Download or read book Designing Cross Functional Business Processes written by Bernard Johann and published by Pfeiffer. This book was released on 1995-04-13 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bernard Johann offers a comprehensive set of practical tools to lead novice and veteran practitioners alike through the complexities of business process design, presenting a step-by-step approach that demonstrates how team members and others can integrate and streamline efforts among functional departments to create responsive business processes.
Download or read book More Perfect by Design written by Angelo Baratta and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-01-14 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excellence doesn't just happen. It needs to be designed, and even the best designs can be improved upon. That's something that Angelo Baratta, who spent more than thirty years leading more than a hundred projects for more than fifty organizations, discovered the hard way. While most of these projects succeeded, success rates were never as high as they should have been. This, he determined, was the direct result of the design of the business processes. By mastering process design, organizations can achieve much higher success rates, and all stakeholders can benefit. With this guidebook, you'll learn how to improve performance by employing the Relational Process Model - a systematic approach to designing a business processes. You'll learn: the power of linking execution to strategy; various strategies to make value visible; how to measure and promote excellence; ways to promote meaningful change; many other methods to improve business operations. It is essential to improve the design of business processes because organizations don't just deliver services - they are also where people spend a good portion of their lives. Connect strategy, processes, projects, and performance, and equip yourself with the tools you need to improve your organization with More Perfect by Design.
Download or read book Designing Team Based Organizations written by Susan Albers Mohrman and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1995-05-10 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a grounded framework to guide the design of the team-based organization. It provides theory and concepts to underpin the design, describes and gives case examples illustrating the five steps of the design process, and outlines key issues such as changing roles, empowerment, and the transition process.
Download or read book Global Integration of Cross Functional Business Processes Within Multinational Companies written by Steffen Michael Wütz and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent decades, multinational companies (MNCs) have implemented business processes in their subsidiaries that cross-functionally organize activities of diverse business functions along structured sets from the sourcing of materials to distributing finished goods. For example, a subsidiary's cross-functional Demand Management (DM) process allies the demand planning of its marketing function with forecasting of its logistics function, manufacturing capabilities of its production function, and further activities of other business functions with the overall objectives to increase efficiency and customer satisfaction. However, since MNCs have implemented a cross-functional DM process in their subsidiaries, corporate management finds itself called upon to decide whether to globally integrate the DM processes of the firm's subsidiaries to increase economies of scale, scope, and learning, or to organize each DM process so that these are responsive to subsidiary specific differences in the local market context. The thesis takes up this issue by analyzing the global integration of cross-functional business processes within MNCs. The objectives are to explore 1) how MNCs balance the global integration and local responsiveness of cross-functional business processes among subsidiaries, 2) how to set an appropriate degree of global integration of such processes, and 3) how to globally integrate such processes effectively. To gain the necessary insight into these topics, the thesis encompasses three empirical studies which analyze 350 cross-functional business processes at 111 MNCs. The studies are thereby built on two theoretical governance concepts intersecting between International Management and Organization Theory (i.e., integration-responsiveness framework, concept of corporate control) as well as a quantitative method approach. The resulting governance approach is twofold. On the one hand, an appropriate degree of global integration o.
Download or read book Prove It written by Stacey Barr and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2017-01-17 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspire performance and prove your leadership impact Prove It! is the executive guide to improving organisational performance through the practice of evidence-based leadership. More than ever before, the world is demanding transparency and accountability from organisational leaders, and there is a growing push to hold leaders responsible for the performance of their organisation. Many executives panic at the thought of what transparency might reveal and how they might be held accountable, but others relish the opportunity to showcase their organisation's performance. The difference is in the leadership methodology. The best leaders already know how their organisation is performing, and that it has improved during their tenure – and they can prove it because they practise evidence-based leadership. This book offers a clear blueprint for building on your existing skills and performance management systems to build a truly high performance organisation. Just three personal leadership habits and three organisation-wide habits can transform your organisation into the powerhouse you know it can be. With a simple methodology and a focus on practical results, this book can help you: Set a strategic direction that really does inspire organisational excellence Gain a true picture of your organisation's performance Master the habits that help you lead a high-performance culture Improve your organisation objectively, measurably and quickly If an organisation can only be as good as its leadership, it's reasonable to place the burden of performance responsibility on those who make the decisions. A leader's job is to inspire, motivate and guide, and those who do it well are already raising the bar. Prove It! gives you a practical model for measurable, real-world results, starting today.
