ASQ eNews: December 2008
Raleigh ASQ e-News
December 8, 2008
In This Edition: Upcoming Professional Development Dinner Meetings: December “Goal Question Metrics”, January “Beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard; Introducing IEE”;One Day Workshop Seminar: “Going Beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard”;Raleigh ASQ Good Works - Volunteers Needed
ASQ Events
Registration Required. Please follow the ‘Register Online’ links below.
| Professional Development Dinner Meeting | December 16, 2008 | 5:30-7:30 pm | NCSU University Club Google Map |
Topic: GQM, Goal Question Metrics.
5:30 - 6:00pm Networking
6:00 - 6:30pm Dinner and Announcements ($20 Members & Non-Members / $10 Students) (Register Online)
6:30 - 7:30pm Presentation: Using the Goal Quality Metrics (GQM) as a Basis to Evaluate Software Process Improvement
A description of how the GQM approach has been employed to define an evaluation framework for software process improvement projects. The GQM approach has been coupled with the Measurements and Analysis process area of the Capability Maturity Model Integration to allow management to identify the economic benefits of software process improvement projects. Details on how this methodology has been employed in software organizations will be presented.
Holiday Dinner Live Music, Candy Canes and Cheer
| Professional Development Dinner Meeting | January 20, 2009 | 5:30-7:30 pm | NCSU University Club Google Map |
Speaker: Forrest W. Breyfogle III, CEO and president of Smarter Solutions, Inc.
Topic: “Beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard - Introducing the Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) System”.
5:30 - 6:00pm Networking
6:00 - 6:30pm Dinner and Announcements ($20 Members & Non-Members / $10 Students) (Register Online)
6:30 - 7:30pm Presentation:
Forrest Breyfogle is a Professional Engineer, ASQ Certified Quality Engineer and Reliability Engineer, an ASQ Fellow, and serves on the board of advisors for University of Texas Center for Performing Excellence. More recently, Mr. Breyfogle received the 2004 Crosby Medal for his book, Implementing Six Sigma, 2nd edition.
Mr. Breyfogle began his career with IBM in development and later transferred to the product test organization. Within these organizations, he became very interested in the benefits resulting from the wise use of statistical techniques. From 1980 to 1992, Mr. Breyfogle served IBM in applying “Six Sigma methodology” to testing, development, manufacturing, and service organizations.
| One Day Workshop Seminar“Going Beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard” | January 21, 2009 | 8:30-4:30 pm | NCSU University Club Google Map |
Cost: $249 members and $299 for nonmembers - (Register Online)
Instructor: Forrest W. Breyfogle III, CEO and president of Smarter Solutions, Inc. (Instructor Bio above)
- Are business goals not being met?
- Do you have all the right tools, but still find yourself wasting time firefighting the same problems over and over again?
- Does your organization simply tell stories when reporting metrics but the metrics don’t seem to be improving?
- Are projects either not getting completed or, when completed, don’t seem to impact the bottom-line as much as claimed?
This one-day seminar with renowned Lean Six Sigma and Process Improvement expert and author Forrest Breyfogle helps organizations address these issues and more.
Competitive pressures are forcing executives to react faster to changing business conditions and customer requirements. Line managers and decision-makers need to have an efficient and effective system for day-to-day business operation with access to performance metrics that lead to the most appropriate activities. In short, what’s needed is a performance measurement and improvement system to drive financial and operational success: Integrated Enterprise Excellence.
Come learn from Forrest Breyfogle how to address these issues using the Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) system, which goes beyond Lean Six Sigma and The Balanced Scorecard. IEE helps orchestrate the three R’s of business (everyone doing the Right things and doing them Right at the Right time).
Full detail and brochure is available at: http://www.asqraleigh.org/enrichment/education
| Good Works Volunteers Needed | Contact Matt Murray,ASQ Good Works Chair | mjmurray@nc.rr.com |
The Raleigh ASQ Good Works initiative has a goal of beginning two additional projects this year. Target organizations have been contacted and ASQ volunteers are needed to help with execution of the improvement projects. We would appreciate any help our members can lend but especially need people with the following skills:
- Database development/management
- Process improvement
- Human resource tracking/management
- Information collection and processing
- Internal/External communication optimizations
- Website development
This is a great opportunity for local community service and for developing new skills. Also, if there are Raleigh ASQ members who are seeking Green or Black Belt certifications and need a project in order to complete their requirements; this may provide an opportunity for them to work toward their certification goals.
| Wishing you a very happy and healthy new year! |