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Setting up a Robotic Process Automation Program in Treasury
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is a form of server-based process automation that combines process steps with decision models or business rules with little to no human…
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Strike Team: A Case Study in Conscious Leadership
Government entities are known to be hierarchical, conservative, and characterized by silos. As such, it’s hard for government organizations to change. At APQC’s 2019 Process …
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Four Steps to Improve & Monetize Your Process Improvement Program
Most people understand that process improvement is valuable, but executives want to know how it will impact the bottom line. Overhauling complex business processes takes time…
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Value Chains, Policy Busting and Concept Models - Key Engineering Techniques for Escaping Silos
Organizational silos negatively impact customers, employees, and the organization’s ability to innovate and be agile. How can organizations bust through these silos? At APQC…
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Lean Approach to Process Improvement
As a highly effective approach to quality assurance, Lean Six Sigma (LSS) focuses on continuous improvement tools and techniques to eliminate waste, increase productivity,…
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Building Momentum Together: Our Journey of Continuous Improvement
Several years ago, Boone County Schools applied process and performance management principles to its operations department to generate over a million dollars in savings. Now,…
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Shifting Organizational Climate, Culture and Expectations
When Dr. Todd Cramer started as its superintendent, the Maumee City School district had many areas that needed improvement. During APQC’s 2019 Process and Performance…
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Being Agile: Adapting Design Processes
Many companies are embracing Agile, a project management paradigm that stresses iteration, collaboration, self-organization, and customer centricity. However, people are…
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Creating a Culture of Outcomes
It is critical for organizations to ensure that their entire portfolio of projects delivers results that help move the business forward, yet many organizations lack an…
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Enhancing Business Value Through Project Training & Mentoring
Project mentoring and training for Lean Six Sigma Green Belt candidates carries a dual benefit: Not only does it dramatically increase the rate of student success, but also…
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Value Pursuit Utilizing Enterprise Process Optimization and Standardization
Aerospace and defense organization Raytheon has a long history in leading innovation. But as technology and business conditions change, Raytheon must be able to adapt to…
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Improving Process Execution & Lowering Risk through Knowledge Management
Have you read a standard operation procedure (SOP) lacking any insight on how to do your job or spent an overwhelming amount of time searching for additional information and…
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Simulation for Process Improvement
Simulation modeling provides a risk-free, cost efficient mean of examining the operation of complex processes and test improvement ideas before they are implemented. During a…
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Designing a World Class Opportunity to Order Process
Cherwell Software needed a program to streamline manual and sometimes duplicative processes in place to convert a prospect to a customer. This overview describes Cherwell’s…
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Digital Process Transformation: A Value-Driven Approach
When digital transformation initiatives fail to deliver value to an organization, leaders rightly wonder whether the time and resources devoted to these efforts are well…