In the previous post, I discussed how employing accelerated delivery strategies, specifically generative software engineering, can reduce overall project risks. This post recounts the history of a project in which generative methods were employed to great benefit. Continue reading
This year, the top challenge for CEOs according to The Conference Board’s 2013 CEO Challenge, is Human Capital. But Human Resources (HR) can’t save you. CEOs are looking for methods to improve productivity and reduce cost. HR is regurgitating employee engagement and training and development as though those same traditional methods will suddenly produce the results CEOs need. HR continues to sing the same song that has been heard for decades and seldom produces the desired results. Continue reading
I am just looking at a local supermarket paper receipt: on its backside, together with the paper manufacturer’s logo, there is also a three-letters logo, meaning that – somehow – the forests from which the wood to make that paper is identified.
Please raise your hand if you know what forest stewardship stands for, and what forests, and trees, produce the oxygen we need to breathe. Continue reading
The other day I was invited to talk to quality executives on risk management. These were quality executives in a sector that we don’t consult in.
I was invited because the quality executives wanted an outside perspective of risk management. This is critical as sooner than later ALL quality programs and initiatives will be moving towards or integrating risk management. Continue reading
Anything we do is a process. The more we acknowledge our processes and start the journey of managing and improving them, the lower the risk in overall operations.
The first step in managing processes is to understand all their components and a simple tool that could be used is SIPOC (suppliers, inputs, process, outpus customers). Continue reading