{"id":31848,"date":"2019-09-02T12:16:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T16:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cybercon1.com\/?p=31848"},"modified":"2019-09-02T12:16:08","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T16:16:08","slug":"what-is-process-improvement-a-business-methodology-for-efficiency-and-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cyberconservices.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/02\/what-is-process-improvement-a-business-methodology-for-efficiency-and-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"What is process improvement? A business methodology for efficiency and productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By\u00a0Sarah K. White<\/a><\/strong> – Process improvement<\/strong> involves the business practice of identifying, analyzing and improving existing business processes to optimize performance, meet best practice standards or simply improve quality and the\u00a0user experiencefor customers and end-users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Process improvement<\/strong> can have several different names such as business process management (BPM), business process improvement (BPI), business process re-engineering, continual improvement process (CIP), to name a few. Regardless of the nomenclature, they all pursue the same goal: to minimize errors, reduce waste, improve productivity and streamline efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Process improvement techniques <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are several different methodologies designed to help your organization tackle process improvement. Each aims to help your business identify process issues, fix them and analyze the success or failure of those changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite that common goal, each methodology suits a different need. Some frameworks focus on lean process improvement<\/strong> techniques; others focus on getting your company culture in the right place for process improvement. There are also methodologies that help companies visually map out process workflows. Read On: <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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