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An invigorating day with Talent Management executives

An invigorating day with Talent Management executives

By Vinnie Mirchandani on June 25, 2010

Readers know I like small, specialized services firms like appirio and Corefino. I have also been a fan of Knowledge Infusion and its work around talent management for a while, and yesterday that respect jumped multiple fold. Oh, they gave me a cha…

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Appirio, corefino, Human resources, knowledge infusion, Lance Armstrong Foundation, Northrop Grumman, polymath, Six Sigma, Southwest Airlines, The New Polymath

Genpact: Procurement BPO Brains and Brawn (Part 1)

Genpact: Procurement BPO Brains and Brawn (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on May 26, 2010

I had the chance to attend Genpact’s industry analyst day last week in Boston. During the meeting, which didn’t focus on procurement or supply chain exclusively but rather broader BPO, I was stricken by the frequency with which the management team continued to refer back to Spend Management, supply management topics and procurement case examples […]

Posted in Business | Tagged BPO, Business, Genpact, ibm, Six Sigma, Spend Management, supply chain

Building a Lean Six Sigma and Process Excellence Culture

Building a Lean Six Sigma and Process Excellence Culture

By Sandy Kemsley on February 24, 2010

Not surprisingly, this conference is as much or more about the cultural aspects of LSS as the techniques and tools, and Jason Schulist of DTE Energy (a US utility company) gave a presentation on their continuous improvement journey. They’ve been at LSS for more than 10 years, starting with Kaizen in 1998, moving into Six […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Business Services, Consulting, Continuous Improvement Process, IQPC BPM, Kaizen, LSS&PI, Quality Control and Tracking, Six Sigma | 1 Response

Lean Six Sigma & Process Improvement: David Brown of Motorola

Lean Six Sigma & Process Improvement: David Brown of Motorola

By Sandy Kemsley on February 23, 2010

I missed the first morning of the IQPC Lean Six Sigma & Process Improvement conference in Toronto today, but with my usual impeccable timing, showed up just in time for lunch (where we had to explain the rules of curling to the American attendees). The first session this afternoon is with David Brown, a black […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged BAM, BPA, business intelligence, Business Objects, Crystal Reports, Data warehouse, IQPC BPM, LSS&PI, Six Sigma

Friday Rant: What's Holding Ariba Back? (Part 3)

Friday Rant: What’s Holding Ariba Back? (Part 3)

By Jason Busch on February 19, 2010

In this final post in this Friday Rant series on what’s holding Ariba back (see Part 1 and Part 2 here), I’ll continue to delve into the services question that looms large over Ariba’s current offerings, future vision, and channel partnerships. I bel…

Posted in Business | Tagged A. T. Kearney, Ariba, Business, E-Commerce, Management, Outsourcing, procurement, Six Sigma, Spend Management

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