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		<title>Why FMEA (Failure, Modes, Effects, Analysis)?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 21:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is FMEA? Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) is a step-by-step approach for identifying all possible failures in a design, a manufacturing or assembly process, or a product or service. Failures are any errors or defects, especially ones that affect the customer, and can be potential or actual. Failures are prioritized according to how [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=birdsongdyer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14500247&amp;post=171&amp;subd=birdsongdyer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>GE&#8217;s Change Acceleration Process (CAP) Model Overview</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GE&#8217;s Change Acceleration Process (CAP) is widely used to facilitate change in an organizations, here is the model as posted on Bob Von Der&#8217;s Blog. 1. Leading Change First and foremost, authentic, committed leadership throughout the duration of the initiative is essential for success.  From a project management perspective, there is a significant risk of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=birdsongdyer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14500247&amp;post=156&amp;subd=birdsongdyer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to get the voice of your customer (VOC)?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Step 1: What is Critical To Quality (CTQ) Voice: The customer need Expectation: The category of the need expressed in the “Voice” Example: CTQ for Steve&#8217;s Hamburger Stop Step 2: Identifying Cause &#38; Effect Analysis Cause Factor: The “inputs(s) the company controls to drive the performance of the CTQ Your customer is why your business [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=birdsongdyer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14500247&amp;post=142&amp;subd=birdsongdyer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Social Media for Customer Satisfaction?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why tune in to your customer feedback? In today’s competitive world, a company’s reputation for satisfying clients is one of the key factors in whether or not someone will buy from them. For Non Profit organizations, the social, economic or political mission is key but so is the proof that the money and efforts being [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=birdsongdyer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14500247&amp;post=91&amp;subd=birdsongdyer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Root Cause Analysis?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:56:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Root cause analysis helps identify what, how and why something happened, thus preventing recurrence. Root causes are underlying, are reasonably identifiable, can be controlled by management and allow for generation of recommendations. Root cause analysis (RCA) is a process designed for use in investigating and categorizing the root causes of events with safety, health, environmental, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=birdsongdyer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14500247&amp;post=52&amp;subd=birdsongdyer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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