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Software Process and Measurement Cast 490 features a return visit from Michael West. Michael West is the author of Return On Process (ROP): Getting Real Performance Results from Process Improvement and Real Process Improvement Using the CMMI! [LINKS] Michael and I talked process improvement and how process improvement translates to the bottom line. Mr West originally appeared on the SPaMCAST 308 [https://bit.ly/2ITlKsf] Michael’s bio: Michael West is a life-long practitioner and student of process improvement. He is the co-founder of Natural Systems Process Improvement (Natural SPI), a consultancy specializing in designing, developing, and deploying process systems that enable measurable business performance improvement gains. Mr. West’s process insights and innovations have helped many organizations in various sectors of the economy achieve real process and performance improvement. His process consulting clients include ATK, Autodesk, AVL, BAE, BB&T, Crane Aerospace, DCS, Deloitte, Sandia National Labs, Reliability First, and the US Navy. Mr. West frequently presents and speaks at industry conferences, and is the author of Real Process Improvement Using the CMMI (CRC Press, 2004) and Return On Process (ROP): Getting Real Performance Results from Process Improvement (CRC Press, 2013). Contact Michael at: Web: http://www.naturalspi.com/ Email: michael@naturalspi.com Twitter: @ItsTheProcess Re-Read Saturday News In week five of the re-read of L. David Marquet’s Turn the Ship Around! (https://amzn.to/2qujXmL) we tackle chapters five and six. These two chapters, titled Call to Action and Whatever They Tell Me To Do! continue to tell the stories that form the basis for Marquet’s leadership model. Current Installment: Week 5: Call to Action and Whatever they tell me to do! - https://bit.ly/2IXZugS Previous Installments: |