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A Solutions Provider with a quality minded approach to Systems, Processes, and Practices |
What is BluePebbles?
BluePebbles’ vision was formed from experience that an organization needs constant attention and continuous restructuring as it adapts to improve quality,
efficiency, and effectiveness in it’s struggle with growth and change.
BluePebbles’ purpose is to achieve results by applying a methodology that I call "Efficiency in Small Numbers" i.e. looking holistically how roles and responsibilities, the management system, and the use of technology are put together to streamline operations, reduce management burden and thus allow more emphasis or energy and resources to optimize competitiveness and customer focus.
BluePebbles provides consultation and management services to help clients seek out Management Solutions by keeping a dominant focus on the critical elements of:
The “system” however is the tool by which a business executes plans to realize a strategic intent. A systematic application of relevant metrics and a planned continuous improvement track applied to the effectiveness and efficiency of this critical tool has thus potential added value.
While everyone is busy executing plans and strategy, the health of this business tool however can sometimes end up being ignored or neglected. But remember that other businesses, including your competition, also have their own management systems. In this respect, the quality of your management system should be considered as a means to gain a competitive advantage!
BluePebbles can be allocated to focus on the health of your system while you continue to focus on execution of your business.
BluePebbles can also be allocated to fill a short term management gap.
The BluePebbles approach will be to leverage years of industry experience to professionally consider your management system as a valuable asset, analyze it objectively as a system, identify risks and propose solutions to mitigate them, propose improvements to efficiency and effectiveness, and then help you establish a continuous improvement follow up plan.
BluePebbles seeks manageable order of the “system” for the purpose of making an organization more competitive.
BluePebbles’ purpose is to achieve results by applying a methodology that I call "Efficiency in Small Numbers" i.e. looking holistically how roles and responsibilities, the management system, and the use of technology are put together to streamline operations, reduce management burden and thus allow more emphasis or energy and resources to optimize competitiveness and customer focus.
BluePebbles provides consultation and management services to help clients seek out Management Solutions by keeping a dominant focus on the critical elements of:
- A Quality Management System
- Process Development, Improvement, and Application
- Industry Best Practices
How can BluePebbles help?
BluePebbles brings years of corporate leadership, people, technology, and management system experience to work directly with your company's teams, processes, and practices to increase productivity and efficiency:- Analyze your existing business management system, operations, and work processes.
- Provide an unbiased assessment of strengths/weaknesses and risk evaluation of your internal functions and those of your external suppliers/vendors.
- Make recommendations and provide support to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency to help prepare for and pass qualification audits. Align your company quality management system with your customer's requirements.
- Facilitate the creation of a focused and prioritized action plan that steers toward set goals via a measurable path.
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Support execution, follow up, and achievement, e.g.
- Action Plan Tracking
- Process Development and Improvement; Technology Integration
- Writing of Process Descriptions
- Relevant Training Programs
- Provide customized part time management support: Special Projects; Program/Project management; General Management.
Why should I consider help from BluePebbles?
As companies grow in size, operational modes naturally tend to become progressively large and unwieldy systems much larger than individuals. Complexity of the management system grows as the business expands or adapts to change and management thereof becomes a greater challenge.The “system” however is the tool by which a business executes plans to realize a strategic intent. A systematic application of relevant metrics and a planned continuous improvement track applied to the effectiveness and efficiency of this critical tool has thus potential added value.
While everyone is busy executing plans and strategy, the health of this business tool however can sometimes end up being ignored or neglected. But remember that other businesses, including your competition, also have their own management systems. In this respect, the quality of your management system should be considered as a means to gain a competitive advantage!
BluePebbles can be allocated to focus on the health of your system while you continue to focus on execution of your business.
BluePebbles can also be allocated to fill a short term management gap.
The BluePebbles approach will be to leverage years of industry experience to professionally consider your management system as a valuable asset, analyze it objectively as a system, identify risks and propose solutions to mitigate them, propose improvements to efficiency and effectiveness, and then help you establish a continuous improvement follow up plan.
And what do "blue pebbles" have to do with any of this?!
BluePebbles is my personal metaphor for peaceful resolution based on a vision of such that I had one night while tossing and turning in a dream state trying to "solve" a frustrating and seemingly unsolvable problem. Upon seeing what I could only characterize as a network or array of blue lighted pebbles did I come to a peaceful resolution of my dream struggle and dozed back to sleep. So hence the name...BluePebbles seeks manageable order of the “system” for the purpose of making an organization more competitive.