How three checks can turn a faster step into a faster business
Learn why improving one step can slow the whole business, and run three pre-project checks covering the constraint, buffers and know-how before approving your next improvement.
Operational excellence
Methods for running a UK technical business well, from audit preparation and KPIs to process mapping. Written for the managers and leaders who run the daily work.
How counting rework can turn a weekly report into an early warning
Learn why the measure that predicts late and reworked jobs is usually missing from a technical SME’s weekly report, and how to find it, count it and add it.
How founders can turn what only they know into team knowledge
A step-by-step method for founders to map the decisions only they make, record them from real work and hand each one to a named deputy.
How 48 hours on the floor reveal how a technical business runs
Reports in small technical businesses are thin. This guide shows operators how to read a business from two days on the floor, using five observation points and a scorecard.