Effective Process Solutions

What benefits can CMMI provide your organization?

GaryHolt — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:09:45 +0000

There are many improvement frameworks, methods, and standards available to organizations of all types today. They all have strengths and weaknesses, pros and cons, depending on what you want to get out of them. One of these is the Capability Maturity Model Integrated (CMMI) from the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). Don’t be fooled by the SEI’s . . . → Read More: What benefits can CMMI provide your organization?

Why do organizations want to improve their processes?

GaryHolt — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 07:18:13 +0000

Why improve your performance? Why improve your efficiency and effectiveness? Why improve your processes? I have been told several reasons and I’d like to share a few of them with you here.

The “bottom line” is always given as an answer. Of course this obviously makes sense because if a commercial organization isn’t making a profit it . . . → Read More: Why do organizations want to improve their processes?

Are process improvement consultants worth the price?

GaryHolt — Wed, 19 May 2010 01:46:53 +0000

I have not found any process improvement frameworks that are out-of-the-box ready for the needs of every organization. While I can see why an organization would want a turn-key solution to process improvement, I also understand that unless your organization is a cookie cutter duplicate of your competition (usually not a good business attribute), it is . . . → Read More: Are process improvement consultants worth the price?