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NOVACES Supports Lusk With Economic Development Expertise After Devastating Flood 2560 996 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

NOVACES Supports Lusk With Economic Development Expertise After Devastating Flood

NOVACES is supporting the Economic Development Administration’s field operations staff in Lusk, Wyoming after floods devastated a majority of the town’s homes and businesses.

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Improving Project Portfolio Performance with Buffers 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

Improving Project Portfolio Performance with Buffers

Submitted By: Brian MacClaren Categories: Case Studies | Constraints Management | Critical Chain Project Management | Government Performance Improvement | Project Portfolio Management Click the link below to view the TOCICO 2015 presentation “Improving Project Portfolio Performance with Buffer-Type Flexibility and Task-level DBR” TOCICO PPM Buffer-type Flexibility + Task-level DBR

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Utah’s SUCCESS Framework on the Inside, for Success on the Outside 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

Utah’s SUCCESS Framework on the Inside, for Success on the Outside

Submitted By: Brian MacClaren Categories: Case Studies | Constraints Management | Government Performance Improvement Click the link below to view the “Working with the SUCCESS Framework on the Inside, for Success on the Outside” presentation at TOCICO 2015. Link to presentation slides: TOCICO_UCI 9-2-2015 Link to video: Working with SUCCESS Framework

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See a video clip of our presentation at TOCICO 1512 616 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

See a video clip of our presentation at TOCICO

NOVACES and its collaborators are excited to have been selected for several presentations at 2015 TOCICO in Cape Town.

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New Course is offered on “Breakthrough Project Portfolio Performance: Applying the Best of Critical Chain, Agile, and Lean” in Washington, DC 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

New Course is offered on “Breakthrough Project Portfolio Performance: Applying the Best of Critical Chain, Agile, and Lean” in Washington, DC

Submitted By: Robyn Burghard In collaboration with BAU International University and Fortezza Consulting, NOVACES is offering a new one day course on an innovative mix of nine proven techniques from multiple leading methods—including Critical Chain, Agile, and Lean—integrated harmoniously to boost performance dramatically. This approach provides leaders in project-centric organizations with a framework for unifying…

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Catching the HRO Wave: Marching Towards “Zero Harm to Patients” 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

Catching the HRO Wave: Marching Towards “Zero Harm to Patients”

Submitted By: Dr. Bahadir Inozu Categories: Government Performance Improvement | Healthcare After seeing the benefits of becoming a High Reliability Organization (HRO) in other industries, Military Healthcare System (MHS) is transforming into an HRO, as mandated following a  Secretary of Defense ordered review of safety, access, and quality in 2014.  This review stated that, “The foundation…

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Our work in Utah was featured on the Governor’s blog! 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

Our work in Utah was featured on the Governor’s blog!

Submitted By: Brian MacClaren Recently our work with the State of Utah was highlighted on Governor Herbert’s blog. To read his post, check out this link: http://blog.governor.utah.gov/2014/08/why-it-matters-the-effort-to-reduce-recidivism/

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Improvements from State of Utah’s SUCCESS Program Adds Jobs for Inmates and Doubles Revenue at Utah Correctional Industries 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

Improvements from State of Utah’s SUCCESS Program Adds Jobs for Inmates and Doubles Revenue at Utah Correctional Industries

Oct 23, 2014 Improvements from State of Utah’s SUCCESS Program Adds Jobs for Inmates and Doubles Revenue at Utah Correctional Industries Utah’s SUCCESS Program led by the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget (GOMB) has reported positive results on an initiative that supports of Governor Herbert’s mission to reduce recidivism (the relapse of criminal behavior)…

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Improvements from State of Utah’s SUCCESS Program Adds Jobs for Inmates and Doubles Revenue at Utah Correctional Industries 2560 996 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

Improvements from State of Utah’s SUCCESS Program Adds Jobs for Inmates and Doubles Revenue at Utah Correctional Industries

Utah’s SUCCESS Program led by the Governor’s Office of Management and Budget (GOMB) has reported positive results on an initiative that supports of Governor Herbert’s mission to reduce recidivism (the relapse of criminal behavior) in the State.

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Our work in Utah was featured on the Governor’s blog! 2560 996 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

Our work in Utah was featured on the Governor’s blog!

Submitted By: Brian MacClaren Recently our work with the State of Utah was highlighted on Governor Herbert’s blog. To read his post, check out this link: http://blog.governor.utah.gov/2014/08/why-it-matters-the-effort-to-reduce-recidivism/

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The 4 reasons why project managers must appreciate methods and tools 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

The 4 reasons why project managers must appreciate methods and tools

Submitted By: Robyn Burghard Categories: Critical Chain Project Management | Project Portfolio Management Project management has two essential elements to it, the theory and methods on one hand and the tools and techniques on the other. The further you move up the scale from random tasks to organized projects, the more important it is that…

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The key to sustaining change is FOCUS 150 150 Novaces | Lean Six Sigma Training | Process Improvement | Healthcare | Government | Defense

The key to sustaining change is FOCUS

Submitted By: Bob Sproull I want to talk about the current state of Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma initiatives as it relates to sustainment. The Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) conducts annual surveys on the subject of how well Lean implementations are going. Considering the last three surveys (2004, 2005, and 2006), the results…

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