Featured content from Catalyst’s experienced team of Trainers and Consultants. Themes include Lean Six Sigma Training and Consulting, Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence
The debating and decision made last week brings to mind a tool that is used in Lean Six Sigma projects, and any other project, to determine what is In and what is Out of scope. One of the most important things to have in place when starting a project is a clear scope. Without this, it…
[box]Martin’s articles have been published in: ILM, 12th July 2016 Growth Business, 18th July 2016 HRM Guide, 11th August 2016 Fresh Business Thinking, 16th August 2016[/box] The result of the recent Brexit referendum in the UK came as a complete shock for many people who had been expecting ‘Remain’ to win which of course would…
Here at Catalyst we love Christmas, from the first door on the advent calendar to the last mince pie, we like to feel that its fleeting nature is one of the things which helps to make it special. Mentioning Christmas and Santa brings us to the key point of this seasonal blog, and it’s all…
Don’t be put off by the title at the top of this seasonal post. We haven’t come over all ‘Bah humbug’ and decided to lecture everybody on the most efficient way to cook their Brussel sprouts (a quick tip though – don’t bother cutting a cross in the base as it’s a process step which doesn’t…
Catalyst Consulting provides a guide to Everyday Operational Excellence, what it is and how to take the necessary steps to achieve it. [box]This article has been published in Fresh Business Thinking, 7th June 2016, and can be found here.[/box] All too often the discipline of business management is divided along the lines of binary decision…
Catalyst Consulting explores the benefits of using Lean Six Sigma methodology in the public sector, using their Lean Six Sigma award winning North Ayrshire council project as a case study. This is neither the time nor the place to rehearse the rights and wrongs of the government policy of austerity, but it is probably worth pointing out…
This article was written by Catalyst Consulting Director John Morgan on 6 Oct 2015, shortly before he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The article explores his concept of Errornomics and eliminating waste in processes. Recently, I found myself on jury service. It was an interesting, but frustrating experience as I witnessed so much waste within the system and processes…
John Morgan has written a ‘how to’ guide for businesses and SMEs on understanding the customers’ perception of value for Fresh Business Thinking. “Even in the fairly recent past, the idea of measuring your customers’ perception of value was a fairly simple one and was based, almost entirely, on the cost of the goods or service being provided,…
If you’re in business then your ultimate aim is to be as successful as possible, and this entails streamlining the processes via which you deliver your business to the point at which mistakes are reduced to the absolute minimum. In some cases, such as basic manufacturing, this may seem like a simple task,…
The way in which many people, in particular business people, approach change, throws up something of a dichotomy. On the one hand, any successful business is fully cognisant, at all levels, of the need for almost constant change and re-evaluation. As technological advances alter the way in which we do business on…
