Live Webinar – March 26th, 2014 8:00 am – 9:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C- Free PDU
Sponsored by: PEX – The Process Excellence Network

Too many companies lurch from crisis to crisis trying to put out “fires” as they go.

While the “firefighters” are often touted as heroes, the root causes of the problems can often be found in poor planning and silo’ed behaviours. Worse, this kind of behaviour leads to waste and inefficiency and endemic under-performance.

So how can you go from a firefighting culture to one that prevents the problems in the first place?

In this webinar you will:

1. Get practical ideas on how to allocate critical resources – people, equipment, inventory, materials, time and money – to satisfy customers in a more profitable way
2. Learn better ways of aligning the strategic and tactical plans each month
3. Gain insight into a proven methodology for managing process and culture change
4. Understand why putting in place business objectives – rather than individual performance objectives – is a powerful way of driving high performance throughout the value chain

Join this webinar to learn a proven approach that teaches you how to manage your business more holistically to predict and respond to events before they become “fires” your teams have to put out.

Presenters:

Liam Harrington provides practical change management to companies implementing Business Excellence processes As a Partner for Oliver Wight. Liam has helped diverse organizations implement Integrated Business Planning and strategic deployment processes. With particular expertise working with complex and matrix organisational structures, Liam helps instil the appropriate behaviours, engage the leadership team and coach them through the change process, ensuring results that last. He speaks at many events both in the UK, mainland Europe and the USA.

Andy Walker (LinkedIn profile) is a Partner at Oliver Wight with over 15 years experience in a diverse range of business disciplines. With a background in finance, demand and supply chain management, he has delivered substantial gains for clients in efficiency, cost reduction and customer service.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 5.3 Define Scope

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

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