Managing Business Process Improvement: Navigate The Turbulence and Get to Your Destination

Business processes are what organizations use to get work done. Optimization of how businesses go about performing their work is fundamental to competitiveness. The practice of implementing business processes is straightforward in theory, but less so in practice. The focus of this book is on practical project-based methods that work for putting in place efficient, effective, and adaptable business processes suited for today’s competitive business environment.

Business processes, when taken to an extreme, create a cumbersome bureaucratic environment that stifles risk-taking and innovation. The art in BPI is in having the process shine a path that helps people and teams find their way quickly and efficiently, as opposed to imposing hurdles or walls that frustrate and exhaust the participants. To make the process light, keep it as simple as possible and embed dynamic range into business processes so that it can be adapted to the situation at hand. The environment and your specific situation dictate the optimal point within the business process improvement continuum at which to operate. This book tells you how to implement scalable business processes aligned to your organization’s maturity.

Comments on "Managing Business Process Improvement":

"This is the best book I’ve read on how to define money-making business processes, simplify them, and implement them quickly and effectively. It should be read by all startup CEOs who want to beat the odds and keep their companies around for a decade and by all mid-level managers who are tired of the endless series of “surprises” produced by their groups." T.J. Rodgers, Founding CEO, Cypress Semiconductor.

“Managing Business Process Improvement” by Tony Alvarez is a superb synthesis of insights and methodologies to maximize enterprise performance. I have observed and experienced first-hand the success of the principles espoused in this book. Tony is a rare breed of “lead from the front” executive who has parlayed his substantial career of success and value creation into a potent guide relevant to any executive management team striving for break-out performance in the highly competitive and rapid world of technology and industry we inhabit today.” Dr. Michael Bartholomeusz, Chief Executive Officer TruTag Technologies.

“Tony Alvarez’s book on business process development, implementation, and management is the definitive guide for practitioners written by a practitioner with deep knowledge in business processes utilized in technology and product development, pricing optimization, supply chain management, corporate goal setting, and strategy formulation. It is a must read!" Ahmad Chatila, Formerly Chief Executive Officer, MEMC/SunEdison, Executive Vice-President Cypress Semiconductor. "Tony, the consummate business practitioner with a reputation for achieving results, has written a masterpiece that addresses a critical gap between the theory of BPI and its implementation, using a framework that intelligently integrates many valuable concepts to provide a powerful BPI implementation methodology that can be used across all businesses.", Dr. Shaker Sadasivam, Formerly Chief Executive Officer SunEdison Semiconductor.

"I worked closely with Tony for two years at Aptina and saw firsthand the effectiveness of the approach documented in the book. Now when I see execution problems, I immediately look to techniques here as a great path forward. ", Dr. Sandor Barna, VP Hardware Engineering at GoPro.

“Tony Alvarez lays out a detailed, practical, step-by-step plan for any executive managing or considering implementing business processes.” Jim Nulty, Senior Vice President, Cypress Semiconductor.

“Tony’s work is grounded in a lifetime of direct experience, self-coaching, and rigorous study. Don’t pass up a chance to study with him.” Dennis Matthies, Founder and Master Coach, Vervago