Going for the Gold
Last week I was in a consultant "shop-talk" session comparing notes on how to identify and track financial benefits that show in a...
Do you want a 20 to 25% productivity gain?
Convergent Results typically improves productivity 20 to 25 percent, and assists clients directing that gain to achieving measurable...
Remove Barriers to Productivity - An Old/New Concept, Stage 1 of 5
Our blog on short-interval-scheduling (SIS) pointed out how SIS is one of the least promoted, underutilized, yet most effective methods...
The Stewards of Employee Engagement
Employee engagement is increasingly a corporate priority. It has become a CEO-level issue. The payoff is in increased productivity and...
Stage 2. Removing Barriers to Productivity: Time as a Management Tool
This is the second in a series of blogs posts describing an ongoing process of problem solving. This edition speaks to using time as a...
Short-Interval-Scheduling Creates the Most Effective Interface for Employee Engagement
Short-Interval Scheduling Best Kept Secret of Productivity Improvement Short-Interval Scheduling is one of the most widely used yet least...
Capturing Productivity
The proposed project would “transform” the organization, “optimizing” all its business processes. Large contracts were signed on these promi
Planning, not Boots, Increases Crew Productivity
On occasion, I’ve discussed maintenance productivity, as measured by wrench time, with plant managers and operations executives. It’s not...
Right Data, Right People...Right Decision
We have seen it time and time again. If you get the right data to the right people at the right time…and show them how to use it…magical...
Removing Barriers to Productivity: The Concept
Work Measurement Work measurement, the science of relating work to time, is a broad field. There are numerous techniques for measuring...
