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Change Management

Communications

Communication_plan.pdf
Proper communication can go a long way toward ensuring project success.

Communication_plan.xls
Effective communication means that you are providing information in the right format, at the right time, and with the right impact. Efficient communication means that you are providing the information that is needed and nothing more.

Good_communications_practices.pdf
Good communication practices should be viewed as deliverables.

Continuous Improvement

Improvement To Innovation.pdf
In this paper Cole explores many concepts, including continuous improvement, continuous innovation,
discontinuous innovation, incrementalism, exploitation, and exploration. He reviews the many benefits of
continuous improvement, as it is defined in traditional quality programs.

Just What is Continual Improvement.doc
Continual improvement is a type of change that is focused on increasing the effectiveness and/or efficiency of an organization to fulfill its policy and objectives.

Lean

Leanaid.pdf
Simplified lean. Double your speed, productivity, and profitability

Managing Quality

Project Management

A Guide on How to Make Projects Work.pdf
A Project Management Primer or “a guide on how to make projects work” by Nick Jenkins

Consolidate all project management deliverables in the project plan.doc
A project plan is not the project schedule or workplan. It's the name given to all of the project management documents used during the project.