Download or read book Facilitating the Project Lifecycle written by Janet A. Means and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-08-05 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step by step, Facilitating the Project Lifecycle guides theproject manager/facilitator in making smart choices about when andhow to pull key talent together to spell success for the projectand ultimately the organization. The authors will help youunderstand the benefits of using facilitated group work sessions toget real work done during a project and get it done better and moreefficiently than more traditional individual work approaches. Inaddition, the book includes: Recommendations for capitalizing on group knowledge toaccelerate the building of key project deliverables and ensuretheir quality as they are built A work session structure for planning, delivering, andfollowing up facilitated work sessions Guides for building key project deliverables Sample agendas Proven techniques for managing the group dynamics
Download or read book Cross Functional Team A Complete Guide 2020 Edition written by Gerardus Blokdyk and published by 5starcooks. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What capabilities require high-performing, cross-functional teams? Is a cross-functional team involved in marketing decisions for a new product? Which functions do you think should be included in the cross-functional team? How is working in a cross-functional team different than working in a traditional team? Can the mobile application be scaled and applied to cross-functional teams? Defining, designing, creating, and implementing a process to solve a challenge or meet an objective is the most valuable role... In EVERY group, company, organization and department. Unless you are talking a one-time, single-use project, there should be a process. Whether that process is managed and implemented by humans, AI, or a combination of the two, it needs to be designed by someone with a complex enough perspective to ask the right questions. Someone capable of asking the right questions and step back and say, 'What are we really trying to accomplish here? And is there a different way to look at it?' This Self-Assessment empowers people to do just that - whether their title is entrepreneur, manager, consultant, (Vice-)President, CxO etc... - they are the people who rule the future. They are the person who asks the right questions to make Cross Functional Team investments work better. This Cross Functional Team All-Inclusive Self-Assessment enables You to be that person. All the tools you need to an in-depth Cross Functional Team Self-Assessment. Featuring 961 new and updated case-based questions, organized into seven core areas of process design, this Self-Assessment will help you identify areas in which Cross Functional Team improvements can be made. In using the questions you will be better able to: - diagnose Cross Functional Team projects, initiatives, organizations, businesses and processes using accepted diagnostic standards and practices - implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals - integrate recent advances in Cross Functional Team and process design strategies into practice according to best practice guidelines Using a Self-Assessment tool known as the Cross Functional Team Scorecard, you will develop a clear picture of which Cross Functional Team areas need attention. Your purchase includes access details to the Cross Functional Team self-assessment dashboard download which gives you your dynamically prioritized projects-ready tool and shows your organization exactly what to do next. You will receive the following contents with New and Updated specific criteria: - The latest quick edition of the book in PDF - The latest complete edition of the book in PDF, which criteria correspond to the criteria in... - The Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard - Example pre-filled Self-Assessment Excel Dashboard to get familiar with results generation - In-depth and specific Cross Functional Team Checklists - Project management checklists and templates to assist with implementation INCLUDES LIFETIME SELF ASSESSMENT UPDATES Every self assessment comes with Lifetime Updates and Lifetime Free Updated Books. Lifetime Updates is an industry-first feature which allows you to receive verified self assessment updates, ensuring you always have the most accurate information at your fingertips.
Download or read book Leading Organization Design written by Gregory Kesler and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for Leading Organization Design "Sheds light on the challenges of organization design in a complex enterprise and more importantly provides an insightful and practical roadmap for business decisions." Randy MacDonald, SVP, human resources, IBM "Designing organizations for performance can be a daunting task. Kesler and Kates have done an admirable job distilling the inherent complexity of the design process into manageable parts that can yield tangible results. Leading Organization Design provides an essential hands-on roadmap for any business leader who wants to master this topic." Robert Simons, Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School "Kesler and Kates have encapsulated their wealth of knowledge and practical experience into an updated model on organizational design that will become a new primer on the subject." Neville Isdell, retired chairman and CEO, The Coca-Cola Company "In today's world of global business, organizational design is a critical piece of long-term success. Kesler and Kates have captured multiple approaches to optimize global opportunities, while highlighting some of the keys to managing through organizational transition. A great read for today's global business leaders." Charles Denson, president, Nike Brand "Leading Organization Design has some unique features that make it valuable. It is one of the few and certainly only recent books to take us through an explicit process to design modern organizations. This is accomplished with the five-milestone process. The process is not a simple cookbook. Indeed, the authors have achieved a balance between process and content. In so doing, Kesler and Kates show us what to do as well as how to do it." Jay Galbraith, from the Foreword
Download or read book Performance Based Management written by Judith Hale and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-10-27 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyday first-line managers and supervisors struggle with deficiencies and inequities in their organization, their leadership, and their people. Performance-Based Management recognizes that deficiencies exist and focuses on those things that first-line managers and supervisors can do to be more effective. It helps managers not only understand what people require to be effective in the workplace, it provides them with tools to assess organizational factors, identify barriers to performance, and convene and direct the appropriate resources to improve workplace performance. Written by Judith Hale—author of the best-selling Performance Consultant's Fieldbook—Performance-Based Management comprehensively addresses the role of Performance and Management Information, Communication, and Performance Support Systems Measures and Feedback Rewards and Consequences Performance Support Tools and Resources Internal and External Consultants Power and Politics Message and Image Management
Download or read book Designing Organizations written by Jay R. Galbraith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Third Edition of the groundbreaking book Designing Organizations offers a guide to the process of creating and managing an organization (no matter how complex) that will be positioned to respond effectively and rapidly to customer demands and have the ability to achieve unique competitive advantage. This latest edition includes fresh illustrative examples and references, while the foundation of the book remains the author’s popular and widely used Star Model. Includes a comprehensive explanation of the basics of organization design Outlines a strategic approach to design that is based on the Star Model, a holistic framework for combining strategy, structure, processes, rewards, and people Describes the different types of single-business, functional organizations and focuses on the functional structure and the cross-functional lateral processes that characterize most single-business organizations. Features a special section on the effects of big data on organization design, and whether or not it will result in a new dimension of organizational structure Highlighting the social technologies used to coordinate work flows, products, and services across the company, this new edition of Designing Organizations brings theory to life with a wealth of examples from such well-known companies as Disney, Nike, IBM, and Rovio (Angry Birds) to show how various kinds of organization designs operate differently.
