SSON Glossary: Continuous Improvement
An ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes. These efforts can seek "incremental" improvement over time or "breakthrough" improvement all at once. Delivery (customer valued) processes are constantly evaluated and improved in the light of their efficiency, effectiveness and flexibility.
Empowering Excellence: Top Tips for Creating a People-Centric Approach to Continuous Improvement
April 11 by Beth BrownSSON was joined by Ana Flávia Cavagnoli, from Johnson & Johnson. Ana’s session, “Empowering Excellence: Top Tips for Creating a People-Centric Approach to Continuous Improvement”, discussed how to kee...
Guide to Driving Continuous Improvement With BPM and Process Tools
August 31 by Evan BeebeIf GBS intends to drive organizational efficiency, it needs to begin by constructing a BPM initiative and bringing in solutions that give organizations process visibility they have yet to discover.
The 4 Phases of a Finance Transformation Journey
August 08 by Chris McCannThese phases are interdependent and overlap, performing the necessary activities to turn an ambiguous/intangible idea (a transformed capability) into a program that creates a working finance-of-the-fu...
7 Tips for Creating a Culture of Continuous Innovation
July 26 by Sanjay PatelSSON Advisory Board member Sanjay Patel shares 7 steps GBS can take to cultivate a culture of everyday innovation and, in turn, evolve its role as a value creator.
Continuous Process Improvement as a Catalyst for Digital Transformation
October 28 by Jordan MullinsContinuous Process Improvement (CPI) is the ongoing improvement of processes through incremental changes. These efforts often follow an iterative approach to process design that leaves space for bench...
How to Create a Sustainable Continuous Improvement Capability: One Global Operator’s Personal Experience (Part 2)
May 12 by Jeff GoldsteinThe "Ecosystem" required within a corporation to launch and sustain a CI culture.
How Continuous Improvement Can Make a Difference to You and the Business
March 29 by Gary ThompsonA career in Continuous Improvement can uplift business support, help the organization face its business challenges – and help you become world class at your job!
The Challenges Facing Shared Services Centers
January 10 by SSO NetworkQ&A on the challenges of shared services with Michael Lustig.