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"Process Mining"? Sounds Like a Waste of Time.

Markovitz Consulting

The authors state that companies adopting business process reengineering are so focused on the future state that they ignore a thorough analysis of the current state. Conversely, companies that adopt an incremental improvement approach tend to spend too much time on analyzing the “as-is.” How do you define “too much time”?

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Before Automating Your Company?s Processes, Find Ways to Improve Them

Harvard Business

As a result, they may achieve modest savings, but in many cases they will miss out on opportunities to dramatically improve process outcomes, quality, costs, and cycle times. Why RPA Needs Process Analysis. In many companies, the level of process knowledge and understanding is quite low.

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How to Discover and Own Your Consulting Superpower: Interview with Charles Browne

Consulting Matters

Interview Transcript: Betsy Jordyn : Hey, it’s Betsy Jordyn. And through both of those processes, I served as an Operator, and then also as a Project Manager, and then a Master Black Belt Lead Sig Sigma process improvement black belt. I’m all about the root cause analysis. Charles Browne : Hi.

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Gaining Clarity in What You Care About Most Deeply in Your OD Work

Consulting and Organizational Management

The profession has become filled with niche players……executive coaching, team building, process improvement, change management, etc. Years ago I was interviewing for a job in a large consulting firm in NYC. They put me through a long, exhaustive interviewing process before they finally offered me the job.

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Transforming Health Care Delivery to Increase Value - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS

Harvard Business

Several healthcare organizations interviewed emphasized their reliance on practices that define high-reliability organizations (HROs), especially as related to patient safety. HRO Principles and Patient Safety. HROs are high-risk organizations that manage to be safe and reliable, such as nuclear power plants and naval aircraft carriers.