Process Improvement Essentials: CMMI, Six Sigma, and ISO 9001

✍ Scribed by James R. Persse, PhD

• Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Process Improvement Essentials combines the foundation needed to understand process improvement theory with the best practices to help individuals implement process improvement initiatives in their organization. The three leading programs: ISO 9001:2000, CMMI, and Six Sigma--amidst the buzz and hype--tend to get lumped together under a common label. This book delivers a combined guide to all three programs, compares their applicability, and then sets the foundation for further exploration.;Process Improvement Essentials; Executive Managers; Everyone Else; Safari® Enabled; How to Contact Us; Acknowledgments; I. Process and Process Improvement; 1.2. The Innovation/Chaos Paradox; 1.3. Marshal Extra Forces If ... ; 1.3.2. You Want It NowTomorrow at the Latest; 1.3.3. You Have Bigger Fish to Fry; 1.3.4. It & s Just About the Money; 1.3.5. Your Teams Are Matrixed Away; 1.4. Moving Forward; 1.5. Summary; 2. The Case for Process; 2.2. The Conscious Organization; 2.3. Some Number Stories; 2.3.2. Raytheon; 2.3.3. Tenzer-Spring Dynamics; 2.3.4. Behrben International; 2.3.5. Hughes Aircraft.

✦ Table of Contents

Process Improvement Essentials
Executive Managers
Everyone Else
Safari® Enabled
How to Contact Us
Acknowledgments
I. Process and Process Improvement
1.2. The Innovation/Chaos Paradox
1.3. Marshal Extra Forces If ...
1.3.2. You Want It NowTomorrow at the Latest
1.3.3. You Have Bigger Fish to Fry
1.3.4. It & s Just About the Money
1.3.5. Your Teams Are Matrixed Away
1.4. Moving Forward
1.5. Summary
2. The Case for Process
2.2. The Conscious Organization
2.3. Some Number Stories
2.3.2. Raytheon
2.3.3. Tenzer-Spring Dynamics
2.3.4. Behrben International
2.3.5. Hughes Aircraft. 2.3.6. Boeing Space Transportation Systems2.3.7. Hewlett-Packard
2.3.8. An SEI Study
2.4. Six Common Myths
2.4.2. Myth 2: What We Do Is Too Unique for Process
2.4.3. Myth 3: Process Will Cramp Our Style
2.4.4. Myth 4: We Can & t Afford the Overhead
2.4.5. Myth 5: Process Is Heavy
2.4.6. Myth 6: That & s Just Another Flavor of the Month
2.5. Benefits of Process
2.5.2. Cultural Identity
2.5.3. Sharper Focus
2.5.4. A Higher.

✦ Subjects

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