The way organizations approach strategic issues determines their level of success or failure.  Senior leaders are looking for improved results.  Process owners and project leaders are challenged to initiate and prioritize new projects on a daily basis.  Organizations must align around the vital few projects that will deliver results that matter.   You need an approach to achieve Breakthrough Change.
 

The Performance Excellence Network is pleased to welcome Edwin Boon and Mike Gratz of the Rendement Group to our October 18 Twin Ports PEN breakfast discussion: “The Metric of Urgency: The Best Metric to Prioritize Your Work.”  The breakfast will be hosted by UMD’s Center for Economic Development (CED) in Duluth.

The “Metric of Urgency Way” (based on the principles of Lean Six Sigma) is a methodology designed to work within any process improvement framework and deliver Breakthrough Change.  Metric of Urgency Way consists of 7 key components which must be followed to solve any strategic challenge.  While the process remains the same, the level of rigor to execute each step may vary significantly with the magnitude of the problem.  At the center of the Metric of Urgency Way sits the Metric of Urgency – a process metric that acts as the leading indicator to improve strategic outcomes and it prioritizes the work!

Join Edwin Boon and Mike Gratz and learn how to select the key metrics that deliver change that matters. Develop problem statements, explore leading and lagging metrics and learn how your organization can stay focused on the vital few projects.

The discussion is at UMD’s CED, downtown Duluth. Continental breakfast will be served from 7:00 to 7:30 with the presentation from 7:30 to 8:30 am. No cost for members; $20 for non-members. To register, contact Brian Lassiter at [email protected].

Also, consider attending a full-day workshop on the Metric of Urgency: December 5 in the Twin Ports — to learn how to implement these powerful principles.  More information here.