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From Quality to Business Excellence

A Systems Approach to Management

By: Charles G. Cobb

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From Quality to Business Excellence

A Systems Approach to Management

By: Charles G. Cobb

As the face of business continues to change, organizations are looking for new ways to remain competitive and profitable. Many businesses have succumb to the "program du jour" management trap, jumping from one management philosophy to the next looking for the ultimate solution. ISO 9000, Baldrige, Six Sigma...which is the best program for your company? From Quality to Business Excellence: A Systems Approach to Management demonstrates how these and other management philosophies compliment each other and form the basis for a new systems approach to management. By better understanding how these approaches all potentially fit together, managers will be able to use these tools more effectively in a much more integrated approach. From Quality to Business Excellence will show how to integrate a management approach using a variety of methods to bring the most out of your business. COMMENTS FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS Average Customer Rating: (5 of 5 based on 2 reviews) "This is a great book! It does a very effective job of integrating quality concepts into the notion of Business Excellence. The book recommends a systems approach to management systems design and covers a broad range relevant topics. The author backs up his recommendations with a fair amount of actual cases. End notes itemize a broad range of references that can be used to gain more in-depth knowledge about the topics. The book is loaded with figures and tables to make the material understandable. This is good reading for business professionals. If you want to get your line managers hooked on quality get them a copy of this book." A reader from New Hampshire" An excellent book for the new direction of quality implementation. Quality is becoming part of business that is responsible for improving its bottom line results rather than policing its activities. I found the book easy to read and very informative." Ahmed Almaziad – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Benefits: Shift from a narrow, compliance-orientation to Quality Management to a high-impact, continuous improvement orientation that drives business resultsliLearn how to apply the right management tools to your situationliCreate your own high performance management system to last for decadesliUse Information Technology More Effectively to Drive Business ResultsliBuild in the capability to absorb new techniques as they emergeliAvoid gut-wrenching (and costly) restarts to accommodate new methods and standards. Contents: Introduction (Historical Backgrounds and Trends, A Vision for the Future), Quality Systems Background (ISO 9000, Baldrige, Compliance vs. Continuous Improvement), Management Approach, Designing Integrated Management Systems Strategic Planning, Alignment, and Metrics Integrated Process Improvement Approach, The Role of Information Technology Other Enablers and Constraints Putting it All Together Keeping the Process Moving Overall Summary (Integrated Systems Approach, Business Systems Engineering)

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1636940552

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The Project Manager's Guide to Mastering Agile

Principles and Practices for an Adaptive Approach

By: Charles G. Cobb

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The Project Manager's Guide to Mastering Agile

Principles and Practices for an Adaptive Approach

By: Charles G. Cobb

Streamline project workflow with expert agile implementation The Project Management Profession is beginning to go throughrapid and profound transformation due to the widespread adoption ofagile methodologies. Those changes are likely to dramaticallychange the role of project managers in many environments as we haveknown them and raise the bar for the entire project managementprofession; however, we are in the early stages of thattransformation and there is a lot of confusion about the impact ithas on project managers: There are many stereotypes and misconceptions that exist aboutboth Agile and traditional plan-driven project management, Agile and traditional project management principles andpractices are treated as separate and independent domains ofknowledge with little or no integration between the two andsometimes seen as in conflict with each other Agile and "Waterfall" are thought of as two binary,mutually-exclusive choices and companies sometimes try to force-fittheir business and projects to one of those extremes when the rightsolution is to fit the approach to the project It’s no wonder that many Project Managers might beconfused by all of this! This book will help project managersunravel a lot of the confusion that exists; develop a totally newperspective to see Agile and traditional plan-driven projectmanagement principles and practices in a new light as complementaryto each other rather than competitive; and learn to develop anadaptive approach to blend those principles and practices togetherin the right proportions to fit any situation. There are many books on Agile and many books on traditionalproject management but what’s very unique about this book isthat it takes an objective approach to help you understand thestrengths and weaknesses of both of those areas to see how they canwork synergistically to improve project outcomes in anyproject. The book includes discussion topics, real world casestudies, and sample enterprise-level agile frameworks thatfacilitate hands-on learning as well as an in-depth discussion ofthe principles behind both Agile and traditional plan-drivenproject management practices to provide a more thorough level ofunderstanding.

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John Wiley & Sons

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111899177X

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Enterprise Process Mapping

Integrating Systems For Compliance And Business Excellence

By: Charles G. Cobb

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Enterprise Process Mapping

Integrating Systems For Compliance And Business Excellence

By: Charles G. Cobb

Many books on process mapping are oriented around a traditional manufacturing process control environment. The methodology and tools in this book are applicable to any company in any industry that is interested in developing a much more integrated, systems approach to management to dramatically improve their business. The author's previous book, From Quality to Business Excellence: A Systems Approach to Management, explains the philosophy behind this approach. This book provides the "how to" for achieving that level of visualization with a unique combination of theory and tools showing you how to implement enterprise process mapping in a way that will yield significant business value for your organization.!--nl--Comply with quality standards, such as ISO 9001:2000, and regulatory requirements, such as Sarbanes-Oxley. Develop a unifying view of how an overall business works as a system. Implement a very high impact, well-integrated and cross-functional systems approach to managing all aspects of the business. Understand how all processes and tasks within the organization contribute to achieving the company’s overall business goals. Provide a foundation for a systematic and proactive approach to business process improvement that will result in real and tangible improvements in cost and effectiveness.

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1636940668

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Making Sense of Agile Project Management

Balancing Control and Agility

By: Charles G. Cobb

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Making Sense of Agile Project Management

Balancing Control and Agility

By: Charles G. Cobb

Making Sense of Agile Project Management Business & Economics/Project Management The essential primer to successfully implementing agile project management into an overall business strategy For a project to be truly successful, its management strategy must be flexible enough to adapt to dynamic and rapidly evolving business needs. Making Sense of Agile Project Management helps project managers think outside the box by presenting a deep exploration of agile principles, methodologies, and practices. Straying from traditional bureaucratic procedures that are rigidly defined, this book espouses a heavy reliance on the training and skill of collaborative, cross-functional teams to adapt the methodology to the problem that they are attempting to solve—rather than force-fitting a project to a particular methodology. Making Sense of Agile Project Management: Focuses on how agile project management fits with other more traditional project management models to provide a more effective strategy Includes many cases taken from real-world companies illustrating good and bad agile implementation Provides coverage that is balanced and objective with discussion of both agile and non-agile methodologies Making Sense of Agile Project Management employs a straightforward approach that enables project managers to grasp concepts quickly and develop adaptable management tools for creating a vibrant and fluid business environment. By utilizing the principles laid out in this book, business managers and leaders will strengthen their ability to meet the risks and complexities of any individual project—and better understand how to blend the appropriate balance of control and agility into an overall business strategy.

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1118015703

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Rockingham County, NC in the Civil War

By: Charles Rodenbough

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Rockingham County, NC in the Civil War

By: Charles Rodenbough

A collection of articles that appeared in the Newsletter of the Rockingham County Historical Society when it existed between 1954 and 2010 when it was succeeded by the Museum and Archives of Rockingham County (MARC). They all concern some part of the history of the Civil War period and are by various authors.

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Book's by Charles G. Cobb

From Quality to Business Excellence

From Quality to Business Excellence

The Project Manager's Guide to Mastering Agile

The Project Manager's Guide to Mastering Agile

Enterprise Process Mapping

Enterprise Process Mapping

Making Sense of Agile Project Management

Making Sense of Agile Project Management

Rockingham County, NC in the Civil War

Rockingham County, NC in the Civil War

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