Monday, August 27, 2012

Planning a Business Process Improvement

The answer is yes if you notice certain telltale symptoms...

To plan a business process improvement, first decide whether process improvement is needed.  The answer is yes if you notice certain telltale symptoms--including the following:
  • Customers are increasingly commenting that your company's product has deteriorated.
  • Certain procedures seem overly complicated.
  • Tasks take longer to complete than they did previously, or there is noticeable variation in the amount of time different people take to perform the same task.
  • Things don't get done right the first time.
  • Your team's performance is declining, or the team is consistently failing to reach agreed-upon goals.
  • Employees are expressing frustration over confusing processes or bottlenecks that prevent them from fulfilling their job responsibilities.
ACTION POINT: In what areas is your organization experiencing the symptoms above?

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