Can you get rapid results and still be effective? Where do you begin and what techniques should you use? What have others done and what were their lessons learned? Andrew Muras and Glenn Goodnight answer these questions and many more based on years of experience in implementing and teaching at both commercial and government organizations. Filled with case studies, this book highlights techniques that are effective in the real world. Whether practitioner, manager or executive, youre sure to gain the insights needed for program success. I find their approach to foundational aspects both structurally sound and engagingand critical for sustaining cost and quality performance improvements. Dr. Penny Weller, Hackett Group FastTrack is easy to use, easy to understand, and easy to communicate. Billie Gayle Lewis, LSS Blackbelt Ive been working with Andrew and Glenn for many years their workshops and trainings are typically our best attended and highest rated events. Guy Clayton, Director, IQPC Table of Contents Chapter 1: The FastTrack Approach for Rapid, Cost Effective Implementations Chapter 2: Shared Services Chapter 3: Chargebacks, Service Level Agreements and Service Catalogues Chapter 4: Information Technology Chapter 5: Product & Customer Profitability Chapter 6: Capacity Analysis Chapter 7: Performance Management, Metrics and Scorecards Chapter 8: Enterprise Wide Implementations Chapter 9: Benchmarking Chapter 10: Outsourcing Chapter 11: Government Chapter 12: Business Transformation: Linking ABC/M with Lean and Six Sigma

Why is it that some improvement efforts succeed while others fail despite robust change management programs and the often do-or-die pressure to improve? Quite simply, there are three elements that separate those that succeed from those that fail. They are the 3Ms Measure, Manage to Measure, and Make-it-Easy.Complete with forms, templates, and case

This easy guide introduces the modern field of supply chain and logistics management, explains why it is central to business success, shows how its pieces fit together, and presents best practices you can use wherever you work. Myerson explains key concepts, tools, and applications in clear, simple language, with intuitive examples that make sense to any student or professional.

In Five Key Principles of Corporate Performance Management, Bob Paladino shares his decades of experience to provide proven, real-world implementation insights from globally recognized and award-winning organizations. You’ll discover what today’s Fortune 100 companies are doing right, and how to implement their enterprise techniques and strategies within your own organization to maximize success.

Organizational success depends on the continuous improvement of staff performance at al levels. People constitute the real competitive advantage in business and industries of all types. Enhancing the performance of your people and ultimately your organization depends on the continuous improvement of staff at all levels. An effective Performance Management system is essential to help employees perform at their best and align their contributions with the goals, values, and initiatives of the organization. Performance Management presents managers and supervisors with a clear model they can follow to plan, monitor, analyze, and maintain a satisfying process of performance improvement for their staff. Designed for readers to apply what they are learning to their current job responsibilities, this book offers exercises and assessments to determine your readiness to implement performance management. It also illustrates strategies for developing the crucial communication skills of coaching, problem solving, and giving feedback while teaching methods for linking organization and personal goals. By demystifying the role of performance management techniques, Performance Management provides the knowledge and tools to design and implement a workable system that benefits the organization and inspires employees to manage their own performance.

The most popular business books on the market today advise leaders to simply articulate a vision, be inspirational from time-to-time, and leave the rest for employees to figure out. As an organizational design consultant, I've landed at the doorstep of hundreds of teams who have followed this path, only to find them without clear direction, stuck in silos and lacking the structure and processes needed to perform.This book offers practical advice on how to design your organization. Whether you're a leader at the top of a large organization, or a supervisor of a small team, here are the practical instructions to address structure, process and people challenges in developing an efficient and functioning organization. And, these same methods can be leveraged by consultants and employees at any level.Each chapter offers three, easy steps to address organizational challenges and opportunities. This means that you get just enough context, process and tips to immediately jump in feet first. Those who do not take the time upfront to craft their organizations leave their success up to chance.

A step-by-step guide to creating a performance management solution tailored to your organization's needs and goals in order to meet the three objectives of great performance management: developing your people, rewarding them equitably, and driving your organization's performance.