"Focusing on important opportunities that will provide value for the organization, this book provides direction and motivation for the improvement process. It provides a method for continuous review of the improvement process and encourages timeliness through its digital-setting and milestones....

"1 Importance of Value Propositions No department within your organization has the copyright on generating good ideas. H. James Harrington Introduct ion Why would anyone write a book on value propositions? Why should you take time to read it? Well, value propositions are the first step in the...

"This book presents, in a very brief form, the tools and techniques that must be mastered by an internal or external consultant assigned to manage an improvement project within an organization. It provides a short overview of each of these important tools but due to the large number of tools and...

Intro -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Key Responsibilities -- Previous Experience -- Awards and Recognition -- Publications and Lectures -- Areas of Expertise -- Acknowledgments -- Authors' Notes -- Foreword -- The...

The Performance Management Systems Playbook PREFACEACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT THE AUTHORSChapter 1: Why Innovate?. In a NutshellIntroduction. Managing Change and Innovation. Introduction to Innovation and Open Development The Role of the Creative Commons. Today's Dilemma. Addressing the...