Business podcasts, audiobooks, articles and magazines like The Lean Startup and Team of Teams often stress the importance of building systems. But what does this mean? According to ...

Many times, we see and hear presentations that present everything but say nothing, and when pushed, the effort-versus-benefit ratio becomes even fuzzier. Breaking down the fuzziness into three parts — ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of modern business, the pressure to innovate is relentless. Organizations are constantly pushed to develop state-of-the-art products, services, and business models that ...

Accounting is the fundamental practice of tracking business finances, to ensure that every piece of revenue and expenditure is accounted for and logged. Typically, accounting is tracked and summarized ...

Process-oriented leaders focus on creating and optimizing systems to improve efficiency, streamline operations and drive long-term growth. They see structure as the backbone of success. Process-driven ...

Process safety is about understanding hazards and risk, managing risk by providing the appropriate layers of protection to reduce the frequency and severity of incidents, and learning from incidents ...

Business owners around the world struggle with each of these scenarios. In fact, I recently interviewed a business owner who lived in terror that a key employee might ...

Processes and process automation take many forms. Here’s how to navigate the growing ecosystem of tools for automating everything from simple repetitive tasks to complex custom workflows. In 2015, ...

As we have previously covered on this blog, the primary purpose of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology is to eliminate waste and reduce variation in manufacturing, service and design processes, thus ...

Workflows exist in every business — including accounting firms. Some are tremendously complex and intertwined, while others are simple and direct. For most firms and their clients, there are workflows ...

Maintenance managers in the oil and gas industry are voicing concerns over the increasing number of processes and procedures in parallel with the lack of equipment reliability. A new study has pointed ...

Ordering office supplies is a necessary activity for every business with an office. A procedure for ordering office supplies offers a basis for efficient, uniform and effective performance regardless ...