Description
Book SynopsisMany organizations are looking for that magic tool or methodology that will suddenly transform them into outstanding organizations. Unfortunately, there is no one right answer for all organizations or even for a single organization. Successful organizations skillfully integrate the appropriate improvement approaches with honesty, commitment, and constancy of purpose across all levels of management.
This book, part of The Little Big Book series, discusses the most common set of tools and methodologies used in managerial, strategic planning, project selection, and organizational improvement projects that are referred to throughout The Little Big Book series. It presents, in a concise no-nonsense format, the concepts and techniques that must be mastered by project managers and anyone tasked with managing an improvement project.
The tools covered in this book include affinity diagrams, brainstorming, cause-and-effect diagrams, the Kano model, organizational p
Table of Contents
Affinity Diagrams. Brainstorming. Cause-and-Effect Diagram. Check Sheet. Commitment Building. Consensus Building. Consequence Management. Control Charts. Cost-Time Charts. Data Gathering by Document Review. Data Gathering by Interview. Data Gathering by Samples. Data Gathering by Surveys. Data Stratification. Delphi Narrowing Technique. Employee Involvement. Facilitated Sessions. Flowchart. Force Field Analysis. Graphs. Kano Model. Motivation Management. Negative Analysis. Nominal Group Technique. Organizational Change Management. Organizational Process Consultation. Organizational Process Improvement/Business Process Improvement. Pareto Analysis. Prioritization Matrices. Process Capability Analysis. Project Charter. Project Management. Risk Management. Role Mapping. Root Cause Analysis. Run Charts. Scatter Diagrams. Solutions Evaluation. Storyboarding. Value Analysis. Value Proposition. Voting. Workflow Diagram.
