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Continual improvement process

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A continual improvement process, also often called a continuous improvement process (abbreviated as CIP or CI), is an ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes. [1]

21 relations: Benchmarking, Business process management, Chartered Quality Institute, Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, Environmental management system, Incrementalism, ISO 14000, ISO 9000, ISO/IEC 15504, ISO/TC 176, Kaizen, Lean manufacturing, Masaaki Imai, Minimum viable product, Operational excellence, Perpetual beta, Program management, Project management, Quality management, Training Within Industry, W. Edwards Deming.

Benchmarking

Benchmarking is comparing ones business processes and performance metrics to industry bests and best practices from other companies.

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Business process management

Business process management (BPM) is a discipline in operations management in which people use various methods to discover, model, analyze, measure, improve, optimize, and automate business processes.

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Chartered Quality Institute

The Chartered Quality Institute (CQI), formerly known as The Institute of Quality Assurance (IQA), is the chartered body for quality professionals.

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Eco-Management and Audit Scheme

The Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) is a voluntary environmental management instrument, which was developed in 1993 by the European Commission.

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Environmental management system

Environmental management system (EMS) refers to the management of an organization's environmental programs in a comprehensive, systematic, planned and documented manner.

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Incrementalism

Incrementalism is a method of working by adding to a project using many small incremental changes instead of a few (extensively planned) large jumps.

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ISO 14000

ISO 14000 is a family of standards related to environmental management that exists to help organizations (a) minimize how their operations (processes, etc.) negatively affect the environment (i.e. cause adverse changes to air, water, or land); (b) comply with applicable laws, regulations, and other environmentally oriented requirements; and (c) continually improve in the above.

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ISO 9000

The ISO 9000 family of quality management systems standards is designed to help organizations ensure that they meet the needs of customers and other stakeholders while meeting statutory and regulatory requirements related to a product or service.

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ISO/IEC 15504

ISO/IEC 15504 Information technology – Process assessment, also termed Software Process Improvement and Capability Determination (SPICE), is a set of technical standards documents for the computer software development process and related business management functions.

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ISO/TC 176

ISO/TC 176 is Technical Committee 176 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), responsible for Quality management and quality assurance - the ISO 9000 family of standards.

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Kaizen

, is the Japanese word for "improvement".

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Lean manufacturing

Lean manufacturing or lean production, often simply "lean", is a systematic method for waste minimization ("Muda") within a manufacturing system without sacrificing productivity.

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Masaaki Imai

right Masaaki Imai (born, 1930) is a Japanese organizational theorist and management consultant, known for his work on quality management, specifically on Kaizen.

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Minimum viable product

A minimum viable product (MVP) is a product with just enough features to satisfy early customers, and to provide feedback for future product development.

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Operational excellence

Operational Excellence is the execution of the business strategy more consistently and reliably than the competition.

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Perpetual beta

Perpetual beta (or banana principle) is the keeping of software or a system at the beta development stage for an extended or indefinite period of time.

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Program management

Program management or programme management is the process of managing several related projects, often with the intention of improving an organization's performance.

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Project management

Project management is the practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria at the specified time.

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Quality management

Quality management ensures that an organization, product or service is consistent.

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Training Within Industry

The Training Within Industry (TWI) service was created by the United States Department of War, running from 1940 to 1950 within the War Manpower Commission.

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W. Edwards Deming

William Edwards Deming (October 14, 1900 – December 20, 1993) was an American engineer, statistician, professor, author, lecturer, and management consultant.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continual_improvement_process

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