Download or read book Designing Matrix Organizations that Actually Work written by Jay R. Galbraith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-12-03 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organization structures do not fail, says Jay Galbraith, but management fails at implementing them correctly. This is why, he explains, the idea that the matrix does not work still exists today, even among people who should know better. But the matrix has become a necessary form of organization in today's business environment. Companies now know that if they have multiple product lines, do business in multiple countries, and serve many customer segments through a variety of channels, there is no way they can avoid some kind of a matrix structure and the question most are asking is "How do we learn how to operate the matrix effectively?" In Designing Matrix Organizations That Actually Work, Galbraith answers this and other questions as he shows how to make a matrix work effectively.
Download or read book Business Beyond Base Camp written by Bernard Johann Putz PH. D. and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Business Beyond Base Camp is a fast-paced business novel that provides useful insights to help CEOs and executives of growing companies, as well as executives of divisions or business units. The author, Dr. Bernard J. Putz, uses an engaging style to present powerful business ideas in a new and appealing format. He describes how executives must address both leadership behavior as well as operating practices to solve their most significant growing pains and take their organization to the next level. Dr. Putz presents these ideas in a fictional story that draws the reader into understanding both the tangible and intangible challenges of managing and growing a business. Business Beyond Base Camp is a must read for every CEO and corporate executive!
Download or read book The Project Meeting Facilitator written by Tammy Adams and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever been involved in a project that didn’t require a meeting? Neither have we. Well-run project meetings allow teams to get through the maze of distractions and obstacles to achieve results. Unfortunately, many project meetings aren’t well-run—they are viewed, by team members, as unproductive, tedious, wastes of precious time. But you can change that. The Project Meeting Facilitator contains practical techniques and practices that will help you facilitate our meetings more effectively, transforming them into well-planned, well-managed journeys that engage the team while achieving the intended goals.
Download or read book Designing Work Groups Jobs and Work Flow written by Toni Hupp and published by Pfeiffer. This book was released on 1995-04-27 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designing Work Groups, Jobs, and Work Flow offers an integrated approach to using the most powerful tools of reengineering to design single work units that are productive, responsive, and build participant ownership and commitment. Toni Hupp and her coauthors present a tool kit with many checklists, reusable worksheets, flowcharts, and other resources for analyzing and designing the daily work flow, group structure, and job responsibilities of intact work groups. They provide the step-by-step procedures for capturing who does what, when, why, and how, and offer guidelines for improving critical work processes.
Download or read book Outsourcing Training and Development written by Judith Hale and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-02-02 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, human resource management and training expert Judy Hale demystifies training outsourcing and details how companies can successfully outsource their training and development needs—from the entire learning function to selected services and programs. It also covers the labyrinth of contractual, interpersonal, and legal dimensions inherent in any decision to partner with another service provider. Filled with practical tips, guidelines, and plenty of tools, this book explains how to determine What type of external resources will be required What to expect of external resources What will be required in terms of program deliverables, reports, quality assurance, risk management, and reporting relationships The level of readiness to outsource deliverables ranging from managing the training and development function to specific program elements The contractual elements that best protect an organization’s interests How to collaborate effectively with all of the functions involved in outsourcing decisions
Download or read book ACCA Paper P3 Business Analysis Study Text written by BPP Learning Media and published by BPP Learning Media. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is the global body for professional accountants. With over 100 years of providing world-class accounting and finance qualifications, the ACCA has significantly raised its international profile in recent years and now supports a BSc (Hons) in Applied Accounting and an MBA.BPP Learning Media is an ACCA Official Publisher. Paper P3 is called Business Analysis, but it covers the whole field of business and corporate strategy, including the choice and implementation of courses of action. For accountants, the overall purpose of studying this subject is to be able to make proper contributions to the strategic management of whatever organisations they find themselves working in. To do this requires the acquisition and considered use of theory lying well outside the mainstream of financial and accountancy topics. In addition to the core material relating to business strategy, there are strong links to the fields of economics, marketing and human behaviour.The P3 Study Text is based on the primary authorities specified in the official syllabus reading list; it is supplemented by a wide range of other material that extends, amplifies and, in some cases, clarifies the basic references. The study material is thus selected and presented in an easily used form that has been approved by the Examiner. The syllabus emphasises the integrated nature of the subject and the Study Text points up the links between the various topics. The ability to discern and use these links is likely to be of great importance in the examination.BPP Learning Media is the publisher of choice for many ACCA students and tuition providers worldwide. Join them and plug into a world of expertise in ACCA exams.
Download or read book The New Faces of Organizations in the 21st Century written by Mohammad Ali Sarlak and published by NAISIT Publishers. This book was released on 2010 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
