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How to Report Quality in a Suite of Measures
Including a small suite of two to five quality measures in an executive measurement report ensures that leaders are aware of quality levels and trends and can address issues…
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Through research, APQC discovered 12 common practices for measuring corporate quality that organizations should consider. The 12 practices fall into four categories:…
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APQC recommends maintaining an awareness of these three factors—frequency, standardization, and transparency—when developing quality measurement to ensure that the…
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Reduce Scrap and Rework Costs
Scrap and rework is an important metric to track in manufacturing. Use this document to compare your organization's performance against over 870 other organizations worldwide…
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YOKE Industrial faced a number of challenges that served as the impetus for a digital transformation effort including a labor shortage, the need for better knowledge…
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This case study explores how one organization built a top-down and bottom-up improvement process that uses meta data and integrated systems to automate the submission and…
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Salesforce was struggling to set up a process improvement program at scale, due to being constrained by the startup mentality of a young company. In this session, Jerome…
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Choosing the right quality methodologies is critical for organizations ability to mature their processes, think strategically, and grow their value. But how can organizations…
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Curating a Process Mindset in Tech Finance
Salesforce was struggling to set up a process improvement program at scale, due to being constrained by the startup mentality of a young company. In this session, Jerome…
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Launching the Right Quality Initiatives
With so many quality methodologies—like Lean, DMAIC, and Six Sigma—at your fingertips, how do you choose the right one for your organization? Paul Orton discusses how…
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APQC interviewed Alexandra Hotaran (business process manager at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan) about the organization’s journey to transition from a desktop-based pension…
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For many process professionals, working in a center of excellence is a dream job. The center of excellence model allows process to deliver maximum impact by not only by…
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Seeing the Power of Process Improvement with Continuous Improvement Specialist Greg Parlee
Some people make business decisions based on gut instinct, emotions, and short-term thinking—but not process people. Process people apply a more scientific, systems thinking…
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Standardization is integral to process work, but flexibility is important too. Process professionals need to be able to determine where to be rigorous, where to allow for…
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This case study explores how TechnipFMC created a federated governance structure for digital transformation with a central digital team, an executive steering committee, and…