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Understanding Systems
Summary
Juran: Management Consultant Quality = Fitness for Use, Quality Trilogy, Cost of
Poor Quality, Resistance to Change
Systems Thinking
the way each part affects the whole depends on what at least
one other part is doing (i.e., no part of the system has an
independent effect on the whole because they interact), and
Types of Standards
Government
Commercial/Industrial
Business
Company
Others
Characteristics of Standards
Standards represent who we are
and what we can do!
They...
should be attainable by everyone operating the
process they apply to.
require methods and measurement systems
liberate us to focus our energy and creativity on
other things.
are a floor not a ceiling with respect to
performance.
require energy to maintain them.
are dynamic and should improve over time.
Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award
Leadership
Strategic Planning
Workforce Focus
Process Management
Results
Visionary Leadership
Customer-Driven Excellence
Organizational and Personal Learning
Valuing Employees and Partners
Agility
Focus on the Future
Managing for Innovation
Management by Fact
Social Responsibility
Focus on Results and Creating Value
Systems Perspective
Organizational Profile
P.1 Organizational Description
P.2 Organizational Challenges
Leadership
120
Strategic Planning
Customer and Market Focus
Measurement, Analysis, and
Knowledge Management
5 Workforce Focus
85
6 Process Management
7 Results 450
TOTAL POINTS
1,000
85
85
90
85