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Forrest W. Breyfogle III is founder and CEO of Smarter Solutions Inc. (Austin, TX). For more information, e-mail [email protected], call (512) 918-0280 or visit www.smartersolutions.com.

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Shifting the Paradigm: Lean Six Sigma Project’s Voice of the Customer (VOC)

Forrest Breyfogle

April 16, 2013

When examining a project from a supplier-input-process-output-customer point of view, suppliers of a customer focus on what they do in a process.

Shifting the Paradigm: Making a Successful Team that has Team Member Feedback

Forrest Breyfogle

February 11, 2013

This blog is a third in a series which steps through various aspects of the Lean Six Sigma Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control (DMAIC) roadmap for process improvement.

Shifting the Paradigm: Lean Six Sigma Project: Team Orming Model

Forrest Breyfogle

January 9, 2013

Previous blogs described a business management system and how projects can be selected that benefits the enterprise as a whole. This blog is a second in a series which steps through various aspects of the Lean Six Sigma Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control (DMAIC) roadmap for process improvement.

Shifting the Paradigm: Lean Six Sigma Project: Define Phase Objectives

Forrest Breyfogle

October 23, 2012

Previous blogs described a business management system and how projects can be selected that benefits the enterprise as a whole. This blog begins a series which steps through various aspects of the Lean Six Sigma Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control (DMAIC) roadmap for process improvement.

Shifting the Paradigm: Reporting Improvement Projects' Financial Benefits: COPQ or CODND

Forrest Breyfogle

August 1, 2012

In my next series of blogs, I will be elaborating on various aspects of executing improvement projects using the enhanced project execution roadmap contained in the Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) business management system.

Shifting the Paradigm: Lean Six Sigma Tools in Project Execution Roadmap and Business Management System

Forrest Breyfogle

June 19, 2012

Organizations need an enhanced system for linking process improvement efforts to the business system so that the enterprise as a whole benefits, and the best tool is used at any given time.

Shifting the Paradigm: Project Selection from a List of Business-Aligned Improvement Opportunities

Forrest Breyfogle

April 30, 2012

All projects in an EIP should be in alignment with the business goals and could be undertaken; however, organizations often not have the bandwidth to undertake all projects at once. When this occurs, organizations need a system where they can prioritize EIP created projects.

Shifting the Paradigm: Aligning Improvement Projects with Business Financials for Whole-Business Benefits

Forrest Breyfogle

April 3, 2012

As part of the IEE system, an enterprise improvement plan (EIP) is an effective means to identify process improvement projects that positively impact the financials.

Shifting the Paradigm: Strategic Planning: Issues and Resolution

Forrest Breyfogle

March 6, 2012

Business leaders must have a strategy to meet their objectives.

Shifting the Paradigm: Enterprise-Process Goal Setting

Forrest Breyfogle

February 6, 2012

To be successful, organizations need to focus on the big picture. One measure of success is that the enterprise’s satellite-level metrics are performing at a level that is considered satisfactory.

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