Process Improvement to Company Enrichment: An Integrated Strategy presents a unique, proven methodology for achieving an environment of innovation.This book details a comprehensive and integrated approach to optimization: acting strategically; refining business processes; energizing personnel development; forging reasoned technology decisions; and synchronizing corporate governance, organizational design, and company culture. Practices and principles are delivered in a conversational tone and are accompanied by intriguing historical anecdotes that entertain and help illustrate the authors' position points for each chapter-making for an interesting read. Whether the goal is improving select aspects of your company or totally rethinking the business model, this book furnishes the roadmap for achieving that successful transformation.
Dr. Daniel L. Plung has 40+ years of leadership experience in both the United Kingdom and United States. He has supported government, commercial, and non-profit companies, with responsibility for all project phases from proposal development to contract closeout. Dr. Plung is author of more than 50 publications, including-as co-author with Connie Krull, The Practical Guide to Transforming Your Company, also published by Business Expert Press. Connie Krull has more than 25 years of experience supporting and managing infrastructure and operations activities, with emphasis on strategic management and strategic planning. Trained in both Six Sigma and Lean improvement methodologies, Ms. Krull is a recognized leader in implementing long-term business strategies and in optimizing internal operations through a systematic approach to identifying and implementing organizational change.
Process Improvement to Company Enrichment presents a framework for evaluating a company's strategic health and a prescription to elevate any aspect of it. As the title suggests, the narrative is all about enrichment--what it means in different business settings and how to arrive there. This book is not about a singular insight, general advice, or an abstract idea. Rather it delivers a concrete analytic framework and specific prescriptions for imagining, crafting, and implementing goals. The authors weave organizational science with real-life experiences and sensibilities. Plung and Krull illuminate important truths through engaging anecdotes. They present a narrative that teaches how to think and instructions on what to do. This book is sure to educate and make the monumental task of organizational improvement appear within reach.--K. Cunio, JD
