{"product_id":"the-process-improvement-handbook-a-blueprint-for-managing-change-and-increasing-organizational-performance","title":"The Process Improvement Handbook: A Blueprint for Managing Change and Increasing Organizational Performance","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublishers Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality  authenticity  or access to any online entitlements included with the product.  Gold Medal Winner of the 2015 Axiom Book Award for best business theory book! The Definitive Guide to Process Improvement and Operational Excellence Todays business environment demands faster responses  better service  and increased agility. The Process Improvement Handbook reveals how to design effective process improvement structures  organizations  and cultures to meet those needs. Focusing on specific process improvement knowledge areas  this practical work establishes the foundation required to create  maintain  and measure processes while equipping practitioners with the necessary skills to deliver consistent  successful outcomes. This definitive resource introduces a body of knowledge for anyone looking to improve their operating environment. The result is process self-sufficiency  extensibility  sustainability  higher quality  and overall speed that increases competitive advantage. The principles explained in this book encapsulate everything needed to be more process mature  and to enable process excellence from start to finish. Coverage includes: The process improvement overview Process maturity Process-Oriented Architecture (POA) Creating a process ecosystem Managing process improvements The process improvement organization Process improvement aptitudes Case examples Process improvement templates and instructions  Praise for The Process Improvement Handbook I believe that this is a book that will end up with many yellow highlights in almost every chapter. You are wise to buy this book; youll be even wiser if you apply its contents to the way your organization functions. H. James Harrington  Ph.D.  prolific author of over 35 Process Improvement books  CEO Harrington Institute Tristan Boutros and Tim Purdie have delivered a true gift to all business process management professionals  and to the business community as a whole. Comprehensive in scope  deliberate in focus  deep in expert knowledge  and highly practical in its wisdom  The Process Improvement Handbook enables the reader to put it all together and take a more integrative approach to improving business performance. With so much already written on the topic of process improvement  the authors tackle the challenge of differentiation head on by defining a compelling business case for this workidentifying critical links to other enterprise management disciplines and defining key contributions to organizational agility and value innovation. If real knowledge is less a matter of knowing everything and more about knowing where to find everything  then this book is an indispensable resource for everyone seeking answers to performance challenges. Joseph A. Braidish  Director of Consulting and Training  Rummler-Brache Group Boutros and Purdie present a framework that is invaluable for any organization looking to improve its processes (and what organization isnt looking to do that). Concise  clear  and credible  this handbook is full of ideas and approaches that will benefit anyone working with Process Improvement. Mike Jacka  author of Business Process Mapping: Improving Customer Satisfaction  Second Edition Finally  we have book that takes Process Improvement from theory to templates. There are a lot of books that poke at pieces of Process Improvement structure  but this book finally takes us across the entire spectrum. It is invaluable in two ways: it is a valuable resource for identifying and understanding the role and impact of a process within an organization  and it is a valuable ongoing ref\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985960726581,"sku":"ByrdShop_0071817662","price":127.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780071817660.jpg?v=1770879397","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-process-improvement-handbook-a-blueprint-for-managing-change-and-increasing-organizational-performance","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}