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When it comes to contending with risk it is important to have an understanding of the nature of uncertainty – the root cause of risk....

Many companies run out of time, money, and motivation before results are achieved and outcomes are improved. This is often the case when...

Many companies apply linear thinking and steps when attempting to improve their risk and compliance systems. As a result they never reach...

LEAN uses the Japanese word KAIZEN (change for the better) to communicate its intent with respect to continuous improvement. KAIZEN is a...

Does your improvement process properly contend with uncertainty and risk? Continuous improvement in the form of Deming's wheel...

Over the years I have observed that there is one reason that stands above all others as to why compliance programs fail and why they are...

Culture is difficult to define and hard to measure, but without the right one a company cannot succeed. A common definition for culture...

Compliance functions tend to be lightly resourced and often overwhelmed doing the best they can to help organizations meet all their...

API RP 1173 provides a framework for companies to evaluate their safety systems and processes to more effectively buy down risk and...

I have spent most of my career building information and management systems in support of engineering, compliance, and mission critical...

Continuous Improvement (CI) is an essential part of operational excellence to increase the performance of operational processes used in...

Focusing on non-conformance is the first level of compliance. This involves meeting the prescriptive part of a regulation or industry...

As systems improve we expect that the certainty of meeting objectives increases. Instead, what often happens is that systems become more...

Companies of all sizes need: Processes to repeatedly execute steps in the creation of value Systems to ensure the consistent following of...

MOC Maturity Index Change can be (and often is) a significant source of new risk. As a result, many companies have implemented the basics...

Management systems are efficient at what they do, that is, doing the same thing the same way over and over again. What they tend not to...

Increasingly, companies are adopting continuous improvement driven by several methodologies that include LEAN and AGILE. However, the...

Every company currently certified for ISO 9001 will need to re-certify at some point in time. This is an opportunity to go beyond just...

Increasingly standards and regulatory bodies are promoting a holistic approach to compliance. However, many companies still implement...

One of the key misconceptions about LEAN is that its goal is to reduce the workforce. No wonder people might resist adopting it. However,...

Compliance programs, systems, and processes are often used interchangeably when referring to improvements. However, there are important...

In a previous blog, I outlined 5 threats to compliance. In this blog, I will look at how to address them. At first glance, it may seem...

Meeting compliance is critical to those that work in highly regulated industries and specifically to those that are responsible for...

Process safety refers to a systematic approach within industries to prevent and mitigate the occurrence of hazardous incidents and...