144x150A leading electronics company suffered a setback when a systems engineer was pushing his own ideas hard, all the while belittling the ideas of others. It was clear to everyone he thought highly of his own ideas and expertise and not much of everyone else’s. The irony is that his approach for developing an important new product was actually great but ended up rejected because he alienated the rest of the team. Continue reading

#174 – OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE MATURITY MODEL – JOSEPH PARIS

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image001-2-300x300-250x250I have met countless Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence professionals over the course of my career.  And, in turn, I have become acquainted with their roles and efforts in regards to driving value to their organizations.  Oftentimes, these professionals, although possessing great passion for, and pride in, the value they drive to their companies, express their frustrations at the lack of proper support from their company in their efforts. Continue reading

#174 – TIME COMPRESSION ACCELERATED LIFE TESTING – FRED SCHENKELBERG

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ABC FredThe easiest ALT is one that you operate an item more often then operated by the customer. Removing spans of time the item is not being bent, moved, heated, etc allows you to use time compression.

For example, a home kitchen toaster may be used for a few cycles during breakfast time in your home. In the lab, we can avoid having to wait the day of idle time and just make toast more often than just at breakfast to accelerate the operation of a toaster. Continue reading