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Uncommon Sense - Tools to Improve your Work Forever

Process Management International (PMI)

PMI’s podcast, Uncommon Sense – Tools to Improve your Work Forever, gives you the opportunity to listen to our expert Consultants talk about a wide variety of tools so that you can refresh your memory and gather inspiration for which tools might help you solve your latest improvement challenge or problem. Each podcast is a rapid 10 – 15 minute download of what the tool is, when you would use it, and tips for effective application to enable you to decide quickly whether this tool is the one you need,

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9:55

How Are Histograms Different to Bar Charts?

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2025/01/08

The patterns in your data can hold the key to better business decisions. Histograms go beyond simple bar charts, offering a clear view of data distribution to uncover trends, probabilities, and hidden opportunities in your processes. Join PMI Director Consultant, Warren Knight, as he shares real-world examples and actionable tips to help you use histograms to uncover issues, enhance performance and deliver greater value to your customers. Tune in and discover the insights you’ve missed. More ...

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14:36

SPC Charts: Driving Sustainable Performance Gains

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2024/12/25

Stop chasing symptoms and start driving sustainable performance gains.PMI Director Consultant Warren Knight shares how SPC Charts can unlock powerful insights into any metric, whether it’s sales conversion rates, recruitment timelines, or customer response times. This versatile tool goes beyond short-term results, revealing long-term trends that help distinguish normal variation from real performance issues.With Warren’s personal insights, practical tips, and real-world examples, this convers...

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12:01

Reporting and Reviewing Performance

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2024/12/11

Are sales up this month? Have we produced more product this week than last week? Did we exceed our KPIs? Understanding how we’re performing against targets is a fundamental measure and is often reported using visual signals – green for ‘we’re doing great’, red for ‘we have a problem’.But what this system doesn’t tell us is how our performance is varying over time. Join PMI Director Consultant Warren Knight, as he talks about common cause variation, and how responding to every signal can lead ...

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12:48

Why Quality, Why Today?

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2024/11/27

Your Quality Improvement activity isn’t delivering the value you want.Business is fast-paced and complex, but your success can’t be sustained if you’re not focusing on what’s important. PMI Partner Consultant Des Kelly invites you to rethink your approach to Quality with insights from over four decades of industry transformation.We explore how organisations have moved from a product-centric to a customer-first mindset, and why Continuous Improvement and employee engagement are key to deliveri...

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12:06

Quality Driven Agile

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2024/11/13

Quality and Agile thrive together by putting your customer at the centre of what you do.Join PMI Senior Consultant Anthony Richardson as he reveals how Agile tools like Empathy Maps, User Stories, and Retrospectives enhance both flexibility and customer satisfaction, debunking the myth that Agile improvement sacrifices quality for speed.With insights into the crucial role of the Product Owner and the power of Continuous Improvement, this episode will inspire you to adopt strategies that eleva...

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15:18

Agile Visual Management

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2024/10/30

What’s stopping you from visualising your workflow?Join us as we delve into Agile Visual Management, sharing how integrating Agile principles with visual management techniques can help you tackle backlogs and maintain a steady workflow while boosting team morale. PMI Director Consultant Sean Buckland explains how tools like Kanban boards can simplify complex projects, providing clarity on tasks that are in progress, stuck, or completed. Learn to connect user stories to value, prioritise effec...

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15:18

Agile Visual Management

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2024/10/30

What’s stopping you from visualising your workflow?Join us as we delve into Agile Visual Management, sharing how integrating Agile principles with visual management techniques can help you tackle backlogs and maintain a steady workflow while boosting team morale. PMI Director Consultant Sean Buckland explains how tools like Kanban boards can simplify complex projects, providing clarity on tasks that are in progress, stuck, or completed. Learn to connect user stories to value, prioritise effec...

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14:48

Agile Meets Lean Six Sigma: A Case Study

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2024/10/16

What would happen if you integrated Agile into your improvement activity? In this episode, we explore how Lean Six Sigma and Agile methodologies work together.PMI Director Consultant Sean Buckland shares a case study about an internal development team, initially hesitant to adopt Agile practices. By integrating Lean Six Sigma principles and embedding developers within the improvement team, they fostered collaboration and developed a visual management interface using low-code tools. This appro...

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14:37

What Is Agile Improvement?

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2024/10/02

Do you ever wonder how some organisations adapt to change so effortlessly?PMI Director Consultant Sean Buckland describes how Agile methodologies, rooted in the Agile Manifesto, combine with Lean principles to drive sustainable, customer-focused improvements. Tune in to hear why Agile Improvement isn’t a trend, but a powerful approach that can help organisations just like yours implement solutions quickly and effectively, using PDSA to refine and sustain progress, and thrive in dynamic enviro...

