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Project Management
6 Common Reasons IT Projects Fail
- By Alice Khosravy
- Published Monday 6th 2008
- Project Management
- Unrated
A project can fail for a combination of reasons. By understanding why projects fail, outsourcers can plan ahead to avoid potential problems.
Overcoming Communication Barriers in Offshore Outsourcing
- By Alice Khosravy
- Published Sunday 5th 2008
- Project Management
- Unrated
Communication barriers can be overcome if preemptive measures are taken by the outsourcing company and the vendor. An efficient communication plan can play an important role in the development of an outsourced project.
Global IT Sourcing and Data Security
- By Alice Khosravy
- Published Sunday 5th 2008
- Project Management
- Unrated
An outsourcing company should consider many different factors when choosing a global IT partner. Among these criteria should be data security.
Cutting-Edge Methods Help Target Call Center Waste
- By Tony Jacowski
- Published Tuesday 30th 2008
- Project Management
- Unrated
There are different activities undertaken in call centers; planning, call routing, after-call operations, research operations on unresolved calls, reporting and staff scheduling. The most important function is the handling of calls, inbound as well as outbound. This function is repeated a number of times throughout the day and needs lots of improvement.
Lean And Creative Six Sigma To Solve Real-Life Issues
- By Tony Jacowski
- Published Tuesday 30th 2008
- Project Management
- Unrated
Lean Six Sigma is a very systematic and comprehensive approach towards solving real-life problems. Lean is popular for the accuracy in analysis, logic backed by data, easy improvement metrics and quantifiable benefits and cost savings.
Sponsorship And Chartering Are Keys To Project Success
- By Tony Jacowski
- Published Tuesday 30th 2008
- Project Management
- Unrated
The success of the Six Sigma project is not based on how good or bad the Green Belts and Black Belts have worked; it is highly dependent on the strong base of project sponsorship and project charter. Often Six Sigma is thought of as a quick fix solution for problems of the organization. However, the success of Six Sigma is dependent on its long term implementation.
Lean: Six Steps With Review Points
- By Tony Jacowski
- Published Tuesday 30th 2008
- Project Management
- Unrated
Lean Six Sigma is a philosophy that aims at the improvement in value provision to the customer, improvement in process flows and elimination of waste. Lean deals with waste by shortening the time gap between the order and the shipment. The organization is based on six steps for continuous improvement. These steps are value, value stream, flow, pull, perfection and replication.
Six Easy Steps To Keeping The Six Sigma Project Pipeline Full
- By Tony Jacowski
- Published Tuesday 30th 2008
- Project Management
- Unrated
Selecting the right improvement projects and developing a project pipeline is necessary to the success of the Six Sigma initiative. Projects that are too large can be unmanageable. Such an initiative stands a chance of failing.
Lean Six Sigma Training Options
- By Tony Jacowski
- Published Tuesday 30th 2008
- Project Management
- Unrated
The need for training in Lean Six Sigma arises when organizations decide that they want to go the Lean way. Training includes understanding the various methodologies, problem areas, operational flaws and an understanding of the metrics.
Hoshin Planning: Making the Strategic Plan Work
- By Tony Jacowski
- Published Monday 29th 2008
- Project Management
- Unrated
In the current business scenario, organizations strive towards exceeding the customer's expectations and achieving a competitive edge over rivals. This comes as an outcome of the long term planning, an achievable vision towards the goal and continuous improvement in the processes.
A Practical Approach To The Successful Practice Of 5S
- By Tony Jacowski
- Published Monday 29th 2008
- Project Management
- Unrated
Most of us would like to work in clean and tidy workplaces. Often the productivity of employees will be affected by how the workplace is arranged. A cluttered, untidy place will put off employees and there will be large amount of waste in such cases.
Getting Things Done - How To Project Manage
- By john mce
- Published Saturday 20th 2008
- Project Management
- Unrated
Project management is all about making things happen. It's about bringing successful completion to a project accomplishing predetermined goals and objectives. The main challenge for a project manager is to achieve all these goals and objectives while adhering to other constraints such as time and budget.
Six Sigma Project Reviews
- By Tony Jacowski
- Published Thursday 18th 2008
- Project Management
- Unrated
Communication is an integral part of Six Sigma projects. It starts from the project charter and moves ahead with the project reviews, also called milestones or tollgate reviews. The project charter defines all major issues related to the project, right from the start to the planned "last date", process problems, relevance of the processes, process goals, measurements and so on.
Lean Management Tools and Six Sigma Integration
- By Tony Jacowski
- Published Thursday 18th 2008
- Project Management
- Unrated
An overview of lean management tools and how they relate to six sigma integration.
Six Sigma: IDOV Methodology
- By Tony Jacowski
- Published Thursday 18th 2008
- Project Management
- Unrated
When the need is felt for a Six Sigma project, the outcome may be a change in the existing processes, or the development of a new process or product. Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) is concerned with the development of a new product. Even in the case of DFSS, there are methodologies like DMADV, DCCDI, IDOV and DMEDI, which may be used according to the needs of the project.
Six Sigma Training vs. Total Quality Management
- By Tony Jacowski
- Published Thursday 18th 2008
- Project Management
- Unrated
Many are of the view that the Six Sigma Training and Total Quality management is the same; in other words it (TQM) is an old wine in a new bottle (Six Sigma). However, Six Sigma and TQM are two different things, with Six Sigma being relatively newer than TQM.
Tips On Keeping Six Sigma Teams Motivated
- By Tony Jacowski
- Published Thursday 18th 2008
- Project Management
- Unrated
In the modern competitive age, success is the mantra for life, whereas failure spells death and decay. Inefficiency or lack of speed implicit in failure is unacceptable and unpardonable. The competitive ethos of the contemporary world places enormous demands on us; we have no choice but to perform or perish.
How Lean Six Sigma Training Inspires Quality And Efficiency
- By Tony Jacowski
- Published Thursday 18th 2008
- Project Management
- Unrated
Lean manufacturing is all about ensuring that products move faster through processes. The Six Sigma methodology ensures that the quality and efficiency of the goods being manufactured also improves. Thus, a combination of the two as Lean Six Sigma can bring out key transformations and improve the efficiency of goods and services being provided.
E-Learning And Six Sigma Certification
- By Tony Jacowski
- Published Thursday 18th 2008
- Project Management
- Unrated
With the technological improvements happening every day, learning with the aid of electronic media is catching on like never before. E-learning, which stands for electronic learning, covers various things like web-based applications, virtual classrooms, learning via Internet, satellite broadcasts, CD-ROMs and so on.
Employee Surveys For Six Sigma Success
- By Tony Jacowski
- Published Thursday 18th 2008
- Project Management
- Unrated
For any business, big or small, employees are the most important assets. The morale of the employees is what keeps them going. Employees with low morale will hamper the growth of the business as a whole. These businesses will benefit from undertaking surveys to gauge the morale among the employees of the company.