Beyond Compliance: Achieving Sustained Success with  QMS

Industry: All Industries

Keywords: QMS, Lean, Project Success, Continuous Improvement

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

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A Quality Management System (QMS) is a strategic tool that contributes to an organization's success and competitiveness in today's ever evolving business environment. However, true success is not just in having a QMS, but in the ability to sustain and maintain quality, efficiency, customer satisfaction, and compliance. The presentation will cover employee involvement, metrics, effective communication, and accountability, and how organizations can leverage data and feedback to systematically drive improvements.

The discussion will also cover common challenges and pitfalls to QMS management, while offering practical information on overcoming these obstacles. The QMS, when implemented successfully, can lead to improved productivity, reduced process waste, cost savings, and optimized resource utilization. It helps organizations become more efficient, competitive, adaptive, and customer-focused while also fostering a culture of innovation and learning. The QMS is also critical for an organization’s growth and customer satisfaction. It should also include some level of continuous improvement which helps to support consistency, precision, and reduced risk.

Participants will learn actionable strategies for maintaining the QMS while showcasing how organizations can evolve from temporary achievements to enduring success. Prepare to leave this session equipped with a comprehensive toolkit of strategies and insights to not only achieve excellence but to maintain it. Discover the power of keeping the gains and sustaining the results.

Tawana is a seasoned Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, with a wealth of knowledge and experience. With this framework, participants will be equipped to not only attain process excellence but also ensure that it thrives in an ever-changing business landscape. Keeping the gains will become more than a concept—it will be your roadmap to sustained success.

This session will offer valuable guidelines for organizations striving to achieve excellence in quality management. Don't miss this opportunity to refine your approach to process improvement and secure lasting results.

Garbage In/Garbage Out: Refining Processes for Automation

Industry: All Industries

Keywords: Lean, Automation, Process Improvement

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

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Businesses are rapidly evolving and process automation has become a cornerstone of efficiency and competitiveness. However, the success of process automation hinges on the quality of the processes being automated. As organizations rush to embrace automation, they often encounter significant challenges. Knowing how to identify the right processes for automation and ensure they are refined and optimized before implementing automation technologies is imperative. This is where Lean and Six Sigma methodologies can be invaluable by providing insight on a more successful implementation of automation.

The output of a process is a direct result of its inputs. This presentation will teach you to use lean tools and techniques to refine processes by incorporating process mapping, identifying process waste, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies in order to provide automated processes that are leaner and more streamlined.

The session will cover process selection, evaluation criteria, and process optimization. Take your transformation journey to the next level by optimizing and automating the right processes the right way. Participants will learn proven Lean techniques that enable organizations to minimize waste and streamline processes before automation is introduced.

Participants will discover how Lean methodologies can help identify problems, eliminate bottlenecks, and optimize workflows. We will talk about how to identify processes for automation by selection criteria what to look for once a process has been identified, then how to apply lean tools and techniques to clean up the process in order to automate a good, streamlined, more efficient process.

Tawana, is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt with a wealth of knowledge and experience, Participants will leave the session more empowered to refine their processes effectively, minimize waste, and ensure that process “garbage” becomes a thing of the past. Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your automation strategy and drive your organization towards a more efficient and competitive future.

Tawana Gardner

Principal Consultant, Aim for Change, LLC, Memphis, TN, USA

Ms. Gardner is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with Project Management Experience. She began her career as an Industrial Engineer in Operations and after six years moved on to a new opportunity as an Investment Project Manager at an aerospace company. There she spent four years before moving on to other opportunities in manufacturing, consulting, and the non-profit sector.

Over the course of her career, she has implemented management operating systems, training in management and continuous improvement, and managed projects which saved millions of dollars. Ms. Gardner enjoys training as it pertains to lean and continuous improvement concepts. She is a leader with a focus on improving processes, ensuring quality, and creating a productive team environment.