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Any Questions? is designed to be an executive primer that broadly portrays Business Transformation, based on Sustainability opportunities executed in tandem with a Lean Six Sigma. It is a leadership primer for Owners and CEOs who seek business knowledge inherent in Sustainability and Lean Six Sigma transformation. The book has been organized to be a quick reference, to save you time for leadership duties. This book is broken down from the Strategic viewpoint, to the granular level of the Lean Six Sigma methodology. Each section of the book outlines the framework of Executive Commitment, MetaPlanning, Transformation, Realization and Innovation. Within each chapter, a summary is included and outlines key points that are topics for discussion.
Title: Any Questions?
Author: Ralph Jarvis ‘80 is a management consultant, author, futurist and speaker. His company, Jarvis Business Solutions, is a certified Lean Six Sigma practice and is a business transformation consultancy. It is focused on quality initiatives aligning Business and IT strategies, improving processes, and measuring quality to objectives in order to streamline and improve its client’s competitive edge. As a Lean Six Sigma Practitioner and Business Consultant, he brings more than 30 years of International Business and IT experience that includes engagements with a variety of Fortune 500 companies, governments, public sector agencies, as well as, not-for-profit organizations. Ralph Jarvis is a Texas Tech alumnus and received his bachelor’s degree in Business Management with a minor in Computer Science and Statistics. He completed his Global MBA, in Finance, at Thunderbird School of Global Management and completed his second Masters degree at the University of Dallas, in MIS. There, he graduated with Highest Honors and was the sole MIS graduate with that distinction. He is also a Black Belt, certified in Lean Six Sigma methodology, has extensive experience with Just-In-Time, Quality Circles, TQM: QMS, ISO 9000 and ISO 9002 quality programs. He has had direct client experience as a Senior Consultant, Project Manager, Business Planner and Performance SME in transforming business processes within those methodologies. With over 30 years of Transformation experience with almost 10 years experience at EDS as a Senior Consultant, Project Manager and Technical Consultant. He retired and establish Jarvis Business Solutions, LLC and is now its Managing Principal. Jarvis Business Solutions is a certified Lean Six Sigma practice and is a Business Transformation consultancy focused on Quality initiatives aligning Business and IT strategies, improving processes, and measuring Quality to objectives in order to streamline and improve its client’s competitive edge. With over 15 years of direct consulting experience, JBS listens to the Client’s current issues and channels their vision into an enhanced future state. Transformation is a collaboration of all stakeholders: external consultants, executives, subject matter experts, employees, Customers and Suppliers.
Publisher: CreateSpace (September 9, 2011)
Price: $27.95 Paperback / $9.99 Kindle
Description: Paperback, 294 pages
ISBN: 978-1461072829
Information:Paperback: www.amazon.com Kindle:www.amazon.com
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