process improvement

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Five reasons business process improvement projects fail

August 22, 2012 5:20am PDT

Even with the best of intentions, even the most sought after business process improvement project can fail. Here are five reasons this happens and some advice for CIOs that want to avoid such...

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The failed promise of Business Process Management (BPM)

September 3, 2012 5:53am PDT

Business Process Management software is a great idea that can help you optimize processes for greater efficiency. So why do most BPM initiatives fail or fizzle out?

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Cleaning our own house: Serious need for process improvement in IT

February 15, 2009 4:10pm PST

It's hard to undertake an organization-wide business process improvement effort once it's discovered that your own processes are something of a mess. One CIO discovered the hard way just how deep...

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Images: Where 3D gaming meets SOAs

May 22, 2007 5:51am PDT

How do you address the lack of skills among businesspeople in understanding and improving internal processes? Create a video game, says IBM.

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Improve your consulting process by following DMAIC

May 24, 2010 4:11pm PDT

Once you build a great consulting process with the Six Sigma DMADV application, don't stop there. John Weathington says you should use the DMAIC application to constantly improve your process.

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Why does process improvement fail?

June 17, 2008 6:04am PDT

It's clear, both anecdotally and objectively, that process improvement efforts have failed far more often than they have succeeded. This blog talks about why this is true.

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Business Process Improvement - The project begins

June 12, 2008 10:31pm PDT

In this second post about a process improvement initiative at Westminster College, Scott Lowe responds to some of the thought-provoking comments left by TechRepublic readers in the first post....

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10 things to keep in mind when improving processes

August 24, 2012 5:48am PDT

Handled the right way, business process improvement can provide tremendous benefits to your organization. Here are 10 keys to success.

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Life after ITIL – creating a culture of continual service improvement

August 3, 2010 6:27am PDT

What happens when the Service Management experts are long gone and you find yourself alone in managing the improved environment?

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Getting executive support for system management processes

June 16, 2008 7:02am PDT

Trying to get executive approval for a technology initiative? Learn to speak the language of the C-suite folks and present your case the right way.

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Business Intelligence, Business Process Improvement and more

May 30, 2008 4:11pm PDT

Business Process Improvement, Business Intelligence - both are key to maximizing organizational success. Westminster College is getting with the times by undertaking major projects in both areas....

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Six Sigma tools for the project manager's toolbox

September 10, 2010 6:14am PDT

Patrick Gray pushes aside the esoteric set of terminology and traditions that make Six Sigma seem foreign and unapproachable to the layman to talk about its real value.

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Photos: Nikon develops a full-frame SLR

December 6, 2007 11:18am PST

Nikon unveiled two digital SLR cameras including a professional model that includes a full frame CMOS image sensor.

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First look - Windows 7 beta 1 Home Premium

January 9, 2009 10:59am PST

The other day I got access to the Home Premium edition of Windows 7. After a tortuously long download process I got my hands on the ISO and installed it on a few machines to check it out.

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Photo samples: Olympus E-30 Art Filters

February 13, 2009 4:00pm PST

I was skeptical at first, but after playing with the Art Filters for a little while they became addictive. I'm not particularly fond of a couple of them--pale and light color and light tone,...

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Inside a power grid control room (photos)

August 24, 2010 4:10am PDT

A look at inside ISO New England, which dispatches power on the grid and acts as a stock exchange to buy and sell bulk energy.

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More on slipstreaming XP SP3

May 12, 2008 6:20pm PDT

This gallery looks at how to add IE7, Firefox 2.0, WMP11 and the DST hotfix to the XP SP3 slipstream ISO.

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Spotlight: Quickbase online data management

January 6, 2010 1:15pm PST

Quickbase is an online database designed for any team or enterprise looking to seriously improve their work flow or the management of their data.

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Slideshow: Delete a disk image stuck in VirtualBox

June 18, 2012 8:54am PDT

It is possible to remove a seemingly un-removable ISO in Oracle's Virtual Box, if you follow these steps.

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10 cool tools in Windows 7

May 26, 2009 12:17pm PDT

The changes to the Windows 7 interface have gotten a lot of play, but some of the new built-in tools are just as compelling. Deb Shinder runs through some of the most impressive enhancements, from...

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