WhiteSparrow Labs - Thought Leaders

Brief My Lived Experiences as a Manufacturing Engineer and a Systems Architect     Abstract In the late 1980s, at the outset of my career as a manufacturing engineer, methodologies such as quality circles, kaizen, Taylor’s scientific management, and advancements in industrial automation played a significant role in improving the productivity our plants. The worker engagement was an integral aspect of these improvement programs, with each employee regarded and valued as a know

Brief Performance Measures – Business Outcomes, Capability Health Check, Processes Encapsulated in the Capability, Roles and Skills Required to Execute, Technology to Manage the Enabling Workload.     Abstract Capability is a key concept in evaluating and enhancing systems performance. It is typically decomposed into several sub systems - performance measures with leading and lagging indicators, enabling processes, skills, and supporting technology. This paper outlines the ba

Brief Identify Required Skills & Plan to Develop Next Generation Professionals Abstract The chapter 4 describes the skills required to realize the benefits of capability 5:15 as well as how WhiteSparrow Labs is helping develop next generation professionals.    Capability 5:15 Processes Performance Measures Business Outcomes 5 -fold improvement in how organizations conceive, plan, allocate resources, execute and assess impact of change 15 % improvement annually to Value Chain

Brief Extending ML and AI capabilities, not only to streamline processes and data management but also to proactively engage all stakeholders and help them become knowledge workers. Abstract Chapter 5 outlines technology solutions that facilitate capability 5:15. The Stakeholder Forum is designed to leverage the power of machine learning and artificial intelligence to streamline Capability 5:15 encapsulated processes and securely scale across the enterprise.   There are two de

As we progress through the first quarter of the 21st century, advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies, political and societal winds of change are disrupting current status quo and creating a lot of consternation among people. To not be dismayed, these disruptions are also ushering in a lot of new opportunities for people in all age categories.   Where do we start?   To begin, it is important to acknowledge that as use of AI/ML increases

Abstract A system designed to natively guarantee the equitable distribution of gains arising from improvements in productivity. Introduction From an economic system point of view, it is broadly recognized that as economies expand through productivity improvements, so does the real living standard of an average person. With that rationale in mind, most liberal democratic economies are designed to allow entrepreneurs, traders and business folks make as much money as possible, d