7 Ways to Boost Team Morale with Process Improvement
Welcome to the second installment of our three-part series, “Preparing Your Business for 2025: Mastering Process Improvement for Lasting Impact.” In this blog, we shift our focus to a critical yet often overlooked aspect of process improvement—how it impacts your team. While most companies prioritize efficiency and cost-cutting, they sometimes miss the opportunity to use […]
5 Common Mistakes to Avoid in Process Improvement
As we head into 2025, businesses are focusing on improving processes to stay competitive and grow. This is the first blog in our series, “Preparing Your Business for 2025: Mastering Process Improvement.” We’ll explore practical tips to fine-tune operations, boost morale, and align improvements with your goals. By the end, you’ll have what you need […]
Your Blueprint for Success: 3 Strategic Ways to Work Together in 2025
Tired of inefficient workflows holding your organization back? I’m thrilled to share the three powerful ways we can collaborate to revolutionize your business processes and propel your organization to new heights of success in 2025. Each approach is custom-tailored to meet your specific goals and is scalable to fit the unique needs of your organization. […]
7 Key Considerations for Implementing Process Improvement in a Service-Oriented Organization
In a market where customers have more choices than ever before, businesses need to go above and beyond to improve their efficiency, productivity, and customer satisfaction. One of the most effective ways to achieve these goals is through process improvement. With careful planning and execution, process improvement can help service-oriented businesses enhance customer experiences, service […]
How to Sustain Process Improvements Over Time
Essential to any successful process improvement initiative is sustainability. As I often say, operations is designed to be indefinite. Process improvement is not a one-time thing. You can never say, “I improve a process and I’m done. I can wash my hands of it.” You can never just wake up next Monday or next quarter […]
Risks and Challenges of Large-Scale Process Improvement
Improving processes on a large scale can be a great way to improve efficiency, customer satisfaction, employee productivity, and compliance. It helps improve the bottom line and position your business for success in the future. But it’s not without its challenges. Here are some of the obstacles you might face and how you can overcome […]
Mastering Step 7 of the PDCA Process – Sustaining the Process and Monitoring Results: Part 2
In the first part of the blog series, we talked about sustaining the process by giving it time to breathe. This time I’ll be sharing with you the second piece of step 7 of the PDCA process: monitoring results. In this phase, we are assessing whether the countermeasures we’ve developed effectively address the problems identified […]
How to Successfully Execute a Go-Live in Process Improvement
Today, we shine the spotlight on the most anticipated part of the PDCA process: the “Go-Live.” If you’ve been following our journey, you’re already familiar with steps one through six (as shown in the image below). Now, we bridge the gap between steps six and seven, where the magic of executing a go-live happens. If […]
5 Proven Ways to Get Buy-In from Stakeholders for Process Improvement
Implementing changes in process improvement requires more than just a well-designed plan; it demands the support and buy-in of key stakeholders. Securing stakeholder buy-in is crucial for the success of process improvement initiatives, as it ensures support, commitment, collaboration, and sustained endorsement. Engaged stakeholders are more likely to commit their time, resources, and efforts, bringing […]
Training Development for Sustainable Improvement: Part 3
In our previous blog, I started teaching how you can use the Training Development tab effectively in the Process Worksheet (downloadable for free here) to develop a successful training plan. We are wrapping up this blog series by discussing how to effectively use the remaining columns (E, F, G, H, and I) of the sheet. […]
