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Squared is a management consulting firm that helps organizations
create positive change through the use of simple, common sense
process improvement methods.
We do this by establishing a team based culture focused at
continuous process
improvement. We get everyone involved from entry level to senior
executives – everyone is empowered with the ability to improve their
work processes.
Our methods are centered on improved customer satisfaction (both
internally and externally) thus generating and maintaining
competitive advantage for the organization and ultimately improving
profitability.
Why Process Improvement (PI)?
When an organization initiates any business based organization change strategy, the successful core focus should be based around improving the processes that make up the business – and the people that own those processes.
Using a team-based, process improvement methodology is highly effective because:
- Everything in business is a process that has room for improvement.
- Every employee owns at least one process and has a vested interest in improving their process for their own benefit and the benefit of their employer.
- Every process has a customer–supplier relationship at its core. The customer can be internal to the company or external. A company can only satisfy its external customer when the chain of internal customer–supplier relationships is strong.
- A strong internal chain also eliminates internal barriers
between departments and business units.
Empowered employees with a common process improvement focus create powerful teams with solid ownership and commitment. - When employees own the improvement solution, implementation success can be guaranteed.
- A team-based process improvement culture or way of doing business will generate competitive advantage for any business.
