Forrest Breyfogle III, CEO of Smarter Solutions Inc., and author of the definitive textbook The Integrated Enterprise Excellence System: An Enhanced, Unified Approach to Balanced Scorecards, Strategic Planning, and Business Improvement, and also the author of the business novel Integrated Enterprise Excellence - The Basics: Golfing Buddies Go Beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard describes the Integrated Enterprise Excellence System and how to apply it to measurement data, goal setting, work activities and overall strategy, to help build your business success.
Forrest Breyfogle III is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on Blog Talk Radio.
The show airs live on Thursday, April 24, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.
Forrest Breyfogle III, CEO of Smarter Solutions Inc., discusses the Integrated Enterprise Excellence System and how to apply it to measurement data, goal setting, work activities and overall strategy. You will learn:
* The strengths and weaknesses of Lean, Six Sigma, and other management tools
* How to choose the right metrics to measure the right things
* How to establish the right goals and strategies for your company
* How to integrate change on a system wide basis in a holistic approach
Forrest Breyfogle (photo left) is a Professional Engineer and ASQ Fellow who founded Smarter Solutions Inc.in 1992. As a management thought leader and innovator, he is completing a four-volume set of books that provides radical management advancements in the utilization and integration of scorecards, strategic planning, and process improvement.
The first book, The Integrated Enterprise Excellence System: An Enhanced, Unified Approach to Balanced Scorecards, Strategic Planning, and Business Improvement, introduces new perspectives on what to measure and report; when and how to report it; how to interpret the results; and how to use the results to establish goals, prioritize work efforts, and continuously enhance organizational focus and success. The system helps organizations improve their bottom-line and competitiveness through the integration of analytics with innovation.
An additional three-volume series, Integrated Enterprise Excellence: Going Beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard, provides further elaboration on the shortcomings of traditional systems and the details of an Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) implementation. This series of volumes describes IEE’s set of management techniques that enhance an organization’s measurement and improvement system to increase predictable and sustainable bottom-line results. The system embeds a set of best practices derived from the strengths of past systems, applying structured metrics and a no-nonsense road map to initiate process improvement and achieve substantial benefits. IEE takes Lean Six Sigma and the balanced scorecard to the next level in the pursuit of enterprise excellence.
Mr. Breyfogle received the prestigious Crosby Medal from the American Society for Quality in 2004 for an earlier book, Implementing Six Sigma (second edition). He serves on the Board of Advisors for the University of Texas Center for Performing Excellence.
Mr. Breyfogle began his career with IBM in development and later transferred to the product test organization. Within these organizations he became very interested in the benefits derived from the wise use of statistical techniques. From 1980 to 1992 he served IBM in applying Six Sigma methodology" to testing, development, manufacturing, and service organizations.
Mr. Breyfogle has conducted numerous Lean Six Sigma workshop sessions as well as Master Black Belt, Black Belt, Green Belt, Champion, and Executive training sessions throughout the world. He has coached an array of individuals and organizations on the wise application of Lean and Six Sigma techniques. Smarter Solutions Inc. has had the honour of serving a distinguished group of Fortune 100 clients and many others in a wide variety of industries.
Forrest has authored or co-authored eleven books, published over 70 technical articles for a wide range of publications, and has been interviewed by television, radio, and publication editors about managing the dynamics of organizations and the application of all forms of enterprise improvement methodologies.
Forrest Breyfogle has an MSME degree from the University of Texas and a BSME from the University of Missouri at Rolla.
My book review of The Integrated Enterprise Excellence System: An Enhanced, Unified Approach to Balanced Scorecards, Strategic Planning, and Business Improvement by Forrest W. Breyfogle III
My book review of Integrated Enterprise Excellence - The Basics: Golfing Buddies Go Beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard by Forrest W. Breyfogle III.
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Let's talk with Forrest Breyfogle III, CEO of Smarter Solutions Inc., author of the definitive textbook The Integrated Enterprise Excellence System: An Enhanced, Unified Approach to Balanced Scorecards, Strategic Planning, and Business Improvement, and author of the business novel Integrated Enterprise Excellence - The Basics: Golfing Buddies Go Beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard as he describes the Integrated Enterprise Excellence System and how to apply it to measurement data, goal setting, work activities and overall strategy, to help build your business success on Blog Business Success Radio.
