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PI Window on Business Guest Profile (Forrest Breyfogle III)

June 29, 2009

21st Century Leadership: An Evolutionary Profile (Guest Profile: Forrest Breyfogle III) Forrest Brefogle III, is a Professional Engineer and ASQ Fellow who founded Smarter Solutions in 1992. Considered to be a thought leader in the area of Integrated Enterprise Excellence, the author of the IEE series of books is also a recognized figure on the […]

PI Window on Business: April 23, 2009 Episode Now Available On-Demand (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Jon-Hansen)

April 23, 2009

If you did not have the opportunity to listen to the live broadcast of today’s show “Unemployed Excellence – Why Lean, Six Sigma Have Left Some People Out in the Cold,” we are pleased to provide you with an On-Demand replay. Simply use the following “Unemployed Excellence” link to access the Episode Replay directly […]

PI Window on Business: April 16 Interview with Ariba’s Chief Marketing Officer Tim Minahan is Now Available On-Demand (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Jon-Hansen)

April 16, 2009

If you did not have the opportunity to listen to the live broadcast of today’s show, we are pleased to provide you with an On-Demand replay. Simply use the following link (There’s a slow, slow train comin: Epilog for the Ariba Interviews) to access the Episode Replay directly on the Blog Talk Radio Network. […]

Six Sigma Relevancy Question and Corresponding White Paper Continues to Stimulate “Active” Debate

February 11, 2009

In my previous post, I talked about the potential impact that a particular article or paper might have in terms of stimulating readership discussion. It seems that the subject of Six Sigma, Lean and similar-type program effectiveness is a hot button. Perhaps it is a result of the tough economic times, which can cause […]

UPDATE: The Key Principles behind the Integrated Enterprise Excellence Methodology (A Procurement Insights Knowledge Leadership Publication)

February 5, 2009

As a writer, you are never completely certain as to the degree in which a particular article or post will resonate with your readership. While the growth in the Procurement Insight’s readership base (this year we will hit the 500,000 mark in terms of the number of syndicated subscribers we reach each month worldwide – […]

The Key Principles behind the Integrated Enterprise Excellence Methodology (A Procurement Insights Knowledge Leadership Publication)

January 29, 2009

Is Six Sigma Still Relevant in A Dynamically Changing World? “With the growing level of dissatisfaction with programs such as Six Sigma, the question that needs to be asked is quite simply this . . . what are the key elements of a successful process improvement initiative? This white paper focuses on the possible reasons […]

Beyond Lean Six Sigma, the hidden IP value in contracts and bridging the procedural – operational gap in the acquisition of services

August 1, 2008

Based on the initial level of positive response it is clear that you have noticed that I have launched a Sponsorship Program for the Procurement Insights Blog. As you know, I have historically resisted previous sponsorship overtures as a means of maintaining the highest degree of neutrality in my articles and white papers. However, it […]

A Dichotomy of Perspectives: A Discussion on Forrest Breyfogle’s New Book on Integrated Enterprise Excellence

April 24, 2008

Recently, I had the opportunity to exchange ideas on the veracity of the various models that organizations rely upon as the framework for building a successful enterprise. What prompted this open and productive exchange of ideas was a question that was recently posed regarding the merits of Forrest Breyfogle’s latest book on Integrated Enterprise […]