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Changing Careers with  LSS and PMP Exam Prep Training

Yvette Gerdes has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Kinesiology, a Master’s Degree in Clinical Exercise Physiology, and more than 15 years of experience as a hospital exercise clinician.  In February 2023, the  job she had started just four months earlier was eliminated. Realizing she wanted to [...]

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LSS Process Documentation: An Essential Part of the Control Phase of the DMAIC Process

    Since processes vary in scope and complexity, documentation requirements also vary. Some processes may need little more than an annotated checklist, others multiple user-specific guidelines, detailed manuals, and training materials. Whatever the requirements, keep in mind: 1. If [...]

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Alumni in Action: Lori Kirstein Sees LSS as a Tool For Today’s Work World

Lori Kirstein has 30 + years of experience in improving small business processes and communications. A creative-strategic partner to the businesses she works with, Lori’s  work has involved everything from providing coaching in sales, processes, presentations and public speaking, writing [...]

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Alumni in Action: Kimberly Logan on PMOs and More!

Kimberly Logan, a PMP certified project manager since 2009, earned a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB) from Breakthrough Performance Group (BPG) in 2019, and became a  Certified Scrum Master (CSM)  in 2022.  Drawing on her experience as both an employee and a business consultant in a variety of [...]

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Is Your Customer Service a WASTE?

  Improve Customer Service by Eliminating Wastes and Respecting Customer Service Teams Did you hear about the survey earlier this year reporting on the growing number of consumers experiencing rage and behaving in an uncivil manner to service reps? The news headlines emphasized the rage [...]

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MOTION ≠ ADDED VALUE

While project managing more than my usual number of content creation projects, weaknesses in my process surfaced. My frustration – and plummeting hourly rate on flat fee contracts – set me to thinking about the LEAN wastes. You may recall that a LEAN waste is any activity that does not add [...]

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People Before Process: Keeping the Promise with LSS

Faye Brightwell, President of Caregiver Grove Behavioral Health and Disability Services, is almost as passionate about her BPG Lean Six Sigma training as she is about her work. Caregiver Grove provides behavioral health and disability services to people of all ages. The company is dedicated to [...]

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Anne Brack, Management Consultant

Anne Brack has an impressive background in project management and supply chain management. Still, when she found herself in transition, she decided to take advantage of BPG’s project management professional exam preparation and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification training. She recommends [...]

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Alumni in Action: Nick Hatzinikolis Continuous Improvement Leader

Nick Hatzinikolis’ career as a continuous improvement leader started in the late 1970’s at an Aluminum Die Cast company when he and a few coworkers organized informal Kaizen events. His work continues today where, as Director of Plant Operations at a snack food manufacturer (Mikesell’s), his [...]

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KANBAN: A POWERFUL LEAN AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOL

Question: What Powerful Lean Tool: Is used in Agile Project Management Has been applied to manufacturing, programming, accounting, and many other task-oriented areas Can be scaled for use at an organizational, team, project, or individual level May be quickly and easily implemented Fosters [...]

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