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1.Six Sigma Tools for Process Control
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[Added: 24 Feb 2005   Hits: 349   Words: 969]

2.Top 7 Methods to Empower Employees
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[Added: 22 Feb 2005   Hits: 329   Words: 836]

3.5 Steps to Build Stronger Communication and Understanding
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[Added: 17 Feb 2005   Hits: 311   Words: 933]

4.5 Steps to Identify Core Processes
Part Two of Creating Well-Defined Processes Series Part One: http://www.bizmanualz.com/articles/02-08-05_Process_Improvement.html?src=ART83 Next Week: Implementation Last week, we raised the question: how do you know where to begin? How can you identify a gap in one ...
[Added: 15 Feb 2005   Hits: 313   Words: 1269]

5.5 Steps to Continuous Process Improvement
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[Added: 09 Feb 2005   Hits: 318   Words: 1014]

6.Implementation Procedures for Building Effective Management Systems: Phase IV
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[Added: 03 Feb 2005   Hits: 336   Words: 532]

7.Effective Policies and Procedures - 4 Parts of the Complete Cash to Cash Cycle
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[Added: 01 Feb 2005   Hits: 269   Words: 713]

8.9 Strategies for Writing Accounts Payable Procedures
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[Added: 25 Jan 2005   Hits: 285   Words: 1187]

9.8 Procedures to Take Control of Sales and Marketing
The Cash to Cash Cycle Part Three of Series Part One : Inventory Part Two : Accounts Receivable Next Week : Accounts Payable We're sprinting toward that million dollar mark...and we're only a couple ...
[Added: 22 Jan 2005   Hits: 202   Words: 959]

10.Planning Procedures for Building Effective Management Systems: Phase II
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[Added: 18 Jan 2005   Hits: 277   Words: 545]

11.How to Build a Business Ethics Program
Recent corporate financial scandals have highlighted the importance of business ethics and legal compliance. Yet a recent National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) survey of 280 corporate CEOs and directors found that "only one of three directors felt that they were highly effective ...
[Added: 03 Jan 2005   Hits: 251   Words: 493]

12.Are You ISO Auditor-Phobic?
Which is more painful: an audit or spending the holidays with Aunt Sally and her green Jell-O mold? Either way, your company audit still looms in your mind, but it shouldn't be that scary - quite the opposite. Besides, even Sally “audits” herself when ...
[Added: 29 Dec 2004   Hits: 256   Words: 496]

13.ISO 9001 Registration - 8 Steps for Success
You've made the plans, built the quality system and conducted the audit. So how do you register your company as ISO 9001 conformant? And how can you be sure you're getting the most value for your investment? Here's how the process works. ...
[Added: 23 Dec 2004   Hits: 225   Words: 571]

14.How to Start Writing Policies and Procedures
Any old policy and procedure format saves time by not having to start from scratch, right? Well, not necessarily. Using a weak starting point can hurt employee usability, introduce confusion and user-error, and may not assist in your compliance and control objectives. The result could ...
[Added: 21 Dec 2004   Hits: 216   Words: 384]

15.Auditing Improves Effective Planning
Speak of operations assessment, and we'll hear its significant value. Speak of an audit, and we'll run for the nearest emergency exit. There's no difference between the two, yet that word audit chills us. But is an audit really designed to help us or hurt us? Improve ...
[Added: 16 Dec 2004   Hits: 244   Words: 404]

16.Policies and Procedures Used as Management Key
Managers know the difficulty of getting people to do the right things the right way. And employees need their expertise and understanding of the way things should be done. But how do you get it across ...
[Added: 15 Dec 2004   Hits: 281   Words: 383]

17.ISO 9001 Compliant Program: Steps to Build
Implementing an ISO 9001 system represents a major effort. However, all of that effort can represent a significant shift for a business - from quantity to quality. And this could make sure your business gets the desired results. Shift Focus to Performance Developing, implementing and ...
[Added: 09 Dec 2004   Hits: 211   Words: 390]

18.How to Meet Quality Standards with ISO 9001
In today's hectic business environment, it is vital that we are all on the same page, right? But how do we know if we meet those standards? Business owners and executives can avoid the uncertainty, and that's where ISO 9001 certification comes in. ...
[Added: 03 Dec 2004   Hits: 183   Words: 536]

19.How to Improve Your Management Procedures' Usability
Are your people consistently following your procedures? Each year, organizations lose thousands of dollars through common mistakes and lapses in usability. But what does that mean for business owners and executives? Ask yourself: • Are your required actions described thoroughly ...
[Added: 01 Dec 2004   Hits: 274   Words: 314]

20.How to Create Well-Defined Processes
Interested in learning how to reduce development time, save money and stay in control? Business professionals can learn how to create well-defined processes with the easy-to-manage Process Approach of Plan-Do-Check-Act. Real Tools for Real Business Process In MBA courses, students come across a lot of buzzwords and ...
[Added: 24 Nov 2004   Hits: 227   Words: 531]

21.How to Get Your Procedures Project Done
Wouldn't it be nice for business owners and executives to be finished with their policies and procedures project already? They know they need to get it done, but maybe it's taking too long. Or perhaps their people are staring at a blank piece of ...
[Added: 22 Nov 2004   Hits: 234   Words: 381]

22.How to Stop Waste, Fraud and Abuse
Each year, businesses write-off six percent of revenue to waste, fraud and abuse. But why would managers throw all that hard-earned money away when there is a reliable way to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse using accounting policies & procedures to ...
[Added: 18 Nov 2004   Hits: 246   Words: 366]

23.How Nov. 15, 2004 Deadline for Sarbanes Oxley 404 Compliance Affects You
How Nov. 15, 2004 Deadline for Sarbanes Oxley 404 Compliance Affects You Public companies have 90 days from the end of their fiscal year to comply. For those with market capitalization of $75 million or more, ...
[Added: 11 Nov 2004   Hits: 218   Words: 575]

24.Is Your Company Growing Fast Enough for You?
Are you frustrated by the lack of growth in your firm, or the effort required to squeeze any up-tick in performance? Are inadequate policies and procedures a root cause? To find out, take this simple self assessment to ...
[Added: 08 Nov 2004   Hits: 221   Words: 356]

25.Seven Cs to Avoid Procedure Writing Errors
Seven Cs to Avoid Procedure Writing Errors You do your best to make sure your organization is operating as effectively as possible. But if your policies and procedures are incomplete, outdated, or inconsistent, then they are not driving the performance improvement ...
[Added: 06 Nov 2004   Hits: 251   Words: 436]