Great Outside In activity and quote from PEX Orlando

PEX Orlando 2013 is rolling forward in great style.

Neat sessions this morning about leadership in process transformation.

The panel included:

  • Dellroy Birch, CIO, Fortegra Financial,
  • Michelle Boutwell, SVP, IT Strategy and Planning, Citi,
  • Sam Garfield, Vice President – Enterprise PMO, Discovery Communications,
  • Laura Truax, Sr. Manager, Enterprise Excellence Lockheed Martin Systems and Training.
What stood out for me was Michelle Boutwell from Citi who encouraged delegates to take the Outside In perspective for business performance success.

There was then a furious visit by all attendees (400+) around the vendors stands for the Demo Drive, a great way to expose everyone to the latest automated solutions.

My highlight so far today was however Erika Westbays Outside In perspective of keynotes Jim Carrolls observation “three things that we must always be thinking about in our line of work as growing the business, improving the business and transforming the business.”

Erika puts this into a day to day pragmatic reality with her observation:three things that we must always be thinking about in our line of work as growing the customer’s success, improving the customer’s success and transforming the customer’s success.”

I fully agree after all it is about getting the customer piece right BEFORE the business can succeed!

This afternoon there are track sessions on the themes Strategy, Change and Leadership / Value Creation / Sustainability / Training.

I particularly like the title “Continuous Process Improvement and Intelligent BPM” with Connie Moore of Forrester. That suggests to me there is an alternative BPM out there which isn’t smart 😉

Later are the Rewards session and cocktail party. More on that later!

Ciao for now, Steve

It is the Annual Conference at PEX Orlando :)

I will be joining this week several hundred other process professionals here in Orlando at the Hilton Bonnett Creek for the very latest networking and sharing of the best in Process transformation and Outside In. Three years ago I keynoted with this presentation which is still as relevant for all aspirant individuals and organizations seeking to step up their business performance.

If you want anymore like this let me know. If you are in Orlando this week let’s meet 🙂

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Thank you once again for the truly Copernican learning experience that we had in June.  Outside In is immensely appropriate here and so far our executives like the message.
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Dhakka Bangladesh Samir Asaf Jan 28 Jan 29-30 Jan 31-Feb 1 BAN
Dubai UAE James Dodkins Mar 17 Mar 18-19 Mar 20-21 UAE
Dubai UAE Steve Towers Mar 24-25 Mar 26-27 UAE
Niarobi Kenya Jennifer van Wyk Nov 29 Nov 30 AFR
Cape Town South Africa Jennifer van Wyk Jan 7 Jan 8-9 Jan 10-11 AFR
Joburg South Africa Jennifer van Wyk Feb 11 Feb 12-13 Feb 14-15 AFR
Lagos Nigeria Jennifer van Wyk Apr 15 Apr 16-17 Apr 18-19 AFR
Niarobi Kenya Jennifer van Wyk Apr 22 Apr 23-24 Apr 25-26 AFR
Cape Town South Africa Steve Towers May 13-14 May 15-16 AFR
Sao Paulo Brazil Jennifer van Wyk 13 May 14-15 May 16-17 May SAM
Rio de J. Argentina Jennifer van Wyk 20 May 21-22 May 23-24 May SAM
Orlando Florida James Dodkins Jan 29-30 Jan 31-Feb 1 NAM
Orlando Florida Steve Towers Jan 28 Feb 4-5 Feb 6-7 NAM
Toronto Canada Steve Towers Feb 18 Feb 19-20 Feb 21-22 NAM
Singapore Singapore Samir Asaf Feb 25 Feb 26-27 Feb 28-29 SEA
Kuala L. Malaysia Steve Towers Feb 25 Feb 26 SEA
Kuala L. Malaysia Samir Asaf Mar 25 Mar 26-27 Mar 28-29 SEA
Hong Kong China Samir Asaf Apr 29 Apr 30-May 1 May 2-3 SEA
Beijing China Samir Asaf May 20 May 21-22 May 23-24 SEA

Customers and Outside In

Warming up for the PEX annual conference in Florida in a few weeks 🙂 It really is the BEST conference in North America and we’ll be reviewing the content shortly (see http://bit.ly/QMDwfN for a Preview)

Global Process Awards – deadline approaches

If you have a process/performance story to tell here is the opportunity. 

The BP Group regard this as the currently best forum for sharing the stories of your projects, the learnings, the “I wouldn’t do this if I was starting over again” insights.

In 2012 I was privileged to watch the success of the US Navy Seals delivering massive successful change in a very traditional organization. Or the UK’s Bolton NHS saving hearts and minds. Or even SIngapore government transforming their business. What about PolyOne and their Lean Outside In success?
 
Get your feet on the deck and share also – deadline looms…… 
http://www.processexcellencenetwork.com/awards-new/

Certified Process Professional® Update – October 2012

iPad3’s / Advanced coaching / Videos /Articles/Downloads
Welcome to this bite sized update
** BP Group CPP Advanced Master® & Champion® **
New sessions for wannabe Advanced Masters and Champions

You can now pre register interest for upcoming classes. If you are already a Certified Process Professional review the upcoming Advanced/Champion sessions in New Zealand, UK, USA, South Africa and UAE:
http://www.bpgroup.org/cpp-mastersreg-championsreg.html
** BP Group professional accreditation **Not yet professionally qualified? Review upcoming sessions from:
http://www.bpgroup.org/certification-by-city.html
Register for a class before year end and enter the draw for an iPad3 – one per class!!
** Winners in the iPad3 ** draws from August and September were drawn in London on October 1st.
Congratulations to the 11 winners – (listed in the closed area)
** Interesting Resources **
Successful Customer Outcomes Six Sigma on Steroids (keynote presentation)
What would Steve Jobs have done?
http://lnkd.in/tykq75
Big companies can’t innovate halfway
http://lnkd.in/-U3etF
** Review the videos – insights and suggestions J **
A couple of recent interviews and session highlights:
** BP Group is on Linked In company pages **
Linked In now have company pages, and yes the BP Group has its own! Early days however have a look and follow us from:
http://bit.ly/BPGroupCompany
** PEX ANNUAL US Conference **Have you a story to tell? Do you need to know the latest? – register for Orlando in January here:
Catch you soon, all the Best
Steve



Process Excellence and Business Process Management

Continuing the theme of evergreen articles:

ɯoʇʇoq oʇ doʇ puɐ ʇɥƃıɹ oʇ ʇɟǝl ʇou sı plɹoʍ ǝɥʇ

There is a saying that the map is not the territory. And yet so many treat their representation of the world as fact and reality. When you draw a process and agree with others that is how it looks just because you may all agree doesn’t make it real. It is just a collective hallucination. It is an abstract of reality. Does your world always flow top to bottom and left to right, or is it more real than that?

Process Excellence in Africa – keynote presentation

The second global Process Excellence conference completed this week in Cape Town, South Africa. The IQPC team are noted for their organisation and excellent speaker profiles and this event was a great example of the very latest thinking, in depth technical reviews and guidance for Process people throughout Africa.

Highly recommended for any conference the next in the global series Europe with London in April. You can review that event here: http://bit.ly/PEXLondon2012

The following is Steve Towers presentation which examines how some organisations seem to defy the recession and achieve ongoing success for their customers, employees and shareholders.
It looks like magic until you know the trick!