Knowledge Transfer - A Blogger's Plight...

So – today I’m going to hone in on a concept that was shared at last night’s town hall meeting by our illustrious Superintendent of School – Dr. Steve Gallon, III; “CPI – Continuous Process Improvement”.

Why so – because this writer has a serious passion for the never-ending quest for maximum achievement, high-quality output, consistent, continuous upwardly measurable growth – and yes – finally self-actualization.

And so – first let us break it down to the fundamental, denotative definition of the elements that make up CPI:

The American Heritage College Dictionary:

Continuous – Marked by uninterrupted extension in space, time or sequence; attached together in repeated units.

Process - A series of actions, changes, or functions bringing about a result, progress, passage

Improvement – The act or process of improving (never use a word to define a word) so we move on to the following: especially enhanced value or excellence, something that enhances value or excellence.

If we just look at the definitions alone, I do declare PPS is on to something!

However, no need to take my word/experience/position on the matter… I did some trusty dusty research and here’s what some experienced users have to say:

United States Army -- Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) is a strategic approach for developing a culture of continuous improvement in the areas of reliability, process cycle times, costs in terms of less total resource consumption, quality, and productivity. Deployed effectively, it increases quality and productivity, while reducing waste and cycle time.
(Source Cited: Army Knowledge Transformation Center, Retrieved August 29, 2008 from http://www.army.mil/ArmyBTKC/focus/cpi/index.htm)

I Say -- SPOT-ON PPS!

The Big Dog –himself: Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) is a never-ending effort to discover and eliminate the main causes of problems. CPI means making things better. It is NOT fighting fires. Its goal is NOT to blame people for problems or failures...it is simply a way of looking at how we can do our work better. When we engage in process improvement, we seek to learn what causes things to happen and then use this knowledge to: Reduce variation, Remove activities that have no value to the organization and Improve customer satisfaction.
(Source Cited: Clark, D. R. (2004), Instructional System Design Concept Map. Retrieved August 29, 2008 from http://nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/ahold/isd.html)

Are you GUYS getting this!?! We are cruising at 30,000 feet ... but we will dive in a little deeper next week by examining some models of CPI.

Let me warn you this is no quick and dirty concept. Accordingly, if I were to post everything CPI entails – quite frankly you would be reading for months. So – to help us all “GET IT” so we can “GET On With IT” I am going to break this up into a series of post over the next few weeks. As with all I do and all I write, I hope you find it informative, relevant and just a tad bit engaging.

Be Well – and – Have a Wonderful Extended Weekend!