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Feature
IT – The Inside Track to
Better Business Processes
Many IT professionals are in a unique position in that they deal with
people and processes throughout their organization. This gives them a business
perspective that most employees don’t have; a chance to see much of the work of
the organization at a macro level while understanding many of the mechanics in
detail. Some have taken advantage of their ubiquitous position in their
organization to delve into the realm of business process analysis...
Read the complete paper (111k pdf - 2 pages)...
Musing
The
Gift of Time
Wouldn't it be nice to be able to squeeze another hour or two into
our day. Then we could finally get at those projects that have been sitting
on the back burner: perhaps we would even get a chance to peruse the stack of
magazines that have been piling on the desk, do more writing or, heaven
forbid, put our feet up for a few minutes and just think.
By taking a good
look at our business processes and eliminating those tasks that aren't adding
any value to the process, we can get the work done in less time and free
ourselves up to pursue other things -- we reward ourselves with the gift of
time. The gift of time enables us to produce more of what we already do and
also to pursue new things. The gift of time is at the core of increased
productivity and innovation.
It is unfortunate
that some folks feel they have to realize 'hard dollar' benefits from an
improvement project by cutting staff instead of redirecting
organizationally-developed skills to meaningful, productive tasks.
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Here's a
thought...
On the Road to Mastery
Business Process
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Workshop schedule
Workshop details...
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Reading
Detail Process Charting:
Speaking the Language of Process
"Finally, a book has arrived that teaches us how to draw meaningful
business process flowcharts and draw them quickly. Such a book has been sorely
needed for many years. It provides clear and concise reasoning on the value of
process charting and process mapping, demonstrated with real working examples.
Through detailed methodology - an actual "how-to" guide - well over half the
book is devoted to demonstrating how to draw detail process charts. The
narrative is straight-forward, easy to understand and well supported with
illustrations. If you are looking for solid methodology designed to display
business processes so they can be easily understood, here is a book you will
wish had been around years ago."
I wish you the
best with your improvement work.
Harry J. Gwinnell, Vice
President, Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, Cargill Incorporated
I wish you the
best with your process work.
Ben B. Graham
ben.graham@worksimp.com
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