How-To
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How to Build Procedures
Build your procedures so they are meaningful, usable, and support quality, productivity and efficiency goals.
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Learn How to Streamline your Processes using the LEAN Six Sigma Methodology!
Lean Six Sigma. What is it and why should my business care about it? Streamline your processes using LEAN principles and run your operations more efficiently. There is a close tie-in between Lean and Six Sigma and so the methodologies have been combined. We are going to focus on Lean concepts only for this article…
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How To Succeed on Your Next Process Improvement Initiative
A culture of continuous improvement can create never-ending quality, efficiency, innovation, and profitability opportunities in any business. Process improvement is at the heart of this culture and we’re going to show you how to succeed on process improvement initiatives. 70% of process improvement initiatives fail due to reasons such as overcomplicating process improvement, poor leadership…
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How to Number the Steps in Your Process Like A Pro
Be sure to number the steps in your process if you are building accompanying procedural (step-by-step) documents. When detail and precision are required, a visual process workflow alone is not enough. If you like, you can scroll down to the bottom of the post for the video tutorials. A cross-functional visual process map (known as…
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How to Build a Basic Process
Building a process doesn’t need to be complicated. In fact, keeping it as simple as possible is a much better approach. In this lesson, we’ll go over the 3 basic parts of a process and the 3 steps to building a process. Once you start getting into the details of a process, it will naturally…
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How to Use Decision Objects Within a Process Map
So you’ve built your basic linear process and you’re feeling good about it. You’ve been able to map out the most efficient way to take the trash, you’ve shown grandma how to install an Iphone app in 3 easy and visually-appealing steps and you bedazzle your coworkers in the lunch room with process maps on…
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Having Fun with Mind Maps Instead of To-Do Lists
Here’s something you might not know! Process mapping and diagramming software isn’t just for process flows! While diagramming software is excellent for mapping out process flows, there’s so much more that you can do with it! Some examples of things you can do with flowchart and diagramming software: Mind Maps are fantastic to use for…