Consulting Matters

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Are tools and equipment operative? Document Operating Guidelines. Conditions. Are task procedures clear and workable? Is the workplace physically organized? Is enough time available? Are tools and equipment available? Is necessary information available? Is information accurate? Are distractions and interruptions minimized?

How To 223

How To Training Training Guidelines 223

Leadership Planning with Liz Weber CMC

AUGUST 20, 2019

However, for leaders who struggle to comprehend the need to define and capture new strategic initiatives while not documenting and tracking oppressive current operations, the strategic planning process can be perplexing to say the least.

Operations 64

Operations 64

Epicflow

JUNE 10, 2022

We’ll consider two sides of risk management in aerospace engineering: managing project risks and operational risk management outlined in the aerospace quality management standard AS9100. . Operational risk management . Otherwise, aerospace manufacturers will face huge losses. [3]. Project risk management. Step 2: Identifying risks

Engineering 246

Engineering Management How To Risk Analysis 246

Consulting Matters

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Are tools and equipment operative? Document Operating Guidelines. Conditions. Are task procedures clear and workable? Is the workplace physically organized? Is enough time available? Are tools and equipment available? Is necessary information available? Is information accurate? Are distractions and interruptions minimized?

How To 191

How To Training Training Guidelines 191

Harvard Business

JUNE 21, 2016

Moltke the Elder held the view that only the commencement of any military operation was plannable. He famously stated that “no plan of operations extends with certainty beyond the first encounter with the enemy’s main strength.” This entailed developing a series of options rather than simply a single plan.

Travel 132

Travel Conference Operations Strategy 132

Harvard Business

MARCH 16, 2017

Now a more fundamental killer app for MDLs is emerging: the secure storage and transmission of digitally signed documents with a super audit trail. These immutable document exchange networks are emerging in trade finance, shipping, and insurance, where everyone has a big problem validating the identity of people and assets.

Insurance 129

Insurance Insurance Government Banking 129

MishTalk

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

That order was never fulfilled, but leaked documents on Monday showed just how close Kiev came to a bloodbath that could have far exceeded the 100 deaths that occurred in clashes with police and snipers in downtown Kiev last week. Let''s tie up some loose ends on Ukraine, even as much uncertainty remains.

Financial 61

Financial Government Video Media 61

Asamby Consulting

JANUARY 13, 2022

Why you need a COO or Operations Manager. Either their operations have grown quite a bit or they are in the midst of growing. Many founders and CEOs ask us this question: Do I need an operations manager? But there are a few questions: Why is it necessary to hire an operations person? We answer with a resounding yes.

Operations 52

Operations Management Methodologies Report 52

Tom Spencer

APRIL 12, 2024

Whether you are in consulting, strategy, operations, or product management, the ability to manage meetings effectively is a crucial skill that can significantly impact the success of your endeavors. During the meeting, document action items and assign them to specific team members. Establish deadlines and expectations for completion.

Meeting 143

Meeting Productivity Management How To 143

Markovitz Consulting

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Identifying the root causes of a problem that prevent something from operating as it should. Innovation that seeks to fundamentally change how something operates. For example, in Type 1 problem solving, Smalley cautions that “people naively assume that documentation and training are the best or only way to make countermeasures stick.

Tools 150

Tools Operations Examples Analysis 150

Harvard Business

APRIL 13, 2017

Checklists describe several standard critical processes of care that many operating rooms typically implement from memory. In a related paper published in 2013 , Alexander Arriaga and colleagues had 17 operating-room teams participate in 106 simulated surgical-crisis scenarios. following the introduction of checklists.

Airlines 189

Airlines Efficiency Study Operations 189

Kraft Kennedy

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Why Law Firms Are Embracing Application Rationalization An underrated operational advantage, Application Rationalization addresses an inefficiency common across law firms. If your firm’s operational maturity goals include any of the below, keep reading. All About The Apps!

