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 knowledge worker. As...

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 basics of...

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 Processes ...