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To maintain their competitive advantage organizations must streamline their operations and processes. Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) is a strategic approach for developing a culture of continuous improvement in the areas of reliability, process cycle times, costs in terms of less total resource consumption, quality, and productivity. Deployed effectively, it increases quality and productivity, while reducing waste and cycle time. Since many business processes rely on information and participation from more than one department and even different organizations, CPI is designed to facilitate these processes by integrating the various components into one streamlined system that runs smoothly and efficiently on a partially or completely automated flow of steps.

PBSI works with our clients to introduce CPI within their organization and delivers workshops needed to develop the necessary framework and integration components.

Task	Description	Timeframe (Months)
Introduce CPI to the organization	Gaining business commitment around continuous process improvement Understanding the value of CPI in the long term Introducing the CPI framework, Critical Success Factors, Principles and Phases	Months 1
Develop the business case	Identifying the key metrics Understanding that CPI is a long term buy-in, not just a short-term project Creating a best practice model that integrates workflow Recognizing the top CPI drivers: business agility, innovation and process quality	Month 2
Obtain management buy in for CPI initiatives	Gaining business acceptance of CPI as an organizational discipline Changing perceptions about CPI's ability to achieve business results Adopting a legislative and structural approach Embracing a ‘process thinking’ style of management	Month 3
Understand the relationship between CPI and Lean Six Sigma (and other management tools)	Realizing the extent to which Six Sigma tools enable the CPI framework Evaluating Lean Six Sigma methodology and metrics: “a cooks tour” Real world examples: success factors for making CPI and Lean Six Sigma work in your organization	Months 4-6 depending on scope
Optimizing business processes	Analyzing current processes and exploring new possibilities Integrating workflow management	Continually from Month 4
Integrate CPI and organization change management	Moving towards an enterprise process-driven organization Dealing with employees who have ownership over their processes Understanding why organization change management has been tagged as the major factor behind CPI success	Continually from Month 4
Implement CPI governance: supporting both the business processes and individuals	Adopting flexible CPI guidelines to increase adoption rates Understanding the importance of process ownership and champions in continued success Providing “people-ready process” solutions Valuing local information and knowledge networks	Continually from Month 4
Achieving business and IT alignment through CPI	Bringing business and IT closer together by creating new dialogue Executing CPI for IT into a proactive leadership role Using CPI as a catalyst to re-evaluate the business/IT relationship Using alignment maturity to make your CPI projects successful	Ongoing

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