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11:34

How To Get The Best Out Of Your Improvement Team

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2024/09/18

Think you already know how to unlock a team’s potential?Then you need to join Mark Allison; PMI Senior Consultant and experienced improvement team leader, for an engaging exploration that will reveal how you can truly optimise the performance of your team. Learn more about the delicate art of building strong relationships, how to uncover hidden strengths, and tips for navigating resistance to change, as Mark shares valuable insights that are the difference between a good team and a grea...

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14:04

What Gets In The Way Of Adopting SPC?

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2024/09/04

Your process data today is different from yesterday. But is an investigation worthy of your time?As an Improvement Practitioner, you already know that understanding variation is crucial and that Statistical Process Control (SPC) charts offer profound insights into process stability and performance – so what gets in the way of adopting SPC across your wider organisation?Whether you're facing resistance from teams, struggling with data overload, or unsure where to start, PMI Director Cons...

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13:19

Applying Lean In Service

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2024/08/21

“Does Lean apply to me? It’s fine for manufacturing, but I work in the service industry.”Join Niall Coney, Consultant at PMI, as he challenges widespread misconceptions about Lean practices, exploring the origins and core principles, and highlighting their broader applicability. By emphasising the critical importance of understanding the "why" behind these tools, he offers compelling, real-world examples of their successful use in service contexts.Packed with thought-provoking insights ...

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9:21

Communicating Results with Impact

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2024/08/07

The way you present your project achievements could be the difference between driving impactful change and losing your audience entirely.Delve into the critical art of effectively communicating results with PMI Director Consultant Dennis Crommentuijn-Marsh. Drawing from his extensive experience and lessons learned, he offers practical advice on structuring presentations for maximum impact. Gain valuable insights on customising language to resonate with your audience and aligning your message ...

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15:12

Use X Matrix to Determine the Vital Priorities

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2024/07/24

How do you deploy a strategy effectively and ensure it makes the impact that will elevate your organisation?In the final episode of our strategy-focused mini-series, PMI Partner Consultant Des Kelly shares how you can transform your organisation's strategy into a clear, actionable roadmap that everyone can follow using the X matrix. This powerful visual management tool forms part of the Hoshin Kanri approach and plays a critical role in strategic alignment, communication, and measuremen...

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11:20

A Model for Improvement at Any Level

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2024/07/22

How will you know that your reinvigorated strategy is an improvement? Join PMI Partner Consultant Des Kelly in the next episode of our strategy-focused mini-series as he delves into the art of defining clear, actionable objectives. Discover how to harness the power of the 3 Question Model from Nolan and Provost to sharpen your strategy, as Des guides you through the essential questions: ‘What are we trying to accomplish?’, ‘How will we know that change is an improvement?’, and ‘Wha...

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12:45

Organise and Sequence Improvement Ideas Using AD and ID

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2024/07/20

Developing a successful strategy requires the transformation of abstract ideas into actionable plans, and this is where the Affinity Diagram and the Interrelationship Diagraph are invaluable.Join us for the sixth episode of our strategy-focused mini-series as we move on to top tools for establishing the end goals and objectives. PMI Partner Consultant Des Kelly reveals how AD and ID can foster consensus among senior leadership teams and pinpoint key drivers through converting qualitativ...

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9:12

Use Force-Field to Understand the Perspectives,...

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2024/07/18

Are you aware of the invisible forces shaping the success or failure of your organisation's strategic goals? PMI Partner Consultant Des Kelly delves into the transformative power of the Force Field Analysis tool as our strategy-focused mini-series continues. The conversation illuminates how this tool can uncover the driving and hindering forces that can significantly impact your organisation’s objectives. Highlighting the critical role of balanced group discussions and the inclusio...

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10:56

Evaluate your strategic position with SWOT

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2024/07/16

The business landscape can make or break your strategy. So you need to understand the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats facing your organisation in order to make informed decisions, identify potential risks, and leverage your competitive advantages.In the fourth episode of our strategy-focused mini-series, PMI Partner Consultant Des Kelly continues his exploration of top tools for understanding the world in which we operate, showcasing SWOT Analysis as a powerful tool fo...

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11:57

Understand External Influences using PESTEL

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2024/07/14

Understanding the macro environment is crucial for effective strategic decision-making, and PESTEL is a tool for helping you do this.Join us for the next episode in our strategy-focused mini-series as PMI Partner Consultant Des Kelly discusses this comprehensive framework for analysing changes to the status quo, underscoring the necessity of using unbiased data to guide strategic choices.More resources to help you develop a strategy that delivers results:Podcast: Strategy and the Responsibili...

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12:54

Competitive Analysis Through Porter's 5 Forces

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2024/07/12

Are you proactive in identifying the forces that influence your business environment?By understanding and leveraging these forces, your organisation can navigate competitive landscapes more effectively and make informed strategic decisions that drive success. Join PMI Partner Consultant Des Kelly as our strategy-focused mini-series continues with an exploration of Porter’s 5 Forces. Des explores how integrating Porter’s 5 Forces with other strategic tools will enhance the robustness of ...

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