Posts by Rob Allen
Project Governance and Cancellation
Well-executed project governance, and timely cancellation of projects when necessary, prevents unprofitable projects and misallocation of resources.
Read MoreRestructuring A Project Portfolio with Qualitative Analysis
Project portfolio analysis can continuously optimize the product development project pipeline and corresponding resources.
Read MoreLeveraging Systems Engineering Concepts In Operations
Value stream optimization begins with valid business process requirements in order to meet an internal or external customer need.
Read MoreAI enabled Product Validation and Competitiveness
Performing validation as a continuous process focused on completeness and correctness of requirements helps ensure an optimized design and process
Read MoreValidation Ensures the Right Product Is Designed & Developed (illustrated)
Performing validation as a continuous process focused on completeness and correctness of requirements helps ensure an optimized design and process
Read MoreIntegrating Established Disciplines into an Operation
Implementing an established discipline such as Project Management / PMO or Lean Six Sigma (for example) should consider enabling fundamentals before moving forward.
Read MoreLimited Knowledge of DFSS and Dfx Can Lead to Sub-Optimal Designs
Many of the Dfx disciplines only focus on the cost-side of the equation, while DFSS is a more holistic approach that helps ensure a design is optimized to maximize customer value and minimize cost.
Read MoreCombining Stakeholder Interviews with a Maturity Assessment Tool
Stakeholder interviews can provide baseline knowledge to create a comprehensive business process improvement plan and maturity assessment.
Read MoreA Continuous Improvement Maturity Assessment
A detailed maturity assessment tool can significantly improve initiative implementation.
Read MoreBusiness Process Assessments – Stakeholder Interviews
While there are numerous business process assessment methodologies, this article will cover an ‘interview’ type assessment. This approach is very high-level and perhaps anecdotal, but it is based on “seek first to understand”, ideally performed by an objective observer or outside consultancy First let’s list a few fundamentals that might be considered as part of…
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