Why Technology Will Not Fix a Broken Process
Technology can make work faster. It can make information more visible. It can automate reminders, route approvals, generate dashboards, and reduce manual effort. But technology cannot, by itself, fix a…
Business Excellence, Operational Excellence and Career Development
Thoughts on the future of Business Excellence, Digital Transformation and Operational Excellence by Finbarr Sheehy
These posts are in the areas of Lean Thinking
Technology can make work faster. It can make information more visible. It can automate reminders, route approvals, generate dashboards, and reduce manual effort. But technology cannot, by itself, fix a…
Process improvement in a regulated environment can feel different from process improvement anywhere else. There is more documentation, more review, more traceability, more concern about risk, and more consequences if…
Automation is attractive because it is visible. A manual step disappears. A workflow moves faster. A dashboard updates in real time. A system sends the reminder automatically instead of relying…
Operational excellence is often introduced through two familiar names: Lean and Six Sigma. For many organisations, that has been useful. Lean brought focus on waste, flow, and value. Six Sigma…
A lean diagnostic tool designed to reveal where digital systems, dashboards, automation, data collection and workflows are adding effort without adding value. 1. Purpose of the tool The tool helps…