Software 52

Software Tools Comparison Operations 52

Asamby Consulting

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Small Business Operations Consulting An investment makes sense only when you get more in return than you invested. If you hire an operations consultant, this Return on Investment might be not easy to calculate. This blog posts outlines what the ROI for hiring a small business operations consultant is.

ROI 52

ROI Small Business Operations Consulting 52

Harvard Business

AUGUST 15, 2017

These systems sought to make existing knowledge more accessible to those who might need it in the form of knowledge repositories that collected and indexed documents as well as directories of expertise that could point employees to others who had relevant know-how. The obvious focus here: efficiency at scale. Skills versus capabilities.

Emotional Intelligence 137

Emotional Intelligence Efficiency Operations Development 137

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Administrative and operational inefficiencies account for nearly one third of the U.S. Labor is the industry’s single largest operating expense, with six out of every 10 people who work in health care never interacting with patients. Easier and Improved Documentation. health care system’s $3 trillion in annual costs.

Insurance 126

Insurance Insurance Efficiency Guidelines 126

Effective Managers

JULY 26, 2024

The Essence of Agile Methodology Agile methodology is underpinned by the Agile Manifesto, which emphasizes individuals and interactions over processes and tools, working solutions over comprehensive documentation, customer collaboration over contract negotiation, and responding to change over following a plan.

Methodologies 162

Methodologies Agile Productivity Training 162

Epicflow

AUGUST 3, 2022

In addition, a project management office provides all necessary project documentation (templates, policies, etc.). . So, PMO members don’t have to spend time on gathering necessary data and compiling these documents manually – Epicflow will do this for them. . Providing a single source of truth for all project data. .

Management 228

Management Methodologies Resources Efficiency 228

Harvard Business

JULY 5, 2017

Department of Labor retracted a guidance document regarding the definition of employees versus independent contractors that had been issued under my watch (you can find a copy here , however). For a deeper look into the distinctions under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the 2015 guidance document ). These distinctions matter.

Case Interview 134

Case Interview Government Insurance Insurance 134

Consulthon

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

DO YOU KNOW SOME WAY OF HOW TO CONTROL DOCUMENTED INFORMATION (processes, procedures, instructions, visual guides, standard operating sheets, etc)ACCORDING TO ISO9001: 2015? The distribution of the.

How To 40

How To Operations 40

Harvard Business

JULY 7, 2016

His previous papers have documented how food stamps and children’s health insurance each promote entrepreneurship. Nevertheless, previous work by Olds and others has documented the link between financial security and entrepreneurship not just for smaller firms but also for faster growth startups.

Research 128

Research Insurance Insurance Education 128

Effective Managers

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Ensuring that your team understands how to operate within their new working conditions is a key part of creating a culture of accountability. As quarantine begins to ease, and businesses are starting to operate as normal again, organizations must take advantage of the changes they have made and assess which ones they want to keep.

Culture 130

Culture Operations ROI Tools 130

Harvard Business

MARCH 24, 2017

The “Hawthorne effect,” as it is now known, has been well-documented in social science : individuals, typically research subjects, actively change their behavior when they know they are being observed and monitored. The effect goes beyond productivity. How might our findings be used to improve patient care?

Study 109

Study Operations Research Data 109

Harvard Business

AUGUST 29, 2016

Like many other Western companies, Yahoo began building major operations in China. Then, in 2005, a dissident journalist named Shi Tao used his Yahoo email account to send a document to Western reporters that described Chinese government restrictions on media coverage of the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests. Mark Bonchek.

Exercises 124

Exercises Media Guidelines Company 124

Harvard Business

MARCH 26, 2018

How working women are kept from positions of influence and power is by now well-documented by scientists and journalists alike. ” Famously, in 2013, Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook and a billionaire, published a book in which her advice for working women was to tell them to “lean in.”

Talent 131

Talent Benchmarking Research Study 131

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 9, 2018

The scientists put out a helpful document with FAQs , but in short, the primary takeaways are these: While the world has already warmed 1.0°C The list of actions companies take is well-developed and documented, and most large companies do the following: Slash energy use and emissions in operations. °C (2.7°F).

Energy 132

Energy Government Efficiency Transportation 132

Clarity Consultants

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Cost savings: Measure reductions in operational costs due to increased efficiency or reduced errors. Document all measurement processes and train relevant staff on proper data collection and analysis techniques. Profit margins: Assess improvements in profit margins resulting from enhanced employee performance.

Metrics 147

Metrics ROI Training Training 147

Effective Managers

JULY 26, 2024

The Essence of Agile Methodology Agile methodology is underpinned by the Agile Manifesto, which emphasizes individuals and interactions over processes and tools, working solutions over comprehensive documentation, customer collaboration over contract negotiation, and responding to change over following a plan.

Methodologies 130

Methodologies Agile Productivity Training 130

Consulting Matters

APRIL 22, 2021

When I was an organizational development consultant for Disney, I worked with the Imagineers and Operators. The Operators viewed Imagineers as people who had their heads in the sky, and Imagineers viewed Operators as so focused on day to day that they couldn't see the big picture. Individual learning opportunities.

Development 156

Development How To Talent Organizational Development 156

Tom Spencer

AUGUST 16, 2024

Despite many current applications being small-scale pilot projects, the promise of Gen AI to revolutionise banking operations and enhance customer experiences is becoming clear. Moreover, they are looking to use large language models to parse regulations in the countries they operate in to ensure they are compliant in each jurisdiction.

Banking 78

Banking Financial Operations Data 78

Harvard Business

MAY 25, 2016

Operations in a Connected World. The increased prediction accuracy, in turn, makes it possible to achieve large increases in operational efficiency — having the right inventory in the right locations. The success of algorithmic targeting has been well documented and is a key driver of revenue in online advertising market.

Data 132

Data Advertising Operations Case Studies 132

Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2016

Operations in a Connected World. In the future vision where the factory only produces a product when there is customer demand or an operation is only performed when there is a “data” signal, we shift to a different paradigm: event-triggered control. Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Data 124

Data Engineering System Efficiency 124

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

While our study assessed the impact of low literacy on administrative expenses, two decades of research has documented the impact of literacy on the overall health economy — some estimate the cost to add up to as much as $238 billion, or 17%, of all U.S. health expenditures. Amazon and other digital retailers have done just that.

System 123

System Insurance Insurance Education 123

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The management team at the UK’s Salford Royal NHS foundation trust has launched 50 digital projects aimed at improving patient experience and safety, increasing operational efficiency and improving reliability. Salford’s strategy also has significantly reduced documentation time for staff.

Healthcare 124

Healthcare Efficiency Bain Survey 124

Harvard Business

JULY 4, 2016

I was speaking to some experts in the field the other day who were observing that more foundations are realizing that the large grantee programs they launch with big start-up grants can’t be sustained by the grantee after the foundation’s money leaves – even when they allow more money for operating costs.

Nonprofit 129

Nonprofit Operations Information Technology Information Technology 129

Markovitz Consulting

MAY 1, 2019

For example, the global chemical company Chermours used process mining to analyze their order-to-cash process: It took the process mining effort four months to uncover how the actual process was performing (not just what the ERP documentation stated). It made the entire process visible and revealed some glaring issues.

Software 124

Software Chemicals Analysis Process Analysis 124

Harvard Business

MAY 23, 2017

This model doesn’t leave patient choice to chance; it’s hardwired into clinical operations. The goal: Help patients clarify and document their care preferences, communicate those preferences to providers, and then oversee their preferred mix of medical and nonmedical care, ensuring they receive no more and no less than they want.

System 110

System Healthcare Case Interview Operations 110

Effective Managers

MARCH 31, 2023

The work is either documented in a procedure, or can be documented in a procedure. Think unskilled and technical work: taxi driver, labourer, mechanic, baker, assembler, bookkeeper, brick layer, carpenter, call centre operator, receptionist, and so on. It is work that can typically be done on a day-to-day basis. Absolutely not.

Ethics 147

Ethics Training Training